Falcons break 12yr-jinx •Beat Canada 1-0 •Power outage for 10 mins
Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
THE Super Falcons yesterday in Dresden, Germany, ended their campaign at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup on a good note with a 1-0 victory over Canada to break the 12-year old jinx.
It will be recalled that the Falcons last won in a World Cup game at USA ’99 when the team beat Denmark 2-0, also in a last group match.
A mild drama ensued after 70 minutes of play due to power outage at the stadium which forced the game to be put on hold for 10 minutes. The game was restarted after power was restored.
The Falcons lost three gilt-edged chances in the first half as Ebere Orji in the 19th minute failed to beat the Colombian goalkeeper on a one-on-one situation.
Orji again in the 25th minute hit the woodwork with the Colombian goalkeeper already displaced while striker Perpetua Nkwocha, followed suit in the 43rd minute when her effort was stopped also by the woodwork.
The match winner for the Falcons later turned out to be Nkwocha in the 84th minute, when she connected a loose ball into the net.
It was Nkwocha’s first goal at the World Cup after featuring in three past finals from USA 2003.
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