Flamingoes Play Good Football –Chile Coach

Coach of Chile, Ronnie Radonich, has described Nigeriaâ€s Flamingoes as a side that play  quality football especially  during their last group match in the ongoing FIFA U-17 Womenâ€s  World Cup on Sunday.

Radonich said he was not surprised that his ladies were whitewashed by the Nigerian girls in  a one-sided encounter that saw the Flamingoes ran away with five goals in the match.  Radonich was sad that his ladies conceded at least 10 goals without winning a match, adding  that they have learnt a good football lesson in the championship.

According to him, “Nigeria were the better team. They play great football, theyâ€re full of  energy and they pose a real goal threat. As for us, we just werenâ€t able to get our game  going. Weâ€re obviously disappointed to be leaving Trinidad and Tobago on the back of another  defeat.”

Peter Dedevbo, Nigeria coach was happy that his ladies maintained a good unbeaten run in the  group stage of the tourney. The team defeated Korea 3-2 in their first match, beat the hosts  2-1 and whitewashed Chile 5-0  in the last match.

Dedevdo said: “Iâ€m very happy to have won our final group match. It was important for us to  register victory before moving on to the quarter-finals. Itâ€s a shame that Chile have to go  home; I wish them the best in the future.”

To the Nigeriaâ€s attacking midfielder, Loveth Ayila, scoring a hat-trick against Chile was a  wonderful experience. She said the Flamingoes have to put the group stage matches behind  them and focus on their quarter final match against Korea Republic on Thursday.

She said: “Iâ€m obviously very proud and happy to have scored a hat-trick in the match  against the Chileans. We really wanted to win this one, as it sets us up well for the  quarter-finals. Thatâ€s the match we  have to start preparing for. The qualities that this  team possess make me feel quite confident about our chances.”