Asisat Oshoala turned in a player of the match performance as the Super Falcons defeated South Korea 2-0 on Wednesday in Grenoble to keep alive their hopes of progressing to the knockout rounds of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
After suffering a 3-0 loss to Norway in their opening game and in dire need of a win against a Korean side who also went down 4-0 to France in their opening match, the African champions went ahead on the half-hour mark courtesy of an own goal. They, however, had to wait until the 75th minute for the second goal after Oshoala latched onto a through ball, using her pace to get past her marker and rounding the Korean goalie before slotting the ball into the back of the net from an acute angle.
In the process, the Barcelona forward became the first Nigerian player to score at two FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments. She was also on target at the 2015 World Cup.
Big congratulations
No. She’s the second...the first was Rita Nwadike
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