FIFA Women's World Cup

Nigeria

FIFA #36 · 2ndin Group B · 1-2-0
Nope, tied.
Nigeria tied the Republic of Ireland
Nigeria1-2-0 0 – 0 Republic of Ireland0-1-2
FT · Mon, Jul 31

Match Details

Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane) · 24,884 fans · Fox Sports 1 View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Nigeria 0.
  • 90'+8'Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Nigeria 0.
  • 90'+7'Attempt saved. Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gift Monday.
  • 90'+5'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Diane Caldwell replaces Niamh Fahey.
  • 90'+4'Sinead Farrelly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Gift Monday (Nigeria).
  • 88'Hand ball by Ifeoma Onumonu (Nigeria).
  • 86'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84'Substitution, Nigeria. Onome Ebi replaces Oluwatosin Demehin.
  • 84'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Marissa Sheva replaces Heather Payne.
  • 83'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Abbie Larkin replaces Lily Agg.
  • 83'Delay in match because of an injury Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland).

Line Score

12T
NGA 00 0
IRL 00 0

Match Leaders

Nigeria
Republic of Ireland

FIFA Women's World Cup Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Australia 3201+46
2 Nigeria 3120+15
3 Canada 3111-34
4 Republic of Ireland 3012-21

Key Events

90'+5'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Diane Caldwell replaces Niamh Fahey.
84'Substitution, Nigeria. Onome Ebi replaces Oluwatosin Demehin.
84'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Marissa Sheva replaces Heather Payne.
83'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Abbie Larkin replaces Lily Agg.
68'Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68'Substitution, Nigeria. Gift Monday replaces Uchenna Kanu.
67'Substitution, Nigeria. Ifeoma Onumonu replaces Asisat Oshoala.

Team Stats

NigeriaRepublic of Ireland
General
40.2 Possession % 59.8
11 Shots 5
2 On Target 1
0 Offsides 1
3 Corners 2
11 Fouls 8
Passing & Defense
290 Passes Completed 452
2 Crosses Won 4
13 Tackles Won 9
9 Interceptions 5
15 Clearances 13
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 2

Recent Form

Republic of Ireland L W L L L
Nigeria W W W D W

Starting Lineups

Republic of Ireland5-4-1
1 Brosnan
14 Payne 5 Fahey 4 Quinn 6 Connolly 11 McCabe
10 O'Sullivan 12 Agg 8 Littlejohn 17 Farrelly
18 Carusa
8 Oshoala
12 Kanu 7 Payne 15 Ajibade
18 Ayinde 10 Ucheibe
2 Plumptre 14 Demehin 3 Ohale 22 Alozie
16 Nnadozie
Nigeria4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Republic of Ireland

  1. CB #1 Courtney BrosnanG
  2. LQ #4 Louise QuinnCD
  3. MC #6 Megan ConnollyCD-L
  4. NF #5 Niamh FaheyCD-R
  5. KM #11 Katie McCabeLB
  6. HP #14 Heather PayneRB
  7. RL #8 Ruesha LittlejohnCM-L
  8. LA #12 Lily AggCM-R
  9. SF #17 Sinead FarrellyLM
  10. DO #10 Denise O'SullivanRM
  11. KC #18 Kyra CarusaF
Substitutes · 3 used

Nigeria

  1. CN #16 Chiamaka NnadozieG
  2. BD #14 Blessing DemehinCD-L
  3. OO #3 Osinachi OhaleCD-R
  4. AP #2 Ashleigh PlumptreLB
  5. #22 Michelle AlozieRB
  6. TP #7 Toni PayneAM
  7. HA #18 Halimatu AyindeLM
  8. CU #10 Christy UcheibeRM
  9. AO #8 Asisat OshoalaF
  10. UK #12 Uchenna KanuAM-L
  11. RA #15 Rasheedat AjibadeAM-R
Substitutes · 3 used

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