Awoniyi who replaced the injured Success Isaac, scored the first goal in the 18th minute when Kelechi Iheanacho, put a pass through to him and he tucked it away into the net like a gifted goal poacher.
The Eaglets dorminated the match with good ball possessions and passes, but the Uruguay put up a good fight. Both teams missed some good chances to score. The two goalkeepers saved some scary moments for their teams too.
In the 79th minute of the game, Kelechi Iheanacho, who had scored five goals in the tournament so far, unselfishly laid a good pass in the box for Awoniyi, who did not make any mistake in putting away the ball into the net.
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Iheanacho and Awoniyi had good understanding up front, just as Isaac and Iheanacho had good understanding of each other's movements.
In the other Q-final match, the African Under - 17 champions - Ivory Coast lost 2 - 1 to Argentina. On Tuesday, Nigeria will play the semi-final against Sweden, a team they played a 3 - 3 draw with in the group phase of the tournament.
Argentina will then play the other semi-final against the defending champion - Mexico.
This is the first time in the history of the FIFA Under -17 World Cup, that three teams from the same group will be playing in the semis. Nigeria, Sweden and Mexico were in group F, while Argentina was in group E.
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