Nigeria’s Flamingos on Sunday afternoon defeated Germany 3-2 on penalties in the third place match at the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India in what was an emphatic result.
Coach Olowookere and his wards went into this match against Germany as wounded lions having lost their semifinal game against Colombia in a painful situation.
Flamingos had the chance to beat Colombia in the penalties, but Edafe missed the decisive chance before the Americans won 6-5.
The Flamingos started the encounter on an impressive note, but they had to wait until the 20th minute before netting their first goal through Opeyemi Ajakaye.
Aminat Bello scored the second goal for the Flamingos in the 48th minute before Etim got the third goal in the 63rd minute.
Germany pulled one back in the 73rd minute through Jella Veit with Paulina adding the second before Loreen Bender restored parity at the death to take the game into penalties.
