Falconents Coach,Peter Dedevbo Delighted With Win
Published: August 10, 2014
The Falconents defeated Korea Republic 2-1 in Moncton.on Saturday at the Fifa Under 20 World Cup to go top of Group C.
Courtney Dike etched her name in the history books when she scored the fastest goal ever in the tournament, netting after 13 seconds against the Asians.
Chinwendu Ihezuo then gave the Africa powerhouse a two - goal cushion in the 36th minute before Kim Soyi pulled one back for the South Koreans in the 71st minute.
In his post match comments, Peter Dedevbo, Nigeria coach said : “We are happy with the victory. Before the match I explained to my girls the kind of football that Korea plays, the ‘tiki taka’ and that we couldn’t play like that. ”
“We needed to be fast, and that’s the way we played. After the draw against Mexico I was a little bit disappointed, but it was just the first match. ”
“When Korea scored I was not worried, because I know the level of fitness of my players, so I was always confident. This win is very important because it will give a lot of confidence to this team. ”
Nigeria leads the Group C standings with four points from her opening two games.
Photo Credit : fifa.com
Courtney Dike etched her name in the history books when she scored the fastest goal ever in the tournament, netting after 13 seconds against the Asians.
Chinwendu Ihezuo then gave the Africa powerhouse a two - goal cushion in the 36th minute before Kim Soyi pulled one back for the South Koreans in the 71st minute.
In his post match comments, Peter Dedevbo, Nigeria coach said : “We are happy with the victory. Before the match I explained to my girls the kind of football that Korea plays, the ‘tiki taka’ and that we couldn’t play like that. ”
“We needed to be fast, and that’s the way we played. After the draw against Mexico I was a little bit disappointed, but it was just the first match. ”
“When Korea scored I was not worried, because I know the level of fitness of my players, so I was always confident. This win is very important because it will give a lot of confidence to this team. ”
Nigeria leads the Group C standings with four points from her opening two games.
Photo Credit : fifa.com
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