The latest: Burkina Faso wins via marathon penalty shootout

Watch the match goals and penalty kicks

Burkina Faso snatched the ticket to qualify for the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, after beating Gabon on penalties (7-6), on Sunday evening, after the end of the original time (1-1).

The Burkinabe team advanced in the 31st minute through Bertrand Traore, while the Panthers equalized in the 90th minute, through Bruno Manga, by an own goal.

The horse team won a penalty, but Traore missed it in the 18th minute after he hit the post.

But the player himself returned and scored the lead in the 31st minute, after receiving a wonderful pass between the Gabon defenders, to be unique in the goal and shot past goalkeeper Gene Economy.

Gabon tried to equalize in the 33rd minute, with a powerful shot from Aaron Bubendza, but the goalkeeper took it to a corner kick.

The Gabon players continued to attack the horses’ goal and succeeded in scoring a goal, but the match referee canceled it for offside in the 41st minute.