Dream Team VI of Nigeria progressed to the quarter final of the 2016 Rio Olympics Games thanks to a narrow 1-0 victory over Sweden in a Group B match at the Arena Amazonia on Monday morning.<br /><br />Coach Samson Siasia kept faith with the starting XI against Japan for tonight&rsquo;s game.<br /><br />Late comer Umar Aminu had to start from the bench, while a defense which gave away four goals against Japan on Friday was also unchanged. <br /><br />On opening day action, Sweden played out a 2-2 draw with Colombia and Nigeria edged Japan 5-4. <br /><br />Lanky Sadiq Umar headed the ball into the net from Stanley Amuzie&rsquo;s left footed cross past goalkeeper Andreas Linde.<br /><br />Nigeria passed the ball with a lot of confidence in the opening exchanges of the keenly contested battle.<br /><br />Umar was denied by the goalkeeper after he broke free, Oghenekaro Etebo followed up from the rebound but the goal didn&rsquo;t arrive after nine minutes.<br /><br />Despite dictating the pace of the game and pegging their opponents in their half, Siasia&rsquo;s boys weren&rsquo;t ruthless in their final delivery.<br /><br />Mikael Ishak fired at goal from a long ball which exposed the Nigeria defence, but thankfully the effort does not trouble goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel.<br /><br />The rampaging Etebo drove at goal from inside the box, but a smart save by Andreas Linde denied him.<br /><br />Linde once again frustrated Etebo with a finger tip save some minutes after. <br /><br />Etebo asked questions again as his shot screamed across the face of goal. The 1996 champions piled more pressure and went in front in the 39th minute.<br /><br />Lanky Umar headed the ball into the net from Stanley Amuzie&rsquo;s left footed cross past goalkeeper Linde.<br /><br />First stanza of the game ended 1-0 in favour of Nigeria.<br /><br />Three minutes into the second half, Linde kept Sweden in the game with a superb save from Obi Mikel&rsquo;s bullet.<br /><br />The busy Linde was a delight to watch when he scuppered Etebo&rsquo;s screamer with a finger-tip save.<br /><br />Sweden committed bodies forward in search of an equalizing goal, but Nigeria still bossed the tie.<br /><br />In the 71st minute, a low cross from the right flank by Etebo to Umar evaded the Roma striker.<br /><br />Sweden piled the pressure for at least an equalizer. They almost had their wishes fulfilled in the 90th minute.<br /><br />Ishak saw his goal bound strike blocked by Sincere Seth.<br /><br />The African champions held on for their second win in a row in the competition.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : thenff.com<br />