Flying Eagles were bundled out of the Fifa Under-20 World Championship in New Zealand after losing 1-0 in the round of 16 to Germany this morning. <br /><br />There was clearly a winner as the Germans dominated the match from start to finish.<br /><br />The Germans saw off the challenge of the clueless Flying Eagles to book a meeting with Mali in the quarter-final of the competition thanks to the slim win at the Christchurch Stadium.<br /><br />Germany were the first to go close when Julian Weigl got in behind the Nigerian defence, but he could not turn the ball home.<br /><br />The likes of Mustapha Abdullahi, Wilfred Ndidi, Zaharadeen Bello, Kingsley Sokari and Ifeanyi Ifeanyi struggled to find their rhythm for Nigeria.<br /><br />With the game almost in the 20-minute mark, the Africans were a goal down.<br /><br />After a rare mistake by Kingsley Sokari, the final pass found&nbsp; Levin Oztunali at the far side of the box, and his well-controlled, side-footed drive went beyond the reach of goalkeeper Joshua Enaholo.<br /><br />Nigeria were struggling to create anything of note and only a free-kick from Musa Muhammed forced the lonely figure of Marvin Schw&auml;be into a save.<br /><br />After Bernard Bulbwa and his fellow forwards looked like they were starting to make headway, Enaholo was forced into an impressive stop from Hany Mukhtar&rsquo;s header.<br /><br />The play from Germany was next level, though Stendera couldn&rsquo;t take advantage of some slick passing and movement from Julian Brandt, Bauer and Mukhtar. Enaholo again made the stop, keeping Nigeria in with as the half-time whistle sounded.<br /><br />Isaac Success replaced Saviour Godwin early in the second half, with Manu Garba looking to find a way through the German resistance.<br /><br />The opening exchanges of the second 45 were very even, with neither side able to create a clear-cut chance - Frank Wormuths side still looked the more threatening, however.<br /><br />That shone through on the hour mark when &ouml;ztunali went on a mazy run and picked out Mukhtar, though his tame effort was hooked off the line.<br /><br />Niklas Stark had been a threat from set-pieces all evening and he nearly headed home a second, only for Enaholo to pressure him into putting his effort off target.<br /><br />Bulbwa, again, looked to be Nigeria&rsquo;s best outlet with his pace and he was beginning to get the better of his opposite number, but he couldn&rsquo;t find the crucial final ball needed to level the scoring.<br /><br />Taiwo Awoniyi finally broke through the German defence with a long ball over the top. Surprisingly, however, he couldn&rsquo;t break away from the recovering Marc-Oliver Kempf, who showed a great turn of pace to get back and make the tackle. Nigeria&rsquo;s late pressure all in vain.<br /><br />Despite their best attempts to force an equaliser and pull level with the opposition, Nigeria just could not get the goal they needed.<br /><br />Success almost provided that moment, though it curled just wide of the post. Abdullahi Mustapha had to make a vital interception at the other end, preventing Julian Weigl from sealing the win.<br /><br />The final whistle sounded and Germany had secured their place in the quarter-finals, though Nigeria can still hold their heads high after a fine performance and tournament.<br /><br /><b>Flying Eagles Starters Vs Germany U20</b>: Joshua Enaholo, Musa Mohammed (c), Mustapha Abdullahi, Zaharadeen Bello, Wilfred Ndidi, Ifeanyi Ifeanyi, Idowu Akinjide, Bernard Bulbwa, Kingsley Sokari, Godwin Saviour, Taiwo Awoniyi<br /><br /><b>Reserves</b>: Dele Alampasu, Ojo Olorunleke, Izu Omego, Chidiebere Nwakali, Ifeanyi Matthew, Musa Yahaya, Kelechi Iheanacho, Chidera Ezeh, Isaac Success, Moses Simon<br /><br />Photo Credit : fifa.com<br />