Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie displayed her incredible goalkeeping skills as she came out unscathed to help her club side Paris FC seal a 2-0 win over last season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League finalist Wolfsburg to advance to the group stage of the tournament.
The 22-year-old, whose penalty-saving heroics were crucial in her side’s shocking defeat of Arsenal in the first round, wowed fans with another incredible save from 12 yards out, denying Dutch defender Dominique Janssen from the penalty spot.
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Nnadozie made four saves at the over 5,000-capacity AOK Stadion on Wednesday night to see her side through to Friday’s group stage draw 5-3 on aggregate.
Paris FC came into the game with a 3-3 scoreline from the first leg and should have gone ahead inside the first 12 minutes of the tie, but French midfielder Gaetane Thiney failed to convert her penalty attempt.
However, the six-time French champions finally went ahead through another French midfielder, Julie Dufour, in the 38th minute.
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The 22-year-old buried the ball into the back of the net with a well-struck left-footed finish from inside Wolfsburg’s box for her fifth goal in the qualifying rounds.
With Wolfsburg mounting pressure as expected, they were finally rewarded with a penalty of their own in the 61st minute, but Nnadozie was on hand to deny Janssen, diving low to her left side to claw the ball away and keep her side ahead.
26-year-old French forward Louise Fleury sealed victory for the away side with their second goal on the 90th minute mark.
The victory sees them return among Europe’s elite women’s club side for the first time since the 2012-13 season when they were knocked out in the semi-finals by Lyon.
