After 120 mins and in overtime
cameroon wins in free kicks
senegal really deserves praise
 
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Sunday, 10 February, 2002, 11:21 GMT
Cameroon seal shootout glory
African Nations Cup final
Cameroon 0-0 Senegal (Cameroon win 3-2 on penalties)

MISS - Cameroon 3-2 Senegal Cisse has his penalty saved, ensuring Cameroon retain their African Cup of Nations crown.

MISS - Cameroon 3-2 Senegal Sylva saves to his left from Rigobert Song.

MISS - Cameroon 3-2 Senegal El-Hadji Diouf completes a miserable match by putting his penalty wide of the post.

GOAL - Cameroon 3-2 Senegal Njitap places it into the corner as Sylva dives the wrong way.

MISS - Cameroon 2-2 Senegal Boukar makes the save from Faye to his left.

GOAL - Cameroon 2-2 Senegal Lauren's casual penalty almost glides into the centre of the goal.

GOAL - Cameroon 1-2 Senegal Fadiga smacks it high into the top left corner.

GOAL - Cameroon 1-1 Senegal Suffo blasts the ball ni.

GOAL - Cameroon 0-1 Senegal - Coly's kick is almost saved by Boukar, but just creeps over the line

MISS - Cameroon 0-0 Senegal - Wome's first kick is well punched away by Sylva to his right.

Penalty shoot-out


Full time in extra time: Cameroon 0-0 Senegal

120 mins: Senegal win a throw after Coly challenges Olembe. Eto'o then is denied by Sylva as he runs onto a good through ball. It is the last action in open play.

119 mins: Senegal win a free kick inside their own half after Suffo fouled Diao.

118 mins: Both sides are struggling for control inside the Senegalese half. Fadiga gets himself involved in a scuffle, but Cameroon win a throw and there is no caution.

115 mins: Cameroon win a corner. There is a tussle and the Cameroonians win another corner after Diao blocks. Senegal clear the second time.

113 mins: Fadiga plays a Senegalese freekick straight into the Cameroon defence. Boukar comes out and snatches the ball off the head of Soulaymane Camara.

110 mins: Cameroon are looking for passage into the Senegal defence through Eto'o, but he cannot do it and Coly clears on the right side. Diouf beats Song and squares to Camara, but he is too late to beat Boukar.

109 mins: Diouf is fouled and gets a free kick for Senegal in their own area. The ball is wasted with a long cross too far to the right, and the throw goes to Cameroon.

108 mins: Boukar dashes to cut out a pass squared to Diouf by Ndiaye.

107 mins: Diao clears out of his area but it goes out for a throw. Cameroon advance.

106 mins: Souleymane Camara comes on for Henri Camara for Senegal, and Cameroon kick off the second half of extra time.


Half time in extra time: Cameroon 0-0 Senegal

104 mins: Cameroon bring in Patrick Suffo and Ndiefi goes off.

102 mins: The two chances seem to have given Senegal a boost. The Cameroonians win a freekick from 25 yards out, but it goes wide.

101 mins: Faye places a cross in the box for Diouf but Boukar gets on to it first. Camara also lays off a nice pass which Boukar collects.

100 mins: Fadiga is pushed by Olembe as Senegal advance.

98 mins: Eto'o squares for Ndiefi but the ball is too fast.

97 mins: Ndiefi misses an easy chance with a header from Wome's cross coming from the left. But Cameroon seem to have the edge now in the match and it is whether a question of what time they will score.

96 mins: Cameroon try to penetrate but are faced with desperate defending. Senegal's surges forward are lacking in rhythm.

95 mins: Coly is shown the yellow card for stopping Olembe after Cameroon won possession.

94 mins: Throw to Senegal after Diao challenges Wome. Both players have angry exchanges.

93 mins: Olembe dribbles past Diao but his shot soars over the bar.

92 mins: Senegal advance with throw ins. Diouf plays the ball to Coly but he is challenged by Wome and Tchato.

91 mins: Senegal kick off the first period of extra time. They have made a substitution: Pape Diop is on for Moustapha Faye.


