KAYODE HEADS F/EAGLES INTO ROUND OF 16

KAYODE HEADS F/EAGLES INTO ROUND OF 16

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Obuh’s boys draw Group F runners-up

Olarenwaju Kayode's first goal of FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 was enough to see the Flying Eaglesof Nigeria through to the second round of the competition after a hard fought 1-0 defeat of Korea Thursday in Istanbul.

The Asian now need to wait on other results to know if they could progress to the next stage as one of the four ‘best losers.'

Nigeria took the lead inside ten minutes, thanks to Kayode's first goal of the tournament – having
struck three times at Colombia 2011. He was assisted by captain fantastic Abdul Ajagun, who swung in a superb free-kick from the left and an unmarked Kayode headed home beyond Korean goalkeeper, Lee Changguen.

Korea's marking at set-pieces was awful, leaving a lot to be desired, with the 16-year-old Onyinye
Ndidi rising above all in red to head just wide. The West Africans' were in complete control of the
early exchanges, with Kayode almost doubling his tally from a tight angle after a fine ball from
Olaitan Michael.

His next chance would have been a candidate for goal of the tournament. Song Juhun forced the
Heartland FC forward wide after a high ball, but from the right side of the penalty area, Kayode
hooked the ball back and was agonizingly close to scoring a superb lob.

The South Koreans were lacking the rhythm that had so impressed against Portugal, with that
disjointed nature continuing into the second period, while Nigeria were producing some fine flowing football at times. ---------------------- complete sports