Costa Rica 2022: Japan Inflict Injury On Ghana As Nigeria Soar Into Quarter Final
Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
Black Princess of Ghana suffered its second defeat in Costa Rica 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after a 2-0 loss to Japan.
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United States of America had defeated Ghana 3-0 while Japan pipped The Netherlands 1-0 ahead of this second Group D encounter.
A cagey first half failed to produce any breakthrough as both sides sized themselves up.
In the second half, Maika Hamano opened the scoring for Japan from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute.
Ten minutes later, Maika Hamano once again scored Japan’s second goal from the penalty spot to double her side’s lead.
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Japan tops the group with a maximum of six points from two games ahead of its final group game against Japan on August 18.
It will take a herculean task for Ghana to progress from the group stage after back-to-back defeats.
It will take a miracle for Ghana to progress to the quarter-final as the team needs to defeat The Netherlands by eight or more goals and hope that Japan defeats the United States of America (USA).
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Nigeria’s Falconets qualified for the quarter-final after a 1-0 win over South Korea in its second Group C game.
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The two-time finalist had edged France 1-0 while South Korea defeated Canada ahead of this game.
In a similar fashion to the opening game win where Nigeria had to rely on a late goal from Flourish Sabastine, Nigeria also had to rely on another later goal.
This time, FC Robo Queens’ Esther Onyenezide scored the winning goal within the last ten minutes of the game to win the game for the West African side.
Nigeria qualified for the quarter-final ahead of its final group game with Canada.
South Korea will face France in a bid to make it out of the group stage.
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