In an end-to-end match between both sides, coach Shittu Agboola’s
tutoured team matched their Chilean opponent in the same number of
shots and had a better shot efficiency than their previous matches but
they still fell short as they lost the first half 11-10 to the South
Americans.
The second half was equally poised between both teams as Nigeria
scored more goals from the 9 metres, the wings and from fast breaks
but scaled through with near goals which resulted in 12-12 apiece in
the second half and the Chilean winning the match 23-22.
Blessing Igbenedion and Lucy Chinecherem were the stars as Nigeria
continued from where they left off against Angola but they couldnot
nick it.
Nigeria will play Austria in another classification match on Tuesday.