Bagaimanapun, Nigeria tidak pernah memanfaatkan keuntungan tersebut dan saat waktu bermain tersisa delapan menit, Agogo, yang bermain bagi Nottingham Forest dalam divisi tiga Inggris, mencetak gol dari jarak dekat setelah Sulley Muntari meloloskan umpan melewati pertahanan Nigeria.
However, Nigeria never made the advantage count and with eight minutes left, Agogo, who plays for Nottingham Forest in the English third division, tapped in from close range after Sulley Muntari had squeezed a pass through the Nigeria defence.