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00:00It's Pekina Faso who get us up and running.
00:17They had a far more difficult route to these finals, but they picked up wins against Togo,
00:26Niger, Ghana, Ivory Coast.
00:28Ghana were hosting that tournament as well in the youth set up with Pekina Faso for a
00:34long time now.
00:35Took the under-20 team to the 2021.
00:39They might be taking the lead in the under-17 version here early on.
00:43It's a deep one from Bagayogo all the way to the back post.
00:48And there's the volley.
00:49It's blocked.
00:50And finally, Gumbogo still going forward here.
00:57And still Cameroon trying to create an opening.
01:00In the end, it's a scuffed shot.
01:03And there's a low strike.
01:04That was a better connection from David Bondoma.
01:08Bondleg wasn't the best of passes, but Bondoma's made something of it.
01:18Trying to wriggle his way through and there'll be a long range strike, which wasn't too far
01:22past the far post.
01:29It's a decent ball through looking for the run of Tapsoba, who's been quiet so far.
01:44But Pekina Faso still coming forward and it's a brilliant run through.
01:49There's the shot.
01:51But here's a great chance for the first goal and it's in and Tapsoba is involved now.
01:57Well, he hasn't had much of a sniff so far in this game until that moment.
02:11It's Lukman Tapsoba who fires Pekina Faso into the lead.
02:18The goal coming slightly against the run of play.
02:20It was one ball through, which wasn't properly dealt with.
02:25And suddenly, the Birkenabbes had committed lots of players forward and it paid dividends.
02:37It looks as though briefly the chance had gone as Barra Jr. tried to force his way through,
02:43but he had the presence of mind to lay it off for Tapsoba, who does the rest.
02:51It's a very cool finish for a lad who only turned 15 yesterday.
02:56It was a fine run initially from Barra Jr. and when the ball came back to him, he knew
03:03where Tapsoba was.
03:07Kondolek in his attempt, six white shirts in the middle, waiting for this corner from
03:12Bagayogo.
03:13It was kept in by Kondolek, it's a possible cross, it is a shot in the end, it was ambitious
03:23and never likely to trouble goalkeeping.
03:25Encounter here.
03:30Mikel Koulibaly with a free kick, headed up by Tapsoba, wasn't particularly well dealt
03:39with.
03:40Etundi, looking for the run of Bondoma, who's in behind here, has time to size up his options.
03:48Has to take the corner.
03:49It's a good ball in, but the header is off target from Bondoma.
03:55Important tackle from Tamak.
04:02Bondoma has an excellent pass for Oscar Etundi and he heads straight towards the byline.
04:10Looking for a pullback and there it is, the shot's blocked.
04:15Still a chance, here is it, oh that must have been close to an equaliser.
04:19To the middle, it's a good delivery.
04:21Still a chance maybe for a shot, it's dinked in towards the back post and there's a strike
04:25it into the side netting from Bondoma.
04:29And it's a direct hit from, collects the clearance and goes for a goal from the halfway
04:38line.
04:39This could be an incredible goal, oh what a moment.
04:45Well it's the second day of this tournament but you're not going to see a better goal
04:49than that.
04:53The youngster who only turned 15 a day ago has scored what will probably always remain
05:06the best goal of his career because if he betters that, it would have to be some strike.
05:13What a way to announce yourself.
05:16There didn't look to be much on when the ball was lofted forward towards him but how about
05:22that.
05:23At least 55 yards it was judged absolutely perfectly.
05:31Lopez always seemed to know he was in trouble.
05:36In the end he didn't even get close to it, not many keepers would have done.
05:41It's a sensational strike.
05:47Well his first goal was coolly taken, his second is spectacular.
05:59Provides a celebration to match it as well.
06:04And Burkina Faso find themselves 2-0 in front, almost solely down to the individual brilliance
06:13of Lukman Tapsoba.
06:18Another go, he's already had one free kick and well the first one wasn't great, the second
06:26one was worse and at halftime it's 2-0 to Burkina Faso.
06:30That only tells half the story, Cameroon have had plenty of...
06:37Cameroon scored 22 times in three games in qualifying, they're going to need at least
06:45two in the second half here if they're going to avoid starting their campaign with a defeat.
06:56Calmly nodded back to his goalkeeper by Georges Mbinde.
07:02Now Chris Tmack can try and bring the ball forward for Cameroon, it's a decent pass.
07:10Andre Emini, four players into the box, it was a good delivery and strong goalkeeping
07:16by Lopez.
07:17He had two players, Emini, finds Bondoma and now here's a chance and not for the first
07:28time Cameroon scuff an effort off target, showed too much of it to Sacco but Cameroon
07:36gets it back and here's a chance, will they pull one back here, took too long to get a
07:41shot away.
07:42That was a big opportunity but it's been wasted and there's a header, going for goal was David
07:51Bondoma.
07:52That was well worked by Mimbang and here's Bondoma, slides it through for Dumbogo, pulls
07:57it across and it's an important interception.
08:02Fafana again looking for Junior, it's a good layoff from Fafana, Junior gets it back, finds
08:08the space for the shot.
08:10Well the far side of the goal looked to be the better option.
08:14Skipper Barrow coming across, he stays down, Mimbang plays it through, can they pull this
08:21one back, there's an appeal for handball not given, Mimbang's shot is blocked, it's still
08:26alive here though, it's been shanked all the way across goal, Emine again goes on with
08:32another Bikini Faso player down and hurt and that's a good ball through, this is a great
08:39chance for Mimbang and he takes it expertly and Cameroon are back in this now.
08:50That goal had been coming, they were piling on the pressure, just unable to provide the
08:57finishing touch but this time it's a really good ball through and David Mimbang found
09:05himself in all sorts of space, bearing down on goal, made no mistake it's a good finish
09:12from Mimbang, goalkeeper Werdraogo given no chance, the Bikini Faso defence completely
09:24split in two, Barrow caught well out of position, it's a good finish from Mimbang, Bondoma gets
09:41the assist, he deserves for a very impressive performance so far today, 2-1 now, this game
10:00is far from done, as Bikini Faso players struggling more and more physically, that free kick decision
10:10probably could have gone either way, Bondoma gets a foul, the 5 minutes are up, will there
10:18be any more, Diakite and there goes the final whistle, there won't be time for the free
10:28kick, Bikini Faso have held on to clinch an opening victory in Group B over Cameroon,
10:38it was a tight game, Cameroon.