Brighton's Nigeria International Striker On The Scoresheet Against Tottenham Hotspur
Published: August 27, 2018Nigeria international striker Ini Umotong opened her account for the 2018-19 campaign in Brighton & Hove WFC's loss on penalties to Tottenham Hotspur in an FA WSL Continental Tyres League Cup that took place on Sunday, August 26.
Spurs were 2-0 up at the break courtesy of goals from Rianna Dean and Megan Wynne but Victoria Williams pulled a goal back four minutes after the restart after she was left unmarked in the area.
Umotong, who went the distance at Cheshunt, took the game to penalties when she equalized in the first minute of second-half stoppage time after nodding in a cross from Sophie Perry.
The winner could still not be determined after both teams took their five spot kicks, so the game went to sudden-death penalties and the Super Falcons star converted the Seagulls seventh spot kick.
Tottenham Hotspur eventually won the shootout 10-9, with Emma Gibbon converting successfully after Lucy Gillett had missed.
Umotong played the last seventeen minutes of Nigeria's loss to France in an international friendly on April 6.
Igho Kingsley
Photo Credit : brightonandhovealbion.com
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