The Flying Eagles of Nigeria tonight, qualified for the round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup despite drawing 1-1 with Ukraine in their last group match.
The Europeans drew the first blood when Danylo Sikan headed home from the near post.
The Nigerians piled pressure on their opponents as they fight for an equalizer. They were rewarded few minutes to the end of the first half when they were awarded a penalty.
But Mohamed Tijani’s penalty was saved by Andriy Lunin the Ukrainian goalkeeper.
However, Tijani got another chance in the second half after VAR confirmed that the ball was handled in the box. This time he scored to ensure that Nigeria got a point and thereby qualified as one of the best third placed teams.
Ukraine qualified topping the group with seven points followed by USA, who came second with six points after they defeated Qatar 1-0.
In other matches played tonight, Norway whitewashed Honduras 12-0 as Uruguay defeated New Zealand 2-0.
