he opening goal was an own goal from Erick Aguirre after nine minutes. They doubled their lead with a tap in from Kelechi Iheanacho before captain Musa Mohameds free kick sealed the win. The Nigerians also won the tournaments fair-play award and Dele Alampasu took the golden glove award for the best goalkeeper. For the first goal the Golden Eaglets broke quickly to create a three against one situation and with Musa Yahaya preparing to shoot Aguirre attempted to clear but only put the ball into his own net. Yahaya nearly doubled the lead in the 39th minute as he twisted into the area but his shot hit the bar. Moments later Taiwo Awoniyi tried a spectacular overhead kick but it was straight at Raul Gudino in the Mexican goal. Mexicos two best chances of the first half came either side of the goal when the Nigerian goalkeeper Dele Alampasu twice had to tip close range headers over the bar. The Mexicans pressed early in the second half but it was the Nigerians who doubled there lead when Gudino could only parry a long range shot into the path of Kelechi Iheanacho, who tapped in for his sixth goal of the tournament. With 15 minutes left on the clock the Mexicans had a great chance to put pressure on Nigeria but Ivan Ochoa headed wide. The title was sealed when captain Mohamed curled a free kick round the wall and past Gudino from the edge of the area with just nine minutes left to play. The victory in the United Arab Emirates caps a successful year for Nigeria after the senior team won the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa in January.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 18:27:11 +0000
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