Full time: Cameroon 0-0 Senegal

90 mins: Two minutes of added time is displayed. Ndiefi is offside. It's heading towards extra-time but anything is possible.

89 mins: A very fast Senegal attack is foiled by Song who puts it out of touch.

88 mins: Camara is booked for a foul on Tchato.

87 mins: Sylva catches a shot by Ndiefi from a narrow angle.

86 mins: Foe does well in midfield as he makes a back pass to thwart a Senegalese build up.

84 mins: Senegal try to advance with Ndiaye and Diouf combining on the left but Song blocks.

83 mins: Ndiefi crosses, but it is too powerful for Eto'o to head home.

81 mins: Senegal are definately coming back into the game. Good defending by Cameroon as Njitap and Song combine to clear.

79 mins: Fadiga is in space in the Cameroon penalty area, but Olembe makes it back and just clears for a corner.

76 mins: Cameroon pile the pressure. They win another throw but Sylva catch easily after Song's stylish kick.

75 mins: Olembe crosses. Etame heads towards goal but Mousssa Ndiaye puts it out for a corner.

72 mins: Sylva catches the long throw in by the Cameroonians.

71 mins: Ndiefi misses a clear chance, as the ball hits the bottom of the far post and rebounds. Ndiefi had only the keeper to beat.

69 mins: Diouf is offside after Fadiga puts him through with a pass. Foe pushes Coly in the Senegalese half as the defender was about to clear his area. Kalla is back on the pitch.

67 mins: Kalla heads from a corner kick to the bottom of the far post but Sylva saves. Kalla is stretchered off the field.

65 mins: Kalla uses Diouf's shoulders to climb for a header, and Ghandour calls for a foul. Freekick to Senegal from 30 yards. The kick is blocked by the Cameroonians and Olembe picks it up for a counter.

63 mins: Moussa Ndiaye takes the ball away from Njitap. He squares it to Fadiga. Ndiaye crosses low inside the penalty area but Boukar saves.

61 mins: Coly dispossesses Olembe on the overlap but is stopped at the edge of the Cameroon box. Ndiefi is booked for fouling Diop.

57 mins: Diouf is fouled by Song 30 yards inside the Camerooninan half.

56 mins: Cameroon are definately on top at this stage of the second half.

55 mins: Ndiefi is unable to get the right touch to the ball after rounding Cisse and almost the keeper.

53 mins: Cameroon take control but Senegal clears their area.. Salif Diao plays a cross to Diouf but Song sweeps the ball away to a throw.

52 mins: Diouf takes on Kalla but he is blocked. Fadiga chested but Song clears away. Cameroon go on the attack but are foiled by Cisse.

51 mins: Ndiefi fires over the bar from the edge of the box.

49 mins: Eto'o is injured but play continues.

47 mins: Song fouls Diouf as Senegal look for space in the Cameroon defence. Tchato clears for a throw, cutting out Camara.

47 mins: Foe blocks Diouf from getting to a cross.

46 mins: Foe attemps a chip straight from the kickoff but Sylva catches easily.


Half time: Cameroon 0-0 Senegal

Half time: Cameroon finished the first-half strongly but the Senegalese had started the match with the upper hand. It has been a fifty-fifty battle so far with chances to both sides. The absence of two key players in the match seems to be having an effect on both teams. Mboma's absence means that Senegal have less aerial work to do in attack but must keep up with the pace of Ndiefi and Eto'o.

45 mins: Cameroon win a corner as Eto'o is blocked by Tony Sylva. The Senegal line just clears.

43 mins: Eto'o puts the ball in the back of the Senegal net after a long Cameroon throw, but the referee rules the goal out for a foul on Sylva.

40 mins: Etame Mayer cross is saved by Sylva. Njitap cuts inside the Senegalese box but he is under pressure and cannot shoot. Ndiefi is offside as he tries to win the tackle in the box.

38 mins: Goalkick to Senegal. Song heads poorly towards his own goal, but there is no danger as Cameroon retain possession. But they lose it after Wome fouls Coly.

37 mins: The game gathers steam again as both sides engage in heated exchanges in midfield in a battle for control.

