Nigeria beat Mexico 3 - 0, to take on Spain in quarter-final>>>>>>>>>FOWARD MOVEMENT

The Flamingoes beat Mexico with a deserved
3-0 scoreline to leapfrog their opponents at
the top of Group D and set up a quarter-final
showdown with Spain. The Africans rarely looked liked being hauled
in after racing to an early 2-0 lead thanks to
goals from Rasheedat Ajibade and Uchenna
Kanu. The deadlock was broken on 12 minutes
after Mexican goalkeeper Emily Alvarado
could only parry a low cross into the path of
Ajibade who easily buried the loose ball. The North Americans could
have equalised
almost immediately, but Jacqueline Crowther
struck the post with an awkward effort after
the goalkeeper had been caught out of
position. It was to prove costly as Nigeria quickly
doubled their advantage with Aminat Yakubu
reacting quickest to a loose ball in the penalty
area and crossing for Kanu to nod home from
close range. Kanu then missed a gilt-edged chance at the
back post by a matter of millimetres and the
chance to virtually end the contest. Yakubu did just that when she collected a
much-deserved goal just prior to the hour
mark after heading home Kanu's well-
flighted cross. Crowther was invariably involved in
Mexico's dangerous moments in attack and
the tall blond attacker narrowly came close
to getting El Tri on the board on several
occasions, but Nigeria were always
comfortable winners.
From FIFA.COM