FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

FT Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Cameroon WWLWL 2
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Algeria WDLLW 1
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Match Report

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Toko Ekambi scores sensational winner to send Cameroon to World Cup

Karl Toko Ekambi scored a 124th-minute winner as Cameroon booked their place at the World Cup in Qatar with a 2-1 victory over hosts Algeria.

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Team Stats

23
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
13
10
Saves
3
35.5
Possession
64.5
15
SHOTS
21
5
ON GOAL
11
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
203
Accurate Passes
451
329
Passes
589
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
8
13
Crosses
27
0.5
Cross %
0.3
94
Long Balls
124
27
Accurate Long Balls
69
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
16
27
Effective Clearances
9
27
Clearances
9

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-2

Lineups

ALG · 3-4-2-1

  1. 23Raïs M'BolhiG
  2. 2Aïssa MandiCD
  3. 4Djamel BenlamriCD-L
  4. 15Abdelkader BedraneCD-R
  5. 22Ismaël BennacerCM-L
  6. 6Ramiz ZerroukiCM-R
  7. 20Youcef AtalLM
  8. 3Houcine BenayadaRM
  9. 13Islam SlimaniF
  10. 10Youcef BelaïliCF-L
  11. 7Riyad MahrezCF-R

CMR · 4-4-2

  1. 23André OnanaG
  2. 5Michael NgadeuCD-L
  3. 21Jean-Charles CastellettoCD-R
  4. 6Ambroise OyongoLB
  5. 19Collins FaiRB
  6. 8Gaël OndouaCM-L
  7. 14Samuel Oum GouetCM-R
  8. 12Karl Toko EkambiLM
  9. 18Martin HonglaRM
  10. 3Léandre TawambaCF-L
  11. 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingCF-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Algeria 0, Cameroon 1. Eric Choupo-Moting (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  2. 52' Ramiz Zerrouki (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 63' Substitution, Cameroon. Nouhou Tolo replaces Eric Choupo-Moting because of an injury.
  4. 76' Substitution, Algeria. Sofiane Bendebka replaces Ramiz Zerrouki.
  5. 77' Samuel Oum Gouet (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 87' Substitution, Cameroon. Pierre Kunde replaces Ambroise Oyongo.
  7. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Algeria 0, Cameroon 1.
  8. 97' Substitution, Algeria. Ahmed Touba replaces Youcef Atal.
  9. 102' Substitution, Cameroon. Vincent Aboubakar replaces Samuel Oum Gouet.
  10. 105'+3' First Half Extra Time ends, Algeria 0, Cameroon 1.
  11. 105'
  12. 109' Substitution, Algeria. Rachid Ghezzal replaces Youcef Belaïli.
  13. 111' Substitution, Cameroon. Ignatius Ganago replaces Léandre Tawamba because of an injury.
  14. 111' Substitution, Cameroon. Jean Onana replaces Gaël Ondoua.
  15. 113' Michael Ngadeu (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 117' André Onana (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 118' Goal! Algeria 1, Cameroon 1. Ahmed Touba (Algeria) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal with a cross following a corner.
  18. 120'+2' Islam Slimani (Algeria) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 120'+2' Substitution, Algeria. Ishak Belfodil replaces Islam Slimani because of an injury.
  20. 120'+3' Nouhou Tolo (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 120'+3' Houcine Benayada (Algeria) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 120'+4' Goal! Algeria 1, Cameroon 2. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Ngadeu.
  23. 120'+5' Second Half Extra Time ends, Algeria 1, Cameroon 2.

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