Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria celebrates her team's first goal against New Zealand at the under-20 Football World Cup. Photo / Getty
The Junior Football Ferns' FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup campaign came to an end at the quarter-final stage today as Nigeria claimed a 4-1 win in their last eight clash in Moncton.
The pace and power of the Group C winners proved too much for the New Zealand side as
the African nation made a lightning fast start, taking the lead inside the first 33 seconds as Asisat Oshoala headed home at the back post.
Nigeria were 2-0 up 12 minutes later when, with centre back Meikayla Moore off the field receiving treatment for an injury, Oshoala broke in behind the Junior Football Ferns back line to slip the ball home beyond goalkeeper Lily Alfeld.
From that point Nigeria effectively closed out the match, the speed and strength of the African side leaving the Junior Football Ferns little opportunity to establish a regular attacking threat despite an improved second half performance.
The second period remained scoreless until Nigerian substitute Uchechi Sunday slammed the ball into the roof of the net after a corner with six minutes to go, just seconds after coming off the bench.
