International friendlies Roundup

Venezuela were beaten 3-1 by the Super Eagles of Nigeria in an international friendly match that was played in Miami,Florida. The South Americans dominated the first half,but the falied to convert their chances while Austin Ejide was equally fantastic between the sticks. The Israeli-based keeper was in a superb form for the Nigerians.

Four minutes after the restart, brown Ideye scored the first goal of the match after he tapped in a close range effort that was created by Nosa Igiebor. The Nigerians doubled their lead after another three minutes when Igiebor fired a thunderous volley from 40 yards. The Venezuelan keeper was helpless as his side trailed 2-0 after 52 minutes.
The South Americans piled a lot of pressure on the Nigerian defence and they got a consolatory goal before Onazi made it 3-1 for the Africans.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the man of the friendly roundup as he scored 4 goals against the Three Lions of England. The PSG forward scored a stunning over head kick to condemn Roy Hodgson to his first defeat during a 90 minute game. The Swedes emerged 4-2 winners on the night.

In Riyadh, Argentina played a disappointing 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia while Netherlands and Germany settled for the same scoreline.

The 'Azurris' of Italy were beaten at home by France. The match ended 2-1 in favour of the 1998 World Champions.

Meanwhile, South Africa were shocked at home by Zambia. The reigning African champions defeated Bafana Bafana of South Africa by 1-0. Burkina Faso defeated DR Congo 1-0.

2014 World Cup host, Brazil played a 1-1 draw against Colombia while Romania overcame Eden Hazard's Belgium by 2-1.

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