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Africa Cup 2015 GROUP A

Burkina Faso vs Gabon 0:2

 

Goals:
Aubameyang 19′ 
Evouna 72′

HT: 0:1

 

Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring with a cool finish from inside the penalty area before the break.

Burkina Faso were dangerous throughout with Vitesse Arnhem's Chelsea loanee Bertrand Traore being denied by goalkeeper Didier Ovono in both halves.

But Malick Evouna sealed the win with a 72nd-minute header.

The win puts Gabon top of Group A after the other game in the group ended in 1:1 draw between hosts Equatorial Guinea and Congo earlier in the day.

After winning only two of their first 26 Nations Cup matches, Burkina Faso went all the way to the final in 2013 before defeat by Nigeria.

They started the 2015 tournament encouragingly as 19-year-old Traore, on loan at Dutch side Vitesse this season, saw a fierce volley parried away by goalkeeper Didier Ovono.

But, against the run of play, Aubameyang showed his quality as he kept his cool to side-foot the ball into the net after Andre Poko's pass.

Counting penalty shootout defeats as draws, Gabon have lost only one of their last eight Africa Cup of Nations matches but were slightly fortunate to be ahead at the break as Traore threatened constantly.

It was Burkina Faso who again looked more likely to score after the interval but, after Traore's close-range shot was blocked by Ovono, Gabon made sure of victory.

Charlton's Frederic Bulot advanced down down the right and his cross was headed home by Evouna to seal victory.


Burkina Faso coach Paul Put:

"We dominated the first half and created clear chances, but unfortunately Didier Ovono was very strong today and he won the points for Gabon.

"If you can't score goals, you can't win matches. 

That's the rule of this game. 

"It's a shame, but that's the way it is.

In the second half we tried to keep going and had more chances. 

You need luck and patience in front of goal if you are to score, but that wasn't the case for us."

 


LINE-UP, BOOKINGS & SUBSTITUTIONS


BURKINA FASO

23 Sanou
05 Koffi    
02 Yago
04 Koné
13 Bambara
17 Zongo (Bancé - 66' )    
06 Kone (Nakoulma - 77' )
18 Kaboré
19 Traore
10 Traoré
11 Pitroipa


SUBSTITUTES
        
01 Fofana
03 Yedan
08 Koulibaly
09 Gouo
12 Guira
14 Balima
15 Bancé
16 Soulama
20 Ouédraogo
21 Traore
22 Nakoulma

 

GABON
        
01 Ovono
08 Palun
05 Ecuele Manga
04 Musavu-King
06 Obiang Booked
17 Biyogo Poko
10 Bulot Booked
11 Madinda (Mbingui - 83' )
22 Ndong Booked (Kanga - 63' )
09 Aubameyang
07 Evouna (Lengoualama - 87' )


SUBSTITUTES
        
02 Appindangoye
03 Lengoualama
12 Kanga
13 Mbingui
14 Oto'o Zué
15 Ndong
16 Mfa Mezui
18 N'Doumbou
19 Ze Ondo
20 Sokambi
21 Rogombe
23 Bitseki Moto

 

Ref: Rajindraparsad Seechurn

17 Jan 2015
(BBC Sport UK)

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