Nigerian Sanni Issa Hands FIFA Club World Bronze To Club

From left -Aukland forward Sanni Issa

Auckland City have finished in third place at the FIFA Club World Cup after beating CONCACAF champions Cruz Azul 4-2 on penalties in the third and fourth place playoff match.

After scoring the winning penalty kick against Moroccan champions, Moghreb Tetouan.              Sanni Issa was once again the hero as he scored the winning spot kick against CONCACAF champions, Cruz Azul. 

It caps a truly remarkable ten day period for the Auckland part-timers having lost only once at the tournament which was to South American champions San Lorenzo in the semi-final, and even then, the match went to extra time.

Apart from the Nigerian, Tim Payne, Darren White and James Pritchett all scored penalties for Auckland, while John Irving, who has been Auckland's standout player of the tournament, missed after crashing his shot off the cross bar.

The Oceania side  will bring home an extra $640,000, bringing their prizepool total to a staggering $3.22 million.

Issa, 23 who only recently joined Aukland, won the OFC Champions League golden boot award two seasons ago when he bagged nine goals for Fijian giants Ba. 

He then made a switch to Vanuatu outfit Amicale where he helped the team to a runners-up finish in the same competition.