{"id":5043,"date":"2015-06-04T08:28:12","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T08:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=5043"},"modified":"2015-06-04T08:28:12","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T08:28:12","slug":"fifa-u-20-world-cup-nigeria-4-korea-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=5043","title":{"rendered":"FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria 4, Korea 0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria put behind its defeat in the opening match of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup when it mauled Korea DPR 4-0 today at the Stadium Taranaki, New Plymount, New Zealand.<br \/>\nAfter weathering a tight first-half, An Ye Gun\u2019s side went to pieces after the break as a quick-fire brace from Saviour Godwin undid all that good work. A fine final two goals secured al three points for Nigeria and put them back in the mix for qualification from Group E.<br \/>\nCaptain Musa Muhammed looked to lead by example as the struck a thunderbolt of a shot onto the inside of the post from 25 yards, for which keeper Cha Jong Hun was only an airborne spectator.<br \/>\nFrom there, though, Korea DPR improved for a spell. They contained the threat of Nigeria while had their occasional forays forward, however looked ultimately blunt in attack. The Flying Eagles looked more menacing as the half wore on.<br \/>\nTaiwo Awoniyi and Bernand Bulbwa threatened, before a Muhammed free-kick and Awoniyi follow-up brought out a superb double save from Jong Hun in a half where he was busy, but rarely tested to his limits.<br \/>\nThe second half saw all that change, as the Korea DPR goalkeeper spoiled what had been an impressive display. His misjudgement to come challenge Nigeria\u2019s Saviour Godwin for a Bulbwa cross saw the Asian side lose their foothold.<br \/>\nIt only took Godwin three minutes to double his tally, after a lucky ricochet allowed Awoniyi to skilfully progress up the field before laying on to the FC Sports forward who coolly slotted through legs of defender and goalkeeper.<br \/>\nThe third was a peach. A corner found its way out to Kingsley Sokari and his laser-guided shot from the edge of the area screamed into the top left corner. The final one wasn\u2019t bad either, following a slick team move. Awoniyi and substitute Success Isaac\u2019s exchanged passes sliced through the Korea DPR defence before the latter slammed home from a tight angle to reinstate the African champions\u2019 last 16 hopes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Eagles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5044\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Eagles.jpg\" alt=\"Eagles\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Eagles.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Eagles-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Eagles-80x80.jpg 80w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Eagles-40x40.jpg 40w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Eagles-64x64.jpg 64w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Eagles-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria put behind its defeat in the opening match of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup when it mauled Korea DPR 4-0 today at the Stadium Taranaki, New Plymount, New Zealand. 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