>Cameroon 1, Czech Republic 1
>
>BRISBANE, Australia (AP)_ Lauren Etame Mayer scored a first-half goal to
>give
>Cameroon a 1-1 tie with the Czech Republic on Tuesday and a berth in the
>quarterfinals of the Olympic soccer tournament.
>The Indomitable Lions placed second to the United States in Group C. The
>Americans beat Kuwait 3-1.
>Both Cameroon and the United States had five points, but the Americans
>earned
>the first spot in the group because of a superior goal differential.
>Kuwait had three points and the Czechs one.
>Etame Mayer scored 23 minutes into the match and Lukas Dosek tied it on a
>rebound in the 73rd.
>Although its only chance of advancing was to win, the Czech team deployed
>mostly
>defensive tactics through most of the lackluster match, except in the final
>minutes, when it put heavy but fruitless pressure on the Africans.
>
>Copyright 1999 The Associated Press.

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