U.S. soccer team eliminated by Nigeria at Olympics 2008
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Promise Isaac and Victor Obinna scored to catapult Nigeria over a 10-man United States team. Nigeria won 2-1 on the 5th Day of Olympics earning a place in the quarterfinals of the Olympic football tournament. This Event meant an end to the American pirsuit in football.
Isaac scored in the 39th minute with an easy tap-in off Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi’s centering pass and Obinna curled a right-footed shot into the top of goal in the 80th.
Sacha Kljestan converted an 88th-minute penalty for the Americans and Benny Feilhaber headed onto the post in the 90th as the United States was eliminated from Group B after the Netherlands beat Japan 1-0.
The Americans played a man short from the third minute when defender Michael Orozco was ejected.
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Tags: America, Football, Nigeria, Olympic 2008, Quarter Finals
