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Monday February 4, 2008 Finished Tamale Stadium

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Tunisia

  • Ben Saada 35’
  • Chikhaoui 81’

Cameroon

  • M'Bia 19’, 92’
  • Geremi 28’
  1. African Cup of Nations - Cameroon reach semis

    African Cup of Nations - Cameroon reach semis

    Stephane Mbia's extra time volley earned Cameroon a 3-2 win over Tunisia after a thrilling African Cup of Nations quarter-final in Tamale. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:120'
    • Tunisia
    • Cameroon
    • 120' Chermiti attacks down the left, but Binya is able to clear. And that's it! It's all over! Cameroon go through after a thrilling game of football!
    • 119' Chermiti goes to ground inside the Cameroon box, but the referee waves play on. The ball reaches Jaidi unmarked at the back post, but the flag is up!
    • 118' Epalle sprints down the right and crosses, but Eto'o is offside. Sloppy play from the Barcelona man.
    • 115' Felhi goes down and, given the circumstances, you suspect he's not time-wasting. He's back on his feet soon enough though.
    • 114' Eto'o and Ben Frej square up in the Tunisia box and Eto'o appears to throw a head-butt, but he gets away with it! He can count himself very lucky indeed.
    • 113' Tchato is caught by Chermiti.
    • 112' Bekri crosses from the left and Geremi heads it behind for a corner. Traoui plays it in but it's too high and goes out for a throw-in on the far side. Disappointing.
    • 110' Ben Saada whips the corner in and Cameroon just manage to get it away! Eto'o takes the ball away down the right and does brilliantly to draw a foul from Traoui. Geremi curls the free-kick in, and Epalle flicks his header over the bar!
    • 109' Ben Tchato comes on for Cameroon. Chermiti runs onto a long ball and wins a corner off Rigobert Song.
    • 108' Jaidi is booked, presumably for speaking out of turn. If Tunisia do get through here, he will not be playing against Ghana.
    • 107' Ben Saada's free-kick goes into the wall, but Joahar Mnari's lobbed follow-up dips just over!
    • 106' The second half of extra time begins. Can Tunisia haul their way back into this game? Rigobert Song concedes a free-kick on the edge of the Cameroon box. It's Ben Saada territory...
    • 105' Geremi's free-kick from the centre circle is headed clear. The whistle goes, and Cameroon are 15 minutes away from the semi-finals!
    • 104' Chermiti cuts inside from the right and shoots with his left foot but the ball soars over Kameni's crossbar.
    • 103' Geremi shoots from distance, but Eto'o is in an offside position and the flag goes up.
    • 102' Bikey and Chikhaoui will both be able to continue.
    • 100' Monsieur Lemerre is beginning to look a little anxious on the Tunisia bench... Bikey and Chikhaoui clash heads inside the centre circle and both stay down.
    • 99' Traoui swings the corner in and Kameni makes an excellent catch!
    • 98' Ben Saada curls a corner into the box from the right, and it's headed behind for a corner on the other side. Traoui swings it to the back stick but substitute Chermiti's header goes behind off Rigobert Song for another corner!
    • 97' Mbia nearly gets a third! He drifts into the box from the left to attack a free-kick and glances a header wide!
    • 96' Bekri catches Epalle on the far side, but the referee lets play continue and the ball rolls out for a goal kick to Tunisia!
    • 95' What now for Tunisia? We surely can't expect all-out attacking from Cameroon, so the onus is on Roger Lemerre's side to have a go.
    • 93' GOAL! 3-2 Cameroon! A long throw into the box from the right isn't cleared, and Mbia turns to volley the ball past Kasraoui! Advantage Cameroon!
    • 91' Extra time begins. Atouba goes down in midfield holding his face, and Geremi rolls the ball out of play on the far side.
    • 90+2' The final whistle goes! Extra time it is!
    • 90+1' One down...
    • 90' There will be two minutes of injury time. Can either side snatch a dramatic late winner?
    • 89' Felhi is receiving treatment. There must be some tired legs out there, and with extra time beckoning, they're about to get even more tired.
    • 88' Epalle wins a corner on the right, Geremi plays it into the box and Bikey's header hits a team-mate! The ball finds its way back to Geremi on the right, but his cross is over-hit.
    • 87' Traoui lets fly from distance and Kameni does well to hold onto it!
    • 86' Tunisia make a substitution. Dos Santos is replaced by Amine Chermiti.
