FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Germany beat Nigeria to Win Trophy; Oshoala wins coveted Golden ball and Golden Boot Prizes
Germany won the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup for a third time after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Nigeria at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium on Monday.
Lena Petermann scored the title-winning goal eight minutes into extra time to settle the match though the Falconets had outplayed the Europeans through most of the match.
Nigeria dominated the first half, creating better and more numerous chances, but were plagued with an inability to convert those chances as ace striker, Asisat Oshoala, missed her first golden opportunity after 22 minutes.
The Nigerian girls were unable to reply the lone goal and Germany saw out the remaining minutes with comfort, bringing the tournament to an end after 32 games. France also beat DPR Korea to seal a third place finish.
During the closing ceremony, the Adidas Golden Ball was presented to Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala while France’s Griedge Mbock Bathy and Claire Lavogez won the Adidas Silver and Adidas Bronze Balls respectively.
The Adidas Golden Boot was also won by Asisat Oshoala with seven goals while the Adidas Silver and Adidas Bronze Boots went to Germany’s Pauline Bremer and Sara Dabritz respectively. The Adidas Golden Glove went to Germany’s Maike Kamper who made 26 stops in her five appearances.
The FIFA Fair Play award was won by Canada as they received just three yellow cards and no red cards and committed a mere 35 fouls in their four outings.