FIFA International Friendlies

Cameroon

FIFA #43
YES!
Cameroon beat China
China 0 – 2 Cameroon
FT · Tue, Mar 31

Match Details

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne)

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Cameroon 2, China PR 0.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Cameroon 2, China PR 0.
  • 90'+3'Attempt missed. Zhu Chenjie (China PR) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Behram Abduweli following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2'Behram Abduweli (China PR) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1'Second yellow card to Stephane Keller (Cameroon) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Stephane Keller (Cameroon).
  • 90'+1'Behram Abduweli (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Attempt saved. Stephane Keller (Cameroon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yan Junling (China PR). Assisted by Danny Namaso with a cross.
  • 89'Corner, Cameroon. Conceded by Behram Abduweli.
  • 89'Attempt blocked. Arthur Avom (Cameroon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88'Oliver Kamdem (Cameroon) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Line Score

12T
CHN 00 0
CMR 20 2

Match Leaders

China
Cameroon

Key Events

90'+2'Behram Abduweli (China PR) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1'Second yellow card to Stephane Keller (Cameroon) for a bad foul.
87'Substitution, Cameroon. Christian Kofane replaces Karl Etta Eyong.
87'Substitution, China PR. Ba Dun replaces Yang Xi.
80'Substitution, China PR. Gao Tianyi replaces Wei Shihao.
79'Xie Wenneng (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75'Substitution, China PR. Xie Wenneng replaces Wang Yudong.
70'Substitution, Cameroon. Ryan Fosso replaces Matah Yondjio.
70'Substitution, Cameroon. Arthur Avom replaces Arnold Kamdem.
70'Stephane Keller (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'Substitution, Cameroon. Oliver Kamdem replaces Konrad Nifanso Sinyam.
65'Substitution, Cameroon. Danny Namaso replaces Maël Fernandez Monyebe because of an injury.
58'Darlin Yongwa (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card.
48'Jackson Tchatchoua (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, China PR. Lin Liangming replaces Wang Shangyuan.
45'Substitution, China PR. Behram Abduweli replaces Zhang Yuning.
45'Substitution, China PR. Li Yang replaces Hu Hetao.
45'Substitution, China PR. Huang Jiahui replaces Umidjan Yusup.
9'Goal! Cameroon 2, China PR 0. Saidou Alioum (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Konrad Nifanso Sinyam following a corner.
3'Goal! Cameroon 1, China PR 0. Karl Etta Eyong (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aboubakar Nagida with a through ball.

Team Stats

ChinaCameroon
General
41.8 Possession % 58.2
6 Shots 17
1 On Target 6
1 Offsides 1
5 Corners 5
13 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
240 Passes Completed 373
2 Crosses Won 6
12 Tackles Won 6
13 Interceptions 4
19 Clearances 19
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
4 Saves 1

Recent Form

Cameroon D W W L L
China L L W D W

Starting Lineups

China5-4-1
1 Junling
23 Yang 4 Yusup 18 Liu 5 Chenjie 2 Hu
20 Wang 26 Xu 6 Shangyuan 10 Shihao
9 Yuning
21 Eyong 3'
11 Alioum Moubarak 9'
8 Kamdem 9 Yondjio 7 Fernandez Monyebe 20 Nifanso Sinyam A
18 Nagida A 24 Keller 4 Keben 2 Tchatchoua
25 Ngapandouentnbu
Cameroon4-4-1-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Cameroon

  1. SN #25 Simon NgapandouentnbuG
  2. SP #24 Stephane Paul KellerCD-L
  3. KK #4 Kévin KebenCD-R
  4. MN #18 Mahamadou NagidaLB
  5. JT #2 Jackson TchatchouaRB
  6. AK #8 Arnold KamdemCM-L
  7. MF #7 Maël Fernandez MonyebeCM-R
  8. SA #11 Saidou Alioum MoubarakLM9'
  9. KN #20 Konrad Nifanso SinyamRM
  10. EE #21 Etta EyongF3'
  11. MY #9 Matah YondjioRCF
Substitutes · 5 used

China

  1. YJ #1 Yan JunlingG
  2. LH #18 Liu HaofanCD
  3. ZC #5 Zhu ChenjieCD-L
  4. UY #4 Umidjan YusupCD-R
  5. HH #2 Hu HetaoLB
  6. YX #23 Yang XiRB
  7. WS #6 Wang ShangyuanCM-L
  8. XB #26 Xu BinCM-R
  9. WS #10 Wei ShihaoLM
  10. WY #20 Wang YudongRM
  11. ZY #9 Zhang YuningF
Substitutes · 7 used

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