    • 85' Alex Song wins a corner on the Cameroon left, Epalle's delivery is headed up into the air by a defender and Kasraoui claims it!
    • 84' Idrissou puts a cross right across the face of goal from the left but no-one can get on the end of it!
    • 83' Atouba plays in a corner from the left but it's headed clear.
    • 81' GOAL! 2-2! Ben Frej robs Idrissou on the right and pulls the ball back for Chikhaoui to clip a lovely shot past Kameni!
    • 80' Jomaa looks to play dos Santos in down the left, Rigobert Song cuts it out but can't prevent the corner! Ben Saada's corner is cleared.
    • 78' Chikhaoui is brought down by a heavy challenge, and Atouba goes into the book.
    • 77' Jomaa throws himself at a deep ball to the back post, but the flag was already up for offside.
    • 76' Ben Saada curls a free-kick into the box from the right, but the whistle goes for a push and it'll be a free-kick to Cameroon. Less than 15 minutes to go!
    • 74' Ben Saada's corner from the right is headed clear at the near post.
    • 73' Eto'o bears down on goal but is denied by a superb sliding challenge from Felhi! He tries to poke the ball to Idrissou but can't quite manage it!
    • 72' Ben Frej looks for dos Santos with a long ball, but it's too strong and Kameni comes to the edge of his box to catch it.
    • 71' Attacking change for Tunisia. Mehdi Nafti is replaced by striker Issam Jomaa.
    • 70' Mbia goes down holding his head after Ben Frej inadvertently catches him with his studs while trying to hurdle him.
    • 69' Cameroon attack down the centre, but Alexandre Song's pass to the left is just too strong and goes out for a throw-in.
    • 68' Traoui floors Atouba with a strong challenge, and Atouba doesn't like it. Free-kick to Cameroon inside their own half.
    • 67' More possession for Tunisia, but they can't make any inroads.
    • 66' Jean Makoun is replaced by the bleached-blonde Augustin Binya, who plays his club football for Benfica. Celtic fans will recognise him as the man whose knee-high challenge on Scott Brown earned him a six-game Champions League ban towards the end of last year.
    • 65' Ben Frej crosses from the right but doesn't get the shape right and the ball goes over the bar.
    • 64' Idrissou fouls Chikhaoui in midfield. Tunisia take the free-kick quickly and set another attack in motion.
    • 63' It's all a bit bitty out there at the moment.
    • 62' Otto Pfister makes his first change. Jean Joel Epalle comes on for Achille Emana.
    • 61' Idrissou is penalised for barging into Ben Frej.
    • 60' Traoui's cross is too high for dos Santos, and it goes out for a Cameroon throw on the far side.
    • 59' Ben Saada steps in from the right and tries to curl the ball into the far corner but the ball stays straight and goes out for a goal kick to Cameroon.
    • 58' Idrissou muscles his way down the left but puts his cross behind for a goal kick.
    • 57' You might be interested to know that the band inside the stadium is playing 'If You're Happy And You Know It, Clap Your Hands' at the moment.
    • 56' Mbia comes back on.
    • 55' Mbia is currently receiving treatment after hurting himself in a challenge.
    • 54' Cameroon are seeing a bit more of the ball now, but they're having trouble holding onto it.
    • 52' Chance for Tunisia! Chikhaoui races onto a through-ball into the box but Atouba and Bikey converge on him and he stabs his shot wide!
    • 51' Ben Saada lines up a shot from the left but it's blocked at close range.
    • 50' Bekri crosses from the left, it's just too high for dos Santos and Timothee Atouba has to head it over the bar for a corner!
    • 49' A long throw-in is flicked into the Tunisia box, but Kasraoui catches it. Idrissou is fouled by Ben Saada near the half-way line.
    • 47' Tunisia have seen most of the ball so far. Traoui crosses from the right but it's too long and it goes out for a goal kick.
    • 46' The second half begins!
    • 45+1' It's half-time! Tunisia looked dead and buried after Geremi's goal put Cameroon 2-0 up, but that Ben Saada free-kick has given them renewed hope. More of the same in the second half please!
    • 45' Breathless stuff here! There will be one minute of added time.
    • 44' Kameni gives the ball away with an awful, toe-poked clearance, but Tunisia can't take advantage!
    • 43' Tunisia play a free-kick into the box, but Jaidi is caught offside.
    • 41' Drama in the Cameroon box! Dos Santos thumps a shot against the crossbar and Ben Saada's fiercely hit follow-up is brilliantly stopped on the line by Kameni!
