Cameroon beat Gambia 2-0 in Limbe
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| Indomitable Lions celebrating their victory |
Two goals from Benjamin Moukandjo and
TokoEkambi, in the first and second halves respectively, were enough to give
the Indomitable Lions victory over their Gambian counterparts, in Limbe, on
Saturday.
The
match counted for the 6th and last playing day in the qualifiers for the 2017
CAN billed for Gabon.
Moukandjo
opened the scoring for Cameroon after he transformed a penalty in the 24th
minute of the first half. The referee granted the penalty after fleet-footed
and enterprising TokoEkambi was pulled down by a Gambian defender insider the
box.
A
header from Cameroon’s central defender minutes later beat the Gambian goalie
but sailed wide.
Intermittent raids by the Cameroonians in
the dusk of the first half did not yield the desired fruits.
So,
at half time the score margin remained at Cameroon 1-0 Gambia.
The
2nd half saw a more determined and enthusiastic Gambian side. But their
sporadic incursions into the lions’ defense area were contained by a
level-headed, well positioned defense line and a steady and confident lions’
goalkeeper.
Gaining
in confidence in the course of the match, the young lions controlled play for
most of the half, holding the Gambians in their own half of the field. Their
sustained paid off in the 63rd minute, when TokoEkambi headed home a superb
OyongoBitolo cross from the left flank.
Thus,
at full time the damage was settled at 2 goals for Cameroon and no goal for
Gambia.
With
the victory therefore, Cameroon have confirmed their supremacy in group F of
the qualifying rounds with 14 points as against 7 points for runners-up, Gambia.
The lions meet Gabon for a FIFA friendly on
Tuesday night, still in Limbe.
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