Argentina opened scoring in the 27th minute of the game through Banega and doubled it in the 36th minute through Sergio Aguero. Ihenacho scored a superb free-kick on 44 minutes of the first half to reduce the tally to 2-1.
The Eagles soared back to life in the second half when Iwobi equalised in the 52nd minute to make it 2-2. Leon Balogun made it 3-2 for Nigeria in the 54th minute of the game while Iwobi scored his second goal of the game to make it 4-2 and sealed the victory for Nigeria.