Admin l Sunday, January 23, 2022
LIMBE, Cameroun – The keenly contested game between Burkina Faso and Garbon at the 20,000 capacity Limbe Omnisport Stadium in Limbe, Cameroun, ended up in favour of Burkina Faso which defeated their opponent 7-6 via penalty shot out.
The game ended 1-1 after 120 minutes of play, forcing the teams to go into penalty shot out.
But it was a deserved victory for Burkina Faso, which dominated the encounter, securing 51 percent ball possession against Garbon that had 49 percent.
Burkina Faso had 6 shots on target as against 4 by Garbon. Burkina Faso was able to secure just 5 corner kicks during the thrilling encounter, while Garbon having 10 corner kicks.
But it was Burkina Faso that had the highest fouls, 27 against 24 by Garbon, which also had the only Yellow card during the encounter.