Cape Verde vs Cameroon 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
AFCON: Hosts Cameroon top group despite being held by Cape Verde
Cameroon gave up a second-half goal to the Cape Verde Islands as they were held to a 1-1 draw on Monday but the hosts still finished top of Group A
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 39': Goal! Cabo Verde 0, Cameroon 1. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harold-Desty Moukoudi following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Collins Fai (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Cabo Verde 0, Cameroon 1.
- 45': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Garry Rodrigues replaces Lisandro Semedo.
- 53': Goal! Cabo Verde 1, Cameroon 1. Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenny Rocha Santos.
- 62': Substitution, Cameroon. James Léa Siliki replaces Pierre Kunde.
- 65': Diney (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Cabo Verde. João Paulo replaces Willy Semedo.
- 70': Substitution, Cameroon. Clinton N'Jie replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 70': Substitution, Cameroon. Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu.
- 78': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Nenass replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
- 78': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Willis Furtado replaces Kenny Rocha Santos.
- 81': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Steven Fortès replaces Diney because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, Cameroon. Jean Onana replaces Samuel Oum Gouet.
- 87': Substitution, Cameroon. Olivier Mbaizo replaces Collins Fai.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cabo Verde 1, Cameroon 1.
Game Information
Venue: Olembe Stadium
Location: Olembé, Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+6 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 7 | 0 |
+2 | Nigeria | 3 | 7 | 0 |
-3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 2 |
-5 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Statistics
CMR | CPV | |
---|---|---|
11 | Fouls | 11 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
10 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
0 | Saves | 2 |
63.6 | Possession | 36.4 |
14 | SHOTS | 4 |
3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
402 | Accurate Passes | 196 |
462 | Passes | 268 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
23 | Crosses | 11 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
53 | Long Balls | 55 |
34 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
11 | Tackles | 26 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
12 | Interceptions | 7 |
12 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
12 | Clearances | 21 |
Cape Verde Islands (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Vozinha (GK) |
4 | Roberto Lopes |
2 | Stopira |
3 | Diney |
16 | Dylan Tavares |
22 | Jeffry Fortes |
7 | Patrick Andrade |
18 | Kenny Rocha |
25 | Willy Semedo |
10 | Jamiro Monteiro |
8 | Lisandro Semedo |
Cameroon (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
24 | André Onana (GK) |
5 | Michael Ngadeu |
4 | Harold Moukoudi |
14 | Samuel Oum Gouet |
25 | Nouhou Tolo |
19 | Collins Fai |
8 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
15 | Pierre Kunde |
12 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
3 | Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu |
10 | Vincent Aboubakar |
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