We fear no foe, says Onyenezide, Falconets’ goal heroine

Esther Onyenezide wheels away in ecstasy after scoring Falconets’ winning goal against South Korea…on Sunday

‘We’ll adapt to every game’ For large spells against South Korea, Nigeria dominated the play, but the Asians forged better chances in the game, reports soccernet.ng.

Goalkeeper Omini Oyono made a string of excellent saves to keep the scoreline at 0-0 until Esther Onyenezide struck with venom in the 81st minute to give Nigeria the lead and ultimately, the match winner.

While the Super Falcons dominated in the midfield, they lacked the final ball in attacking areas, the defensive pairing of Oluwatosin Demehin and Omowunmi Oshobukola stood solid in the centre half positions, while Jumoke Alani and Rofiat Imuran added balance in the full-back positions.

The Falconets defence marshalled by Demehin stood solid and repelled many of the Koreans attacking forays before Onyenezide’s suckerpunch.

Coach of the side, Chris Danjuma, explained why the team appeared to sit deep in their games, revealing it is to block some leakages and set a trap for the opposition.

Danjuma told NFF TV after the game that his tactics were premised on his team’s strengths, the importance of the game and quality of the opposition.

“Football is about building your own tactics as it suits you. Playing against a Korean team, if they find space, they run and there are certain areas of the pitch they use to make incursion into your box so all we need to do is get persons to take the responsibility of making sure they don’t come through that area,” he said.

On why the team employs a deep defensive structure, Danjuma said: “You know it’s easy to say ‘why don’t they go forward?’ Holistically, you might say the whole team can go forward but I spot a weak link and I