Cape Verde 0-0 Zambia: Both Teams Crash Out With Draw // Cap-vert 0-0 Zambie : Les Deux Crash D’équipes Dehors Avec Draw

The 1-1 draw recorded by DR Congo was enough to send them through on goals scored and send Cape Verde out at the group stages

Cape Verde and Zambia crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations following a goalless draw in their final Group B game at Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín on Monday.

A victory would have been enough for either nation to progress to the quarter-finals, but they lacked the quality to reach the last eight and Democratic Republic of Congo and Tunisia progressed following their 1-1 draw.

Cape Verde went into the game in second place, but bow out after drawing all three games, with Democratic Republic of Congo leapfrogging them on goals scored.

Zambia, the 2012 Afcon winners, entered the game knowing they had to win to have any chance of going through.

Evans Kangwa and Mukuka Mulenga had clear opportunities to hand Zambia victory late on, but both men were unable to finish.

Incessant torrential rain led to puddles developing on the pitch and it seemed the game could be postponed, but both sides persevered in vain as their tournament was cut short.

The onus was on Zambia to get on the front foot from the off, but neither side looked threatening in the opening stages.

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha breathed a sigh of relief when he spilled Given Singuluma’s long-range drive and Kangwa was wrongly adjudged to be offside as he followed it up.

Zambia captain Rainford Kalaba then had half a chance to open the scoring when he was given too much space in the penalty area 23 minutes in, but his tame shot was deflected wide.

Cape Verde’s Garry Rodrigues showed a sharp turn of pace to get down the inside right 10 minutes before the break, then let himself down with a lack of composure by firing off target with a poor finish.

It was Cape Verde who finished the half strongly, though, with Zambia enduring two alarming moments just before the break.

Toni Varela got his header all wrong when he was left unmarked from a Rodrigues free-kick. Winger Rodrigues then delivered a side-footed set-piece which somehow evaded everybody and went out for a goal-kick.

Conditions deteriorated at the start of the second half, with standing water appearing on the pitch as the rain continued to lash down, preventing the ball from rolling in certain areas of the pitch.

The game was allowed to continue, though, and substitute Djaniny forced a save from Kennedy Mweene with a long-range drive that bounced awkwardly in front of the Zambia goalkeeper.

Kangwa resorted to desperate measures when he took a dive in the penalty area and was shown a yellow card 15 minutes from time.

The same player was unable to make contact with Chisamba Lungu’s cross three minutes later as Zambia pressed for a winner, while Mulenga also spurned a golden opportunity when firing wide from close range in stoppage time.

FRENCH VERSION

Cape-vert et la Zambie s’est écrasé sur la coupe d’Afrique desNations suite à un match nul dans leur dernier match du groupeB à Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín lundi.

Une victoire aurait été suffisant pour chaque nation d’évoluervers les quarts de finale, mais ils n’avaient pas la qualité pouratteindre les quarts et République démocratique du Congo et laTunisie ont progressé après leur match nul 1-1.

Cap-Vert est entré en jeu à la deuxième place, mais la révérenceaprès que trois matchs, de dessin avec eux sautant sur les buts de la République démocratique du Congo a marqué.

Zambie, les gagnants de Afcon 2012, entré dans le jeu sachantqu’ils devaient gagner pour avoir une chance de passer.

Evans keny et Mukuka Mulenga eu des occasions claires à lamain la victoire de la Zambie tard, mais les deux hommes n’ontpas pas terminer.

Incessante torrentielle pluie conduit à développer sur le terrainde flaques et il semblait que le jeu pourrait être reporté, mais les deux côtés ont persévéré en vain comme leur tournoi a étéécourtée.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conditions détériorées au début de la seconde moitié, ayantqualité pour agir de l’eau qui apparaissent sur le terrain commela pluie a continué à s’en prendre vers le bas, empêchant leballon de rouler dans certaines zones du terrain.

Cependant, le jeu a été autorisé à continuer, et substitut Djaninyforcé une Economie de Kennedy Chisu avec un lecteur de longue portée qui a rebondi maladroitement devant le gardien de laZambie.

Keny a eu recours à des mesures désespérées quand il a pris unplongeon dans la surface de réparation et a montré un cartonjaune à 15 minutes de la fin.

Le même joueur a été incapable de prendre contact avec la Croixde Chisamba Lungu trois minutes plus tard que la Zambieenfoncée pour un gagnant, tout en Mulenga également repousséune occasion en or lors du tir large à bout portant dans les arrêts de jeu.

 

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