Nigeria 2-1 Dominican Rep (May 21, 2023) Commentary

Dominican Republic U20

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Dominican Republic U20

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0-0-1, 0 PTS

Guillermo De Peña - 31' OG
Samson Lawal - 70'

Edison Azcona - 23' Pen

21
Aniagboso
3
Agbalaka
5
Ogwuche
12
Fredrick
6
Bameyi
4
Daga
8
Nnadi
15
Sunday
18
Lawal
11
Muhammad
9
Lawal

No.Name
21Chijioke Aniagboso
5Abel Ogwuche
12Benjamin Fredrick
3Solomon Agbalaka
6Daniel Bameyi
18Samson Lawal 10Victor Eletu
4Daniel Daga
8Tochukwu Nnadi 14Ibrahim Abdullahi
9Salim Lawal 19Umeh Emmanuel
15Jude Sunday 17Kahinde Ibrahim
11Ibrahim Muhammad 7Rilwanu Sarki

Substitutes
16John Utoblo
13Israel Domingo
2Augustine Njoku
1Nathaniel Nwosu
20Joshua John

Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)

2:00 PM, May 21, 2023

Mendoza, Argentina

Attendance: 21,647

Referees:
Yosuke Araki

Nigeria U20

Dominican Republic U20

KO
23
31
HT
45
54
63
70
71
72
80
90+1
90+4
FT

- Match ends, Nigeria U20 2, Dominican Republic U20 1.
90'+5' Second Half ends, Nigeria U20 2, Dominican Republic U20 1.
- Match ends, Nigeria U20 2, Dominican Republic U20 1.
90'+5' Second Half ends, Nigeria U20 2, Dominican Republic U20 1.
90'+4' Substitution, Nigeria U20. Ibrahim Abdullahi replaces Tochukwu Nadi.
90'+4' Substitution, Nigeria U20. Kehinde Ibrahim replaces Jude Sunday.
90'+4' Hand ball by Alejandro Martín (Dominican Republic U20).
90'+3' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Thomas Jungbauer.
90'+3' Attempt blocked. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tochukwu Nadi.
90'+1' Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1' Rilwanu Sarki (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1' Foul by Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20).
90'+1' Daniel Bameyi (Nigeria U20).
90'+1' Alejandro Martín (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90' Attempt saved. Rilwanu Sarki (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Umeh Emmanuel with a headed pass.
89' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88' Delay in match because of an injury Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20).
88' Attempt blocked. Oliver Schmidhauser (Dominican Republic U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Derek Cuevas.
87' Attempt saved. Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic U20) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Montes de Oca.
85' Attempt saved. Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Daga.
85' Attempt saved. Umeh Emmanuel (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abel Ogwuche.
83' Attempt saved. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tochukwu Nadi.
81' Yordy Álvarez (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81' Foul by Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20).
80' Substitution, Dominican Republic U20. Alejandro Martín replaces Alex Ciriaco.
80' Substitution, Dominican Republic U20. Oliver Schmidhauser replaces Anyelo Gómez.
79' Attempt missed. Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
78' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Xavier Valdez.
77' Attempt saved. Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
77' Attempt blocked. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Daga.
76' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Thomas Jungbauer.
74' Attempt saved. Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
74' Attempt blocked. Umeh Emmanuel (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74' Rilwanu Sarki (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74' Foul by Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic U20).
72' Substitution, Nigeria U20. Rilwanu Sarki replaces Ibrahim Muhammad.
71' Substitution, Nigeria U20. Victor Eletu replaces Samson Lawal.
70' Goal! Nigeria U20 2, Dominican Republic U20 1. Samson Lawal (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
68' Offside, Nigeria U20. Umeh Emmanuel tries a through ball, but Samson Lawal is caught offside.
65' Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65' Foul by Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20).
63' Guillermo de Peña (Dominican Republic U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63' Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63' Foul by Guillermo de Peña (Dominican Republic U20).
61' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Thomas Jungbauer.
60' Attempt saved. Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Guillermo de Peña.
59' Attempt saved. Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria U20) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samson Lawal with a cross.
58' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Yordy Álvarez.
58' Attempt blocked. Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Bameyi.
56' Foul by Benjamin Fredrick (Nigeria U20).
56' Anyelo Gómez (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56' Attempt blocked. Samson Lawal (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Muhammad.
