For the second tournament in succession, the Flying Eagles led by John Obuh have failed to progress beyond the quarter - finals of the Fifa World Cup for players below the age of 20 after losing 2 - 1 to Uruguay in the round of 16 played in Istanbul on Tuesday evening.<br /><br />With the scoreline tied at 1 - 1 and extra time looming, AS Roma youngster Nicolas Lopez&nbsp; kept his nerves to score from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute. <br /><br />Certainly, the omens did not favor the Flying Eagles . Four minutes before the interval, <span>right back Abdulahi Shehu was dismissed for </span>fouling Diego Laxalt.<br /><br />Uruguay began to threaten the Nigeria defense in the second half and this paid off in the 65th minute. A free-kick from De Arrascaeta found Nicolas Lopez, who tapped the ball into an empty net.<br /><br />Nigeria equalized through&nbsp; Olarenwaju Kayode&nbsp; three minutes later. From the halfway line, he showed his stamina, running past the Uruguay defense before firing a screamer of a shot.<br /><br />Seven minutes from the end, Onyinye Ndidi brought down Diego Rolan and the referee awarded a penalty, which was converted by Lopez.<br /><br />Uruguay will now play Spain in the quarter-finals this Saturday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />