Tuesday, November 14, 2017

How the Super Eagles of Nigeria flogged the Argentines 4-2 in yesterday friendly match

Idowu celebrating the third goal with Iwobi

Argentina's Ever Banega scored the opener for Argentina after 27 minutes on Tuesday before Manchester City's Sergio Aguero doubled Argentina's lead shortly afterwards.

Kelechi Iheanacho pulled one back before Iwobi levelled the game seven minutes into the second half.

Brian Idowu scored two minutes later to put Nigeria into the lead and Iwobi sealed the win 17 minutes before the end.

There was concern Aguero when he collapsed during Argentina's defeat by Nigeria in Russia on Tuesday.

Aguero is said to have fainted at half time before he was replaced by substitute Dario Benedetto.

MATCH FACTS

Argentina:Marchesin, Mascherano, Pezzella (Insua, 80), Otamendi, Perez, Banega, Lo Celso (Gomez, 58), Pavon (Perotti, 77), Di Maria (Rigoni, 76), Dybala (Belluschi, 63), Aguero (Benedetto, 46)

Subs not used:Romero, Mammana, Fazio, Paredes, Kranevitter, Ansaldi, Salvio, Guzman

Goals: Banega 27, Aguero 36

Nigeria:Akpeyi (Uzoho, 46), Abdullahi (Ebuehi, 46), Troost-Ekong, Balogun(Omeruo, 61), Awaziem, Aina (Idowu, 46), Ndidi, Mikel, Ogu, Iheanacho (Musa, 70), Iwobi (Kayode, 87)

Subs not used:Ezenwa, Agbo, Oghenekaro, Onyekuru, Nwakali, Nwakaeme

Goals:Iheanacho 44, Iwobi 52, 73, Idowu 54

Booked:Iheanacho.

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