Blow by blow: Cape Verde Islands vs Zambia

Starting XI

Cape Verde: Dias, Varela, C. Tavares, I. Tavares, Barros, Monteiro, Rocha, Lima, Ramos, Rodrigues, Mendes

Zambia: Mweene, Sunzu, Nkausu, Munthali, Mtonga, Mbola, Kalaba, Lungu, Musonda, Singuluma, Kangwa.

– the referee blows his whistle for full time. Full time score, Cape Verde Islands 0-0 Zambia

– 90+’ Kalaba misses the target by inches. Goal kick to Cape verde.

– 90′ 3 minutes of added time will be played

– 89′ Cape Verde gets a lifeline in the form of a free kick outside the penalty box

– 87′ Kalaba’s attempt at goal is straight at Dias. Goal kick to Cape Verde

– 85′ throw in for Zambia

– 82′ free kick to Cape Verde

– 81′ goal kick to Cape Verde

– 80′ offside call goes against Cape Verde. Goal kick to Zambia

– 78′ Kangwa fire wide at goal, he failed to put the ball into an open net

– 76′ offside call goes against Cape Verde

– 74′ Kangwa is booked for simulation (diving in the box).

– 73′ offside call goes against Cape Verde

– 70′ Cape Verde lose the ball outside the penalty box

– 66′ goal kick to Mweene

– 63′ Mweene pulls off a brilliant save to deny Cape Verde a goal

– 58′ goal kick to Zambia

– 57′ Zambia’s cross into the box misses the players and goes out for a goal kick

– 56′ throw in for Zambia

– 52′ free kick awarded to Cape Verde. The free kick shot is punched away by Mweene

– 51′ the rain is making life difficult for players

– 50′ the ball is played back to Dias

– 49′ offside call goes against Cape Verde

– 46′ throw in for Zambia

– Cape verde get the second half underway

– referee blows for half time. Half time score, Cape Verde Islands 0-0 Zambia

– 45′ Munthali is booked for a late tackle on Ramos

– 44′ 1 minute of added time will be played

– 43′ I. Tavares directs the ball over Mweene’s goal posts with a header

– 41′ a powerful free kick shot by Kalaba is punched away by Dias

– 40′ Mendes fires a shot straight at Mweene

– 39′ the ball is played back to Dias

– 37′ offside call goes against Zambia

– 35′ Rodrigues sprints forward, he hits the side netting. Goal kick to Zambia

– 33′ Musonda strikes the ball straight into the human wall. Cape Verde clears

– 32′ free kick to Zambia on the edge of the box as Kangwa is fouled

– 29′ Cape Verde knocking the ball around trying to create opportunities

– 27′ throw in for Cape Verde

– 23′ corner kick to Zambia. Cape Verde defence successfully and initiate a counter. Zambia break the attack

– 21′ the offside call goes against Kalaba

– 20′ Zambia defends the corner successfully

– 18′ free kick Cape Verde outside the penalty box. The human wall does its job as the ball is deflected out for a corner

– 16′ Kangwa does well to round the keeper but fails to beat  C. Tavares to score

– 14′ Mweene come out to collect a cross in the box

– 13′ throw for Cape Verde

– 11′ Musonda fires wide at goal. Goal kick to Cape Verde

– 9′ Zmabia lose the ball in the final third. Cape Verde clear

– 5′ corner kick to Cape Verde. Zambia scramble to clear the ball

– 4′ throw in for Cape Verde

– 2′ Cape Verde on the attack. Rodrigues fails to keep the ball from going out of play. Goal kick to Zambia

– Kick off! Cape Verde playing from left to right. Zambia attacking right to left