Cameroon bid farewell to the World Cup with a historic victory over Brazil

video goals: Cameroon – Brazil -Played on 12/02/2022

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The Cameroonian national team achieved a fatal victory at the expense of its Brazilian counterpart, 1-0, in the match that brought them together this evening, Friday, at Lusail Stadium, at the end of the group stage competitions in the World Cup.

Vincent Abo Bakr scored the only goal of the match in the 90 + 3 minute.

With the loss to Brazil, the Samba balance froze at 6 points and qualifies for the round of 16 as the leader of Group G, equally with Switzerland, which snatched the second qualification card with the same number of points, while the Cameroonian national team left the tournament after occupying third place with 4 points.

The match remained completely calm on the level of opportunities until the 14th minute, which almost witnessed the first goals of the match, after an excellent cross from Rodrigo to the far left side of the area, to be met by Martinelli with an elaborate header towards the net, in which goalkeeper Ibasi starred and turned it into a corner.

And Ederson, the goalkeeper of Brazil, was able to prevent Cameroon from the opportunity to visit the goal after he removed a dangerous cross from the left side of Tolo after it passed in front of the goal before Ederson pushed it away with his fist outside the area.

In the 34th minute, Rodrigo got a free kick in front of the penalty area, which was hit by Danny Alves with a powerful shot that passed higher than the crossbar of Cameroonian goalkeeper Ibasi.

Anthony, the Brazilian winger, received a ball inside the penalty area in the 37th minute and tried to shoot a shot to the right of Cameroon’s goal, but his shot easily reached the arms of the goalkeeper.

And in the first minute of stoppage time 45 + 1, Martinelli almost advanced to Samba after he went through a single effort to the penalty area circle and fired a powerful shot that Ibasi pushed with his fingertips into a corner, and in the corner that was carried out inside the area, it reached Rodrigo, who fired it towards the goal, but it touched the net. sideways outside the field.

Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson shone and blocked a goal for Cameroon in the 45 + 3 minute, after an excellent cross from the left side, it passed in front of everyone to reach the far right and find Mbeumo, who met it with a header that was on its way to the net had it not been for Ederson’s ingenuity, who flew and pushed it away from his goal.

The beginning of the second half was very active from Cameroon, as the Lions almost scored the first goal in the 50th minute after a ball passed by Mbiumu to striker Vincent Aboubakar, who fired a powerful shot that passed near Ederson’s right post in a very dangerous opportunity.

Tite substituted three players in the 54th minute of the match, with Alex Telles, Fred, and Rodrigo leaving to push the trio of Marquinhos, Bruno Guimarães, and Everton Ribeiro.

Martinelli continued his brilliance and threatened the Cameroonian goal with his third opportunity in 56 minutes after he fired a powerful shot from inside the area, which goalkeeper Ibasi starred and turned it into a corner.

The corner kick was taken inside the area, to be met by Eder Militao with a shot with his left foot, which was blocked by the Cameroonian goalkeeper, but it rebounded from him and almost accidentally entered the net before he quickly succeeded in turning it into a new corner.

In the 78th minute, substitute Oliver Ntcham, who participated in the Cameroon squad, tried to express himself by firing a creeping ground shot from outside the area, but his shot passed to the middle of the goal into the hands of the Brazilian goalkeeper.

Guimarães almost deciphered the match in the 84th minute, after the ball reached Rafinha on the right wing, penetrating into the area and passing a ground ball inside the six yards. Bruno met it with a shot that hit the Cameroonian defender and passed out of the field for a corner.

And in the 90 + 3 minute, Abu Bakr was able to score a fatal goal for Cameroon against Brazil, after an excellent cross from the right side into the area, the Cameroonian striker met her and turned her into a wonderful header in the net, Ederson contented himself with following her while she lived in his net.

Abu Bakr got the second yellow card after taking off his shirt the moment he celebrated the fatal goal, to leave the match with a red card.

Guimaraes missed an opportunity to score in the last minute of the match after a cross ball passed into the penalty area, which the goalkeeper came out, but Guimarães failed to put it in the net and it passed outside the field.

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