Nigeria’s men’s football team, the Super Eagles had a disastrous start when they were left stranded in Atlanta, fortunately it got resolved. They get to Olympics and while on the field for their match against Japan, the wrong National anthem was played.
The Super Eagles did a great job beating Japan 5 goals to 4 in Manaus on Thursday just hours after landing in Brazil for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Oghenekaro Etebo became the first Nigerian to score a hat-trick at the Olympics. There were 8 goals scored in 77 minutes.
Sadiq Umar got the goal fest underway, putting Nigeria ahead barely five minutes in. Three minutes later Japan was awarded a penalty, which Shinzo Koroki converted from the spot to level the score at 1-1.
Japan had barely finished celebrating when Nigeria regained the lead through Oghenekaro Etebo.
Two minutes later, Takumi Minamino scored again for Japan, tying the score at 2-2.
After the first 15 minutes there came a period of relative calm until Etebo struck again three minutes before halftime, taking the jet-lagged Super Eagles into the break with a one goal lead.
Nigeria extended the lead five minutes into the second half after Umar went down in the box and won a penalty. Etebo completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot to make it 4-2, Nigeria.
Nigeria scored again in the 66th after Japanese goalkeeper Masatoshi Kushibiki rushed out to shut down an attack, leaving his net unattended for a charging Etebo who promptly made it 5-2 in the 66th minute.
Etebo, who plays his club soccer in Portugal, had a particularly good night, putting five shots on goal, scoring four, and becoming the first Nigerian to score a hat-trick at the Olympics.
In tthe 70th minute substitute Takuma Asano who side-heeled in a cross from Hiroki Fujihara from close range made it 5-3.
Moments later Asano, who was recently signed by Premier League giants Arsenal, rocketed an effort off the post although the whistle had blown for offside.
Japan scored again in extra time through substitute Musashi Suzuki who pulled the ball back away from the defense and slotted it to the far post past Nigeria keeper Emmanuel Daniel, settling the score at 5-4 in Nigeria’s favor.
By that time it was midnight local time and the exhausted Nigerians had just claimed victory in what has far and away been the most entertaining match we’ve seen yet in the Rio Olympics. Not bad for a team that had started traveling at 7 a.m.
I hope they get a good night sleep now.
Posted: at 5-08-2016 05:19 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
danielsony at 5-08-2016 05:36 AM (7 years ago) (m)
Good job my boys despite all the obstacles u still made it by winning your first match. That shows you are good. Keep on keeping on. The goalkeeper is good but he should improve and that number 2 should wake up." Well done"
Posted: at 5-08-2016 05:36 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
They thought they could frustrate to stop you, on about the one thing (football) that makes Nigerians happy?!!!
Solomon Dalung should bring their Dalung/ Buhari/APC cluelessness to destroy Nigerian football for us oh, especially as suddenly football does not like Buhari again!
Posted: at 5-08-2016 09:18 AM (7 years ago) | Newbie
Defence is our weekest point, our attack is very good but im realy embarassed with the peformance of sincere n ekong at the back.they have a lot of work to do on our defence cos we are going no way with those shambolic defensive display.
Posted: at 5-08-2016 02:51 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
Defence is our weekest point, our attack is very good but im realy embarassed with the peformance of sincere n ekong at the back.they have a lot of work to do on our defence cos we are going no way with those shambolic defensive display.
Posted: at 5-08-2016 02:51 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
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