Africa Cup of Nations

FT Tuesday, June 25, 2019
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Cameroon LLWWD 2
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Ismailia Stadium · 5,983 att.

Match Report

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Defending champs Cameroon beat Guinea-Bissau

Cameroon put a pre-tournament pay dispute behind them to beat rank outsiders Guinea Bissau 2-0 in their opening match.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
24
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
2
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
1
39.6
Possession
60.4
11
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
218
Accurate Passes
358
277
Passes
405
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
30
0.4
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
50
37
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
11
10
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
6
27
Effective Clearances
15
27
Clearances
15

Head to Head

CMR leads series 1-0

Lineups

CMR · 4-3-3

  1. 1André OnanaG
  2. 5Michael NgadeuCD-L
  3. 4Yaya BananaCD-R
  4. 6Ambroise OyongoLB
  5. 12Joyskim DawaRB
  6. 14Georges MandjeckCM
  7. 10Arnaud DjoumLM
  8. 8Frank AnguissaRM
  9. 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingF
  10. 17Karl Toko EkambiLF
  11. 11Christian BassogogRF

GNB · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jonas MendesG
  2. 14Juary SoaresCD-L
  3. 5Rudinilson SilvaCD-R
  4. 22Mamadú CandéLB
  5. 2NadjackRB
  6. 20Sori ManéCM
  7. 10Pelé LM
  8. 7ZezinhoRM
  9. 13Frédéric MendyF
  10. 18Piqueti LF
  11. 15Toni SilvaRF

Timeline

  1. 58' Rudinilson Silva (Guinea-Bissau) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 66' Goal! Cameroon 1, Guinea-Bissau 0. Yaya Banana (Cameroon) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a cross following a corner.
  3. 67' Substitution, Cameroon. Clinton N'Jie replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
  4. 67' Substitution, Cameroon. Stéphane Bahoken replaces Arnaud Sutchuin Djoum.
  5. 69' Goal! Cameroon 2, Guinea-Bissau 0. Stéphane Bahoken (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 71' Substitution, Guinea-Bissau. Mama Baldé replaces Toni Silva.
  7. 75' Substitution, Guinea-Bissau. Jorginho replaces Piqueti.
  8. 78' Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Substitution, Cameroon. Olivier Boumal replaces Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
  10. 81' Substitution, Guinea-Bissau. Joseph Mendes replaces Frederic Mendy.
  11. 85' Olivier Boumal (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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