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September 4, 2019

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 IFMSPORTS

Olympics: Falcons look up for Ivory Coast clash after Algeria win

Super Falcons 1-0 victory over Algeria made them advance to the third round of the 2020 Olympics.

It was a hard-fought victory for the Falcons, who won the first leg 2-0 in Blida, but coach, Thomas Dennerby opted for a more conservative approach, which put the team on the back foot as they failed to create any clear cut chance in the first 45 minutes.

With Algeria knowing that they had to score twice to at least have any chance of going through, they threw everything at the Falcons but were unable to threaten Oluechi Tochukwu, in goal for the Falcons.

But Nigeria started the second half the better side, creating chances. Norway-based forward Rasheedat Ajibade had a goal disallowed for offside as the home side piled on the pressure.

Nigeria then grabbed the only goal of the encounter in the 57th minute when Oshoala picked up a loose ball from the midfield and made a superb solo run, dribbling past three defenders, before coolly slotting past the Algerian keeper. Giving the super falcons a 3-0 aggregate win.

September 4, 2019

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 IFMSPORTS

U.S. Open: Dimitrov upsets Federer to reach semis

Grigor Dimitrov stepped out of Roger Federer’s shadow on Tuesday to claim a spot in the U.S. Open semi-finals with a shock 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2 win over the wounded Swiss.

Coming into the U.S. Open, the 78th ranked Dimitrov, did not look much of a threat, posting just one win from his last eight matches.

Federer looked razor-sharp to start the match but was not able to maintain his usual high level against the gritty Bulgarian.

The turning point came in the fourth set, Dimitrov fighting off five break points to win the set and level match at 2-2.

Before the start of the fifth set Federer called for the trainer, who, after a brief conversation with the 38-year-old, escorted him off the court for a medical time out to deal with an apparent back problem.

When play resumed Dimitrov seized his chance, breaking Federer to open the fifth and then a second time with the Swiss unable to mount any defense as the Bulgarian went on to claim the biggest win of his career.

September 2, 2019

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 IFMSPORTS

Iwobi scores second goal in Everton’s triumph

Goals from Nigerian Alex Iwobi and Brazil’s Andrade Richarlison saw Everton triumph 3-2 over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.

Iwobi netted his first Everton Premier League goal after converting Gylfi Sigurdsson’s cross with a header.

The 23-year-old’s goal put Marco Silva’s men ahead 2-1 in the 12th minute.

Iwobi scored his first goal for Everton in Wednesday’s League Cup outing against Lincoln City.

Both of Iwobi’s goals for Everton this season have come via headers; one more than during his time at Arsenal, where just one of his 15 goals for the Gunners were headers.

Richarlison opened score for the hosts at Goodison Park in the fifth minute but the lead was cancelled out by Moroccan Romain Saiss four minutes later. Richarlison added another in the 80th minute to ensure a 3-2 win for the hosts.

September 2, 2019

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 IFMSPORTS

Amusan wins in Berlin after breaking AG record

Nigerian hurdler, Tobi Amusan, has extended her top form to Berlin, clocking 12.51secs to win the women’s 100m hurdles at ISTAF on Sunday.

She finished ahead of Christina Clemons, who clocked 12.69secs to emerge second and Nadine Visser, who placed third in 12.72secs. Nia Ali ran 12.76secs to place fourth and Cindy Roleder clocked 12.91secs to emerge fifth.

With the time, Amusan set the world’s fifth fastest performance this year.

The African record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles ran the second fastest time of her career, just behind her personal best of 12.49secs.

This is coming few days after the Nigerian broke a 20-year record at the just-concluded African Games in Morocco.

At the African Games, Amusan broke a 20-year-old record previously held by another Nigerian, Gloria Alozie, in the 100m women’s hurdles.

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