35 mins: Diatta clears away after a cross into the box almost find its way to Eto'o.

33 mins: Good show of skill by Diouf, who rounds two of his markers and finds Ndiaye. There's a scramble and the ball is cleared by Cameroon.

32 mins: Boukar stops a threatening Senegal onslaught after a freekick by Fadiga. Song heads poorly trying to clear; Camara heads again but Boukar jumps high to stop the danger.

31 mins: Eto'o Fils misses again from the edge of the penalty box after his initial shot was blocked by Lamine Diatta. Sylva dives to his right to save again.

30 mins: Mayer sends a cross into the box for Ndiefi, but the striker misses his header and Sylva comes and dives and catches the ball.

28 mins: Diouf crosses into the Cameroon box, but there is nobody there to challenge the back line.

26 mins: El-Hadji Diouf has an exquisite effort with a volley from outside the Cameroon penalty area that just drifts wide at the last moment.

24 mins: Cameroon have their best chance. Eto'o beats two defenders on the right lays off for Ndiefi to tap home, but he misses and the ball hits outside the side of the net.

23 mins: A freekick to Cameroon travels across the face of goal. Sylva comes out to punch out but misses, but the referee has spotted something and gives Foe a yellow card.

22 mins: Cameroon go on a raid into the Senegal half. After a string of good passes, Daf steals the ball and boots it out of his area as Eto'o prepares to shoot.

20 mins: Makhtar Ndiaye is losing the ball to often and gives it away this time to Foe.

19 mins:Senegal's corner is cleared by Song. The ball goes to Fadiga, but he takes a shot that goes high in the skies.

18 mins: Camara is denied by excellent keeping from Boukar as Senegal break forward again.

17 mins: Njitap plays a long cross into the box but three Senegalese defenders were available to avert any danger.

15 mins: The game is now being played at a very fast tempo. Cameroon go deep inside the Senegalese area. Coly tries to win a tackle - he loses the ball but is brought down. Referee Al Ghandour gives the advantage but Salif Diao cannot retain the ball. Ndiefi dribbles two defenders and misses as Sylva comes off his post to catch the ball.

14 mins: Boukar collects a long aerial cross from a Senegalese freekick.

13 mins: Eto'o fires the first shot on target for Cameroon. Tony Sylva bends low to catch.

12 mins: Fadiga takes a freekick halfway inside the Cameroon box. Camara heads inside the penalty area, but Boukar collects it easily.

10 mins: Cameroon control and try to build up a decent attack from right to left, but the cross to Wome was too wide down the left flank.

9 mins: A Senegal cross from the left is just too long for Diouf to get to.

8 mins: The Senegalese are very fast on the attack and they are seeing much more of the action in their opponents' area.

7 mins: Alioum Boukar rises to catch the corner and is fouled in the process.

6 mins: Senegal get their third successive throw in and advance into the Cameroon box. Their constant pressure leads to a Fadiga corner.

4 mins: Camara misses a really good chance for Senegal, after El-Hadji Diuof breaks through the Cameroon defence. He lays it beautifully back to Camara, but he blazes over from barely over six yards out.

3 mins: Senegal are in possession in their own half. Pape Diop plays to Daf in the left who finds Diouf.

2 mins: Throw to Senegal, as the Dakar Lions develop their first attack on the right side of their midfield. Cameroon mark tightly, however, and there is no chance to penetrate.

1 mins: Senegal start the 23rd final of the African Nations Cup.

Teams:

Cameroon: 1-Boukar Alioum; 2-Bill Tchato, 4-Rigobert Song, 5-Raymond Kalla, 8-Geremi, 3-Pierre Wome, 12-Lauren, 17-Marc-Vivien Foe, 20-Salomon Olembe, 9-Samuel Eto'o, 11-Pius Ndiefi

Senegal: 1-Tony Sylva; 2-Omar Daf, 6-Aliou Cisse, 13-Lamine Diatta, 17-Ferdinand Coly; 15-Salif Diao, 19-Pape Bouba Diop, 22-Makhtar Ndiaye, 10-Khalilou Fadiga; 7-Henri Camara, 11-El Hadj Ousseynou Diouf

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