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FIFA #54
Round of 16
Ugh, no.
South Africa lost to Cameroon
Cameroon 2 – 1 South Africa
FT · Sun, Jan 4

Match Details

Stade El Barid (Rabat) · 14,127 fans · beIN Sports View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, South Africa 1, Cameroon 2.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, South Africa 1, Cameroon 2.
  • 90'+5'Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Samuel Kotto.
  • 90'+4'Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Patrick Soko (Cameroon).
  • 90'+3'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3'Delay in match because of an injury Siyabonga Ngezana (South Africa).
  • 90'+2'Foul by Evidence Makgopa (South Africa).
  • 90'+2'Dévis Epassy (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Attempt missed. Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ronwen Williams.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Attempt blocked. Khuliso Mudau (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Line Score

12T
CMR 11 2
RSA 01 1

Match Leaders

Cameroon
South Africa

Key Events

90'Substitution, Cameroon. Patrick Soko replaces Christian Kofane.
90'Substitution, Cameroon. Enzo Boyomo replaces Carlos Baleba because of an injury.
88'Goal! South Africa 1, Cameroon 2. Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aubrey Modiba with a cross.
87'Carlos Baleba (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card.
83'Substitution, South Africa. Tshepang Moremi replaces Nkosinathi Sibisi.
83'Lyle Foster (South Africa) is shown the yellow card.
79'Substitution, Cameroon. Olivier Kemen replaces Danny Namaso.
79'Substitution, Cameroon. Christopher Wooh replaces Aboubakar Nagida.
75'Substitution, South Africa. Sipho Mbule replaces Relebohile Mofokeng.
72'Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65'Aubrey Modiba (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63'Substitution, South Africa. Evidence Makgopa replaces Oswin Appollis.
63'Substitution, South Africa. Aubrey Modiba replaces Samukelo Kabini.
59'Nkosinathi Sibisi (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47'Goal! South Africa 0, Cameroon 2. Christian Kofane (Cameroon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aboubakar Nagida with a cross.
34'Goal! South Africa 0, Cameroon 1. Junior Tchamadeu (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Kotto following a corner.
32'Siyabonga Ngezana (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21'Substitution, Cameroon. Aboubakar Nagida replaces Darlin Yongwa because of an injury.
2'Nouhou Tolo (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

CameroonSouth Africa
General
33.6 Possession % 66.4
10 Shots 18
4 On Target 4
0 Offsides 3
3 Corners 6
13 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
192 Passes Completed 442
4 Crosses Won 6
10 Tackles Won 10
10 Interceptions 3
39 Clearances 18
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 2

Recent Form

South Africa W W W L W
Cameroon D L W D W

Starting Lineups

Cameroon3-5-2
16 Epassy
3 Malone 17 Kotto A 5 Tolo
2 Tchamadeu 34' 15 Avom 24 Baleba 14 Namaso 13 Yongwa
10 Mbeumo 26 Kofane 47'
10 Mofokeng
9 Foster 7 Appollis
18 Kabini 15 Aubaas 4 Mokoena 20 Mudau
14 Mbokazi 19 Sibisi 21 Ngezana
1 Williams
South Africa3-4-2-1
Full lineups and substitutes

South Africa

  1. RW #1 Ronwen WilliamsG
  2. NS #19 Nkosinathi SibisiCD
  3. MM #14 Mbekezeli MbokaziCD-L
  4. SN #21 Siyabonga NgezanaCD-R
  5. BJ #15 Bathusi Jurry AubaasCM-L
  6. TM #4 Teboho MokoenaCM-R
  7. SK #18 Samukele KabiniLM
  8. KM #20 Khuliso MudauRM
  9. LF #9 Lyle FosterF
  10. RM #10 Relebohile MofokengCF-L
  11. OA #7 Oswin AppollisCF-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Cameroon

  1. DE #16 Devis EpassyG
  2. SJ #17 Samuel Junior KottoCD
  3. #5 Nouhou ToloCD-L
  4. CM #3 Che MaloneCD-R
  5. DN #14 Danny NamasoCM-L
  6. AA #15 Arthur AvomCM-R
  7. CB #24 Carlos BalebaAM
  8. DY #13 Darlin YongwaLM
  9. JT #2 Junior TchamadeuRM34'
  10. CK #26 Christian KofaneCF-L47'
  11. BM #10 Bryan MbeumoCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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