Tonight, the Flamingos fought until the end, but they proved a bridge too far against the USA as they were eliminated from the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic.
The Nigerian women players bravely lost, but they did not have shooting shoes that night.
For the Americans, it was sweet revenge after Nigeria narrowly won on penalties in the same quarterfinal stage in India two years ago.
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The United States took the lead in the 43rd minute when Kennedy Fuller converted a penalty after Shakirat Moshood committed a foul in the box and the foul was confirmed by VAR.
The Flamingos led the play and created better chances in the first period, but were not clinical when it mattered most.
Top striker Harmony Chidi came close to scoring twice but was unable to find the back of the net.
It was the same after the interval until Kimi Ascanio scored the game-clinching goal for the Americans in the 77th minute.
The Americans continued to increase the pressure for more goals in the closing stages.