    • 40' Ben Saada nicks the ball off Andre Bikey, but Bikey is spared when the Tunisian runs the ball out of play for a Cameroon throw.
    • 39' Tunisia are forced into an early change. Karim Hagui comes off clutching his side, and Sabeur Ben Frej replaces him. Makoun picks out Emana on the edge of the box with his corner, but Emana's shot is blocked.
    • 38' Geremi's cross from the right is too high, but Idrissou wins a corner on the far side.
    • 36' Chance for Tunisia! Radhi Jaidi flicks a header into the box and dos Dantos swivels to put a left-footed shot wide!
    • 34' GOAL! 2-1! Ben Saada curls a left-footer over the wall and inside Carlos Kameni's left-hand post! Another superb free-kick!
    • 33' Alex Song concedes a free-kick for a high challenge on Radhouane Felhi on the edge of the box.
    • 31' Tunisia are trying to string some passes together now, but they're not making much forward progress.
    • 30' They're not really in this game at the moment, Tunisia.
    • 29' Eto'o is given offside.
    • 27' GOAL! 2-0 Cameroon! Geremi whips the ball over the wall and into the bottom-left corner! Great goal!
    • 26' Makoun goes down 25 yards from goal and wins a free-kick for Cameroon.
    • 25' Rigobert Song eases Francileudo dos Santos off the ball to give Cameroon a goal kick.
    • 23' Emana shoots from distance on the right, but the ball flies wide.
    • 22' Nafti returns to the action.
    • 20' Eto'o catches Nafti on the top of the foot, and the Birmingham City man receives treatment.
    • 18' GOAL! 1-0 Cameroon! Kasraoui gets nowhere near a left-wing cross from Alexandre Song and Mbia heads the ball into the unguarded net!
    • 17' Traoui curls in a free-kick from the left, and Kameni punches it away!
    • 16' Cameroon play the corner short, but get in a bit of a muddle and are lucky to win a throw-in. The throw is launched into the box, and Idrissou gets a header in but can't direct it on goal.
    • 15' Geremi curls the resulting free-kick into the box, and Nafti heads it high over the bar for a corner.
    • 14' Emana is caught from behind by a horrible challenge from Nafti, who is rightly cautioned.
    • 12' Kasraoui picked up a knock in that challenge on Idrissou, and he's now receiving treatment on the pitch.
    • 11' Cameroon on the attack! Geremi crosses from the right, Idrissou tries to flick the ball on to Eto'o but mis-judges it and ends up chasing his own flick-on, and Kasraoui sprints out to deny him! That was all a bit scrappy.
    • 10' Great chance for Tunisia! Chikhaoui steals the ball from Geremi, throws a step-over and powers into the box before flashing a left-footed shot just wide of the far post!
    • 7' Mbia and Yacine Chikhaoui collide as they slide in to contest a loose ball in midfield, and tempers flare momentarily.
    • 6' Stephane Mbia fouls Chaouki Ben Saada.
    • 5' Chance for Cameroon! Geremi cuts inside on the right, floats a left-footed cross to the back post and Makoun puts a downward header just wide of Hamdi Kasraoui's right-hand post!
    • 4' Geremi looks to play a long pass towards Eto'o, but the defender gets there ahead of him.
    • 3' Samuel Eto'o sprints into space on the right and crosses but it's cut out at the near post.
    • 2' Mohamadou Idrissou nicks the ball off Karim Hagui near the right-hand corner flag and sends a cross into the box but there's no-one there.
    • 1' And we're off! Cameroon get things underway. Jean Makoun looks to find Achille Emana but his pass down the inside right channel is too strong and the ball rolls out for a goal kick.
    • - Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
    • - Cameroon fairly belted their anthem out. Tunisia, by contrast, opt for stony-faced silence, although Mejdi Traoui at least makes an effort to mouth the words.
    • - The teams emerge from the tunnel, mascots in hand. Tunisia are in all-white, Cameroon in green shirts, red shorts and yellow socks. The anthems begin, and Cameroon's is up first.
    • - Cameroon: Kameni; Geremi, Song, Bikey, Atouba; Emana, Makoun, Song Billong, Mbia; Eto'o, Idrissou
    • - Tunisia: Kasraoui; Haggui, Jaidi, Bekri, Felhi; Nafti, Mnari, Traoui, Ben Saada; Chikhaoui, dos Santos
    • - The winner of this match will play hosts Ghana in the semi-finals. It's a tough task, but someone's got to do it.
    • - Good evening and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of the fourth and final African Cup of Nations quarter-final between Tunisia and Cameroon. Tamale is our setting and kick-off is at 20:30 GMT.

