Nigeria U17 6-0 Australia U17: Osimhen’s treble sends Eaglets to quarter final

The red-hot striker scored thrice as goals from Nwakali, Essien and
Chukwueze combined to decimate Tony Vidmar's boysNigeria reached the
Fifa U17 World Cup quarter finals after annihiliating Australia 6-0 in
their second round game in Vina Del Mar on Thursday morning.Complete
with the presence of Funsho Bamgboye and Udochukwu Anumudu who missed
out of the Golden Eaglets' last group game owing to cards suspension,
the Joeys were torn apart bythe ruthless Nigerians at the Estadio
Sausalito.Victor Osimhen bagged a hat trick and is now the outright
leading scorer in the competition with seven goals from four games as
Emmanuel Amuneke's lads scored twice in the first half, then added
four in the second half to set up a last four encounter against Brazil
in Vina Del Mar on Sunday.Osimhenset the ball rolling with his fifth
of the tournament in the 22nd minute by bursting forward with pace and
power on the left, before turning his defender and sliding the ball
past goalkeeper Duro Dragicevic.Australia had no answer to Nigeria's
passing and movement asKelechi Nwakaliscored the second from the
penalty spot four minutes later after Bamgboye was brought down in the
box recklessly by two onrushing defenders.However, Cameron Joice
almost pulled a goal back for the Joeys, but failed to convert on a
miserable night for the Australians.In the second half, the Auusies
looked incoherent as they gave the ball away far too easily, while
Nigeria were playing with a swagger and got their third
throughOsimhenin the 73rd minute as he pounced on a cross which
Dragicevic had failed to clear.The lanky 16-year-old striker completed
his hat trick six minutes later when he pushed aside the Aussie
defender and shot into the roof of the net past the hapless
goalkeeper.Tony Vidmar's lads were stunned, but far worse was to come
as the Eaglets capitalized on more shambolic defending to score two
more goals before the end of the game.First, substituteEssienwas on
hand to head home from close range beforeChukwueze's missile completed
the rout against the side who came into the game with the ambition of
breaking their jinx against the defending champions.Nigeria were a
class apart and the Aussie fans sportingly applauded as they became
the first team to score six goals in a Fifa U17 World Cup knock out
phase as they attempt to win the trophy for the fifth time.The Golden
Eaglets, who have now scored 14 goals, have set up a date with Brazil
in the quarter finals on Sunday.