Flamingoes lose to France at the FIFA U-17 Women World Cup
The first penalty shootout of the FIFA U-17 women world cup in Azerbaijan saw Marion Romanelli strike the winning spot-kick for France as they beat Nigeria 5-3 to reach the semi-finals.
After an enthralling encounter, Sandie Toletti, Ugochi Emenayo and Declercq exchanged efforts before Sarah Nnodim sent her kick wide.
The pendulum of victory fell to the French with Romanelli tucking home the winner.
The game turned horrible for Nigeria when Captain Adelomon received only the second red card of the tournament for her second yellow of the match.
The loss means Nigeria has failed to scale the quarter-final hurdle for the second tournament running.
Earlier before the Flamingoes match, Ri un Sim?s formidable scoring form continued, as a late brace from her saw Korea DPR?s record of always reaching the FIFA U-17 women?s World Cup semi-finals continued with a 2-1 win over Canada.
Canada began the game the brighter, with both Summer Clarke and Nichelle Prince getting in behind the Korean backline, but spurned both chances.
Ri un Sim got the opener in the 78th minute, and it was game over for Canada when she again hit target on 87 minutes. Nichelle Prince?s goal in added time was too late to level scores.
