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Remontada Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea in Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations·Round 1 Wed 24/12·14:30
Burkina Faso
2-1 FT
Equatorial Guinea
  • Minoungou90+5'
  • Tapsoba90+8'
  • Marvin85'
Stade Mohamed V (Casablanca)Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour
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Difficulty
79

Burkina Faso trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 85'Trailed by one goal
  2. 90+5'Equaliser
  3. 90+8'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 85 to the final whistle: Burkina Faso had 5 shots (2 on target), Equatorial Guinea only 1.

Changes by coach Traoré

Minoungou came on for Traoré (79') and scored, C. Irié came on for Yago (89').

Equatorial Guinea down to ten

Red card for Ndong in minute 50, and Burkina Faso made the extra man count.

The last 15 minutes

2 goals by Burkina Faso came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 73% of fans backed Burkina Faso to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT85'90+5'Red card 50'Substitution 70'Substitution 70'Substitution 70'Substitution 79'Substitution 89'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadBurkina Faso goal Equatorial Guinea goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Burkina Faso chances, below: Equatorial Guinea. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
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Match story

  1. 50'

    Red card for Ndong, leaving Equatorial Guinea with ten men

  2. 85'

    Marvin opened the scoring for Equatorial Guinea, assisted by Akapo, putting Equatorial Guinea ahead 1-0.

  3. 90+5'

    Minoungou equalised for Burkina Faso, assisted by Ouattara, to make it 1-1.

  4. 90+8'

    Tapsoba completed the turnaround for Burkina Faso, putting Burkina Faso ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

Burkina FasoEquatorial Guinea
67%Possession33%
2.3Chance quality (xG)0.26
16Shots5
5On target1
5Big chances0
9Corners3
481Passes241

Top players

1
MarvinEquatorial Guinea · Centre Back
7.7
2
MinoungouBurkina Faso · Centre Forward
7.6
3
TapsobaBurkina Faso · Centre Back
7.5
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Burkina Faso 73%Draw 16%Equatorial Guinea 11%
from 12,998 votes

Line-ups

Equatorial Guinea4-4-2
6.1 Koffi 7.4 K. Kouassi 7.5 Tapsoba 6.8 Dayo 6.3 Yago 6.6 Touré 5.9 I. Ouédraogo 6.9 G. Sangare 7.1 Ouattara 5.9 P. Kabore 7.2 Traoré 6.1 Owono 4.7 Ndong 6.3 Coco 6.8 Esteban 7.3 Akapo 6.4 Papa 6.4 Ganet 6.3 Mascarell 6.1 Salvador 7.0 Pepín 6.4 Zúñiga
Burkina Faso4-3-3
Burkina Faso coach: Traoré Equatorial Guinea coach: Micha

Match events

Burkina FasoEquatorial Guinea
  1. I. OuédraogoYellow card
    32'
  2. NdongRed card
    50'
  3. OndoSubstitution · for Papa
    53'
  4. JannickSubstitution · for Pepín
    67'
  5. SalvadorYellow card
    67'
  6. EnemeSubstitution · for Salvador
    68'
  7. TraoréSubstitution · for P. Kabore
    70'
  8. S. SimporéSubstitution · for I. Ouédraogo
    70'
  9. S. KiSubstitution · for G. Sangare
    70'
  10. TraoréVAR
    73'
  11. MinoungouSubstitution · for Traoré
    79'
  12. MarvinSubstitution · for Ganet
    82'
  13. HanzaSubstitution · for Zúñiga
    82'
  14. MarvinGoal · assist: Akapo
    85'
  15. C. IriéSubstitution · for Yago
    89'
  16. MinoungouGoal · assist: Ouattara
    90+5'
  17. TapsobaGoal
    90+8'