Flamingos of Nigeria on Sunday won bronze at the Under-17 World Cup in India after beating Germany 3-2 on penalties.
The Flamingos surrendered a 3-0 lead to the Germans but went on to win 3-2 in the shootout.
The Germans missed three of their efforts while the Flamingos saw one of their effort saved.
Opeyemi Ajakaye, Aminat Bello and Edidiong Etim were the scorers for Nigeria while Jella Viet, Paulina Platiner and Loreen Bender netted for the European U-17 champions
Recall the Germans came from a goal down to beat the Flamingos 2-1 in their opening game in the tournament.
Germany thought they had taken the lead in the fifth minute but after VAR check the goal was disallowed following a foul on Flamingos keeper Faith Omilana.
In the 20th minute the Flamingos took the lead thanks to Ajakaye who registered her first goal of the tournament.
With two minutes left to play in the first half Flamingos were forced to a change due to injury to Comfort Folorunsho.
In the 48th minute Bello doubled the Flamingos’ lead after nodding in a corner.
The Flamingos continued to press for more goals and were rewarded on 63 minutes this time off the boot of substitute Etim.
Germany pulled a goal back through Jella Viet in the 73rd minute.
In the 88th minute Platiner got Germany’s second before Bender got the third on 90 minutes.
Meanwhile, defending champion Spain beat Colombia 1-0 to win the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup at the D. Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
A late own goal by Ana Guzman was the difference between the two sides as Spain became the first country to defend the title successfully.
Colombia – having scored six of its seven goals in the tournament in the first half – looked aggressive from kick-off.
In the sixth minute, Gabriela Rodriguez almost scored from a free-kick, only to be denied by a full-stretched Sofia Fuente of Spain, who stuck out her right hand to keep the ball out of goal.
Spain’s reply came 16 minutes later when Cristina Libran – receiving a pass from Vicky Lopez – shot from distance – only to see an identical save, this time on the other end by Luisa Agudelo.
After a goalless first half, Kenio Gonzalo’s side almost broke the deadlock in the 48th minute when Cristina Libran – after an initial save by Agudelo – shot into the net.
However, after a VAR check, followed by the referee Katia Garcia having a look at the monitor, the goal was ruled out as the replay showed that the ball had come off Libran’s hand before her shot.
But Spain kept asking questions at the edge of Colombia’s box and finally broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute. Paula Partido and Laia Martret – who had come on after the hour mark combined with the former carrying the ball along the right flank.
Martret, on receiving the cross in the centre, tried to meet it with her right foot, only to see it roll into the net after a touch off Guzman
