Rio Olympics LIVE UPDATES : ?Nigeria vs Germany

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Rio Olympics LIVE UPDATES : ?Nigeria vs Germany

Nigeria will be looking to reach the final of the men’s football event at the Olympics for the third time in 20 years today when they face Germany in the second semi-final of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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Nigeria 0-1 Germany
16? – Germany’s Jeremy Toljan fails in his attempt to win a corner kick as Nigerian players now have a chance to build from their goalkick.
14? – The Nigerian defense needs to be tighter
12? – CHANCE!!! A mistake by the German goalkeeper, but Sadiq Umar can’t take advantage of it to put Nigeria on level.
9? – Goal. Lukas Klostermann puts Germany ahead with a simple tap in after a great pass from Meyer
7? – Good defending by the Germans. Nigeria’s Sadiq Umar caught offside.
6? – Nigeria playing long balls
4? – Yellow Card Serge Gnabry (Germany). He gets the first caution for a foul on Imoh Ezekiel
2? – Chance for Germany to take the lead but was blocked by a Nigerian defender
1? – We are underway. Nigeria, in an all-white jersey, take the kick-off
Below are the starting line-ups:

Nigeria Starting XI : Daniel, Seth, Shehu, Ekong, Umar, Ezekiel, Obi, Sadiq Umar, Udo, Amuzie, Usman

Germany Starting XI: Horn, Toljan, Klostermann, Ginter, Suele, S.Bender, Meyer (C), L.Bender, Selke, Brandt, Gnabry