U 17 World Cup: Eaglet wins Mexico 6-1

Abuja - Three-time champions Nigeria
opened their 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
campaign on Saturday with a 6-1
thumping of twice champions and title-
holders Mexico in Al Ain City.
In the opening Group F match at the
competition holding in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), the Golden Eaglets
overcame a nervous start to go top of the
group
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that Nigeria now lead the group with three
points and a +5 goals difference from one
match, ahead of Sweden and Iraq.
The Mexicans were unable to take
advantage of their opponents’ trepidation,
as striker Ulises Jaimes had a chance to
score with his head after only three
minutes.
But the Nigerian defence deflected the ball
wide of danger to get a respite until after
about 30 minutes when the Eaglets settled
into their rhythm.
After 33 minutes, the Eaglets followed on a
counter-attack for Success Isaac to race in
and round the goalkeeper, before pulling
the ball back across goal.
Kelechi Iheanacho followed the play with a
clever finish, hitting the ball high into the
net over a pair of Mexican defenders.
Seven minutes later, the Eaglets scored
again, after Isaac crossed from the left
following a fast-break.

Iheanacho kept his cool to cut inside,
showing great patience to drift past two
defenders and slam into the side netting.
But the Eaglets’ enthusiasm got the better
of them as they conceded a goal a minute
later, after failing to clear their lines.
The ball fell kindly in the goal area for
Jaimes who rounded his marker to score
with a low shot to the corner.

However, Iheanacho claimed his hat-trick
four minutes into the second-half,
slamming home a low and hard shot at the
near post after a flick-on from a long
throw-in.
Chidiebere Nwakali made it 4-1 three
minutes later with a shot from 25 yards
out, while Isaac made it 5-1 on the hour
mark when he raced on to a through-ball.
He waltzed past two tired and devastated
Mexican defenders before firing inside the
near post from 12 yards out.
Iheanacho cut in from the right side after
70 minutes to strike from a long way out
to make it 6-1.

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