  • Summary

    • 114' Eto'o and Ben Frej square up in the Tunisia box and Eto'o appears to throw a head-butt, but he gets away with it! He can count himself very lucky indeed.
    • 107' Ben Saada's free-kick goes into the wall, but Joahar Mnari's lobbed follow-up dips just over!
    • 97' Mbia nearly gets a third! He drifts into the box from the left to attack a free-kick and glances a header wide!
    • 93' GOAL! 3-2 Cameroon! A long throw into the box from the right isn't cleared, and Mbia turns to volley the ball past Kasraoui! Advantage Cameroon!
    • 88' Epalle wins a corner on the right, Geremi plays it into the box and Bikey's header hits a team-mate! The ball finds its way back to Geremi on the right, but his cross is over-hit.
    • 87' Traoui lets fly from distance and Kameni does well to hold onto it!
    • 84' Idrissou puts a cross right across the face of goal from the left but no-one can get on the end of it!
    • 81' GOAL! 2-2! Ben Frej robs Idrissou on the right and pulls the ball back for Chikhaoui to clip a lovely shot past Kameni!
    • 73' Eto'o bears down on goal but is denied by a superb sliding challenge from Felhi! He tries to poke the ball to Idrissou but can't quite manage it!
    • 52' Chance for Tunisia! Chikhaoui races onto a through-ball into the box but Atouba and Bikey converge on him and he stabs his shot wide!
    • 44' Kameni gives the ball away with an awful, toe-poked clearance, but Tunisia can't take advantage!
    • 41' Drama in the Cameroon box! Dos Santos thumps a shot against the crossbar and Ben Saada's fiercely hit follow-up is brilliantly stopped on the line by Kameni!
    • 36' Chance for Tunisia! Radhi Jaidi flicks a header into the box and dos Dantos swivels to put a left-footed shot wide!
    • 34' GOAL! 2-1! Ben Saada curls a left-footer over the wall and inside Carlos Kameni's left-hand post! Another superb free-kick!
    • 27' GOAL! 2-0 Cameroon! Geremi whips the ball over the wall and into the bottom-left corner! Great goal!
    • 18' GOAL! 1-0 Cameroon! Kasraoui gets nowhere near a left-wing cross from Alexandre Song and Mbia heads the ball into the unguarded net!
    • 11' Cameroon on the attack! Geremi crosses from the right, Idrissou tries to flick the ball on to Eto'o but mis-judges it and ends up chasing his own flick-on, and Kasraoui sprints out to deny him! That was all a bit scrappy.
    • 10' Great chance for Tunisia! Chikhaoui steals the ball from Geremi, throws a step-over and powers into the box before flashing a left-footed shot just wide of the far post!
    • 5' Chance for Cameroon! Geremi cuts inside on the right, floats a left-footed cross to the back post and Makoun puts a downward header just wide of Hamdi Kasraoui's right-hand post!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Tunisia

    Manager: Roger Lemerre

    On the Field

    • Kasraoui
    • Felhi
    • Jaidi Yellow Card
    • Haggui Substitution Out (39′)
    • El-Bekri
    • Nafti Yellow Card Substitution Out (70′)
    • Traoui
    • Mnari
    • Ben Saada Goal
    • Dos Santos Substitution Out (86′)
    • Chikhaoui Goal

    Subs

    • Zouaghi
    • Abdi
    • Jemaa Substitution In (70′)
    • Nefzi
    • Meriah
    • Ghezal
    • Dhifallah
    • Ben Frej Substitution In (39′)
    • Mathlouthi
    • Mikari
    • Zaiem

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Cameroon

    Manager: Otto Pfister

    On the Field

    • Kameni
    • Geremi Goal
    • Song
    • Bikey
    • Atouba Yellow Card Substitution Out (109′)
    • M'Bia Goals×2
    • Emana Substitution Out (62′)
    • Makoun Substitution Out (66′)
    • Song
    • Idrissou
    • Eto'o

    Subs

    • 3. Tchato Substitution In (109′)
    • 20. Essola
    • M'Bami
    • 21. Job
    • 6. Angbwa
    • 18. Tomou
    • 14. Epalle Substitution In (62′)
    • 2. Gilles Binya Substitution In (66′)
    • 22. Mbarga
    • 13. Nguemo
    • 12. Nkong

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None