Eder Militao (L) of Brazil and Victor Osimhen of Nigeria battle for the ball during the FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup 2015 quarter final match
Holders Nigeria cruised into the FIFA U-17 World Cup semi-finals on Sunday after stunning Brazil with three goals within five minutes of the first half in a 3-0 victory.
Victor Osimhen, with his eighth goal in five games, Kingsley Michael and Udochukwu Anumudu battered Brazil, and the Golden Eaglets held on to the lead to reach the final four.
Brazil had looked bright in the opening stages, either finding Akpan Udoh in fine form in the Nigerian net or hitting their opportunities off target, with Rogerio and Evander two of the culprits.
FIFA. com reports that Seleção were made to rue those missed opportunities when the lethal Osimhen extended his lead at the top of the goalscoring chart. John Lazarus crossed from the Nigerian right and the Nigerian No 9 headed in, via a deflection off Eder Militao.
Moments later, Nigeria doubled their lead, Osimhen instrumental once more. The forward hooked a bouncing ball back over his shoulder, with Michael following in. The ball bounced up off the turf and past Juliano.
The Brazilian No. 1 was deceived by another bounce just four minutes later, as Anumudu hit a left-footed drive from distance. The effort skipped off the turf, and past the stopper, who was visibly unhappy at not keeping the shot out.
The second period saw few clear-cut opportunities, with Funsho, backbone of Nigeria going closest for either side but, in truth, it was a mere procession for the holders to take a step closer to retaining their title.
They will head to Concepcion for Thursday’s semi-final against the winners of Monday’s quarter-final between Ecuador and Mexico.
The Golden Eaglets led by Coach Emmanuel Amuneke are the defending champions and they have won the tournament a record four times.
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