{"id":3422,"date":"2019-01-27T18:47:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T18:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=3422"},"modified":"2019-01-27T18:47:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-27T18:47:06","slug":"one-of-the-standout-moments-of-my-career-brighton-striker-delighted-to-score-first-goal-for-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-of-the-standout-moments-of-my-career-brighton-striker-delighted-to-score-first-goal-for-nigeria","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;One Of The Standout Moments Of My Career&#8217; &#8211; Brighton Striker Delighted To Score First Goal For Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Brighton &amp; Hove striker Ini Umotong has described her maiden international goal as one of the standout moments of her career.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Super Falcons finished third in the maiden Wuhua Four-Nation Tournament in China thanks to their 4-1 win over Romania and Umotong completed the scoring in the 83rd minute after coming off the bench.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8221;I\u2019m thrilled to get my first goal for Nigeria. To come off the bench and score is one of the stand out moments of my career,&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightonandhovealbion.com\/news\/2019\/january\/umotong-thrilled-with-first-international-goal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Umotong to Brighton&#8217;s official website.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n&#8221;It was a through ball and I got in the middle of two defenders and outran them.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8221;I then got into a one-v-one situation with the goalkeeper and I took the ball around her and placed it into an empty net.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Umotong was a member of the Nigeria squad to the 2015 Fifa Women&#8217;s World Cup and is hoping to be included on the roster for this summer&#8217;s tournament in France.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>She has been named on the bench in the ongoing clash between The Seagulls and Manchester City.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brighton &amp; Hove striker Ini Umotong has described her maiden international goal as one of the standout moments of her career. 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