54' Substitution, Nigeria U20. Umeh Emmanuel replaces Salim Lawal because of an injury.
53' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53' Delay in match because of an injury Salim Lawal (Nigeria U20).
51' Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Muhammad (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Bameyi.
51' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Thomas Jungbauer.
49' Foul by Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic U20).
49' Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47' Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47' Foul by Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic U20).
46' Corner, Dominican Republic U20. Conceded by Ibrahim Muhammad.
46' Attempt blocked. Anyelo Gómez (Dominican Republic U20) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Derek Cuevas.
45' Substitution, Dominican Republic U20. Thomas Jungbauer replaces Yunior Peralta.
45' Second Half begins Nigeria U20 1, Dominican Republic U20 1.
45'+11' First Half ends, Nigeria U20 1, Dominican Republic U20 1.
45'+10' Foul by Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic U20).
45'+10' Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5' Foul by Derek Cuevas (Dominican Republic U20).
45'+5' Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4' Attempt missed. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
45'+3' Guillermo de Peña (Dominican Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3' Foul by Ibrahim Muhammad (Nigeria U20).
45'+2' Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2' Foul by Yordy Álvarez (Dominican Republic U20).
44' Foul by Derek Cuevas (Dominican Republic U20).
44' Benjamin Fredrick (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41' VAR Decision: No card change Kleffer Martes (Dominican Republic U20).
40' Hand ball by Salim Lawal (Nigeria U20).
38' Attempt saved. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samson Lawal.
37' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Xavier Valdez.
37' Attempt saved. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Samson Lawal.
32' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32' Delay in match because of an injury Xavier Valdez (Dominican Republic U20).
31' Own Goal by Guillermo de Peña, Dominican Republic U20. Nigeria U20 1, Dominican Republic U20 1.
29' Offside, Nigeria U20. Jude Sunday tries a through ball, but Daniel Bameyi is caught offside.
29' Attempt blocked. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samson Lawal.
28' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Guillermo de Peña.
28' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Edison Azcona.
27' Foul by Anyelo Gómez (Dominican Republic U20).
27' Daniel Bameyi (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27' Attempt blocked. Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
25' Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25' Foul by Ángel Montes de Oca (Dominican Republic U20).
25' Attempt missed. Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samson Lawal with a cross following a corner.
24' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Alex Ciriaco.
23' Goal! Nigeria U20 0, Dominican Republic U20 1. Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic U20) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
21' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20' VAR Decision: Penalty Dominican Republic U20.
20' Delay in match (Nigeria U20). VAR checking.
19' Penalty conceded by Benjamin Fredrick (Nigeria U20) after a foul in the penalty area.
19' Penalty Dominican Republic U20. Guillermo de Peña draws a foul in the penalty area.
17' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16' Delay in match because of an injury Salim Lawal (Nigeria U20).
14' Offside, Nigeria U20. Abel Ogwuche tries a through ball, but Salim Lawal is caught offside.
13' Attempt saved. Ibrahim Muhammad (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samson Lawal.
13' Attempt blocked. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
9' Attempt blocked. Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Muhammad.
7' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
6' Delay in match because of an injury Yordy Álvarez (Dominican Republic U20).
6' Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20).
6' Attempt blocked. Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
3' Corner, Dominican Republic U20. Conceded by Solomon Agbalaka.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter picked a 25-player, all-MLS roster Friday ahead of the team's annual January camp, which begins next week.

England secured their place in the knockout rounds of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup after holding on for a 3-2 win over Uruguay in La Plata, Argentina, on Thursday.

Italy scored a late penalty to beat England 2-1 in the round of 16 at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday and set up a meeting with Colombia in the quarterfinals.

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