Angola surpassed Namibia easily, although he had to fight for 23 minutes, between 17 and 40 with one less, due to the dismissal of Neblú, the goalkeeper. The force was leveled in the 43rd minute, due to a double yellow on Haukongowhen they were 1-0 thanks to a goal from Gelson Dala. Shortly after he scored the second and in the second half, in the 66th minute It’s messy sentenced (3-0).
In the first half, Namibia’s best minutes took place, as they believed in the possibility of causing a surprise, defeating Angola and reaching the quarterfinals. In the first minutes, apart from not having any problems, they have a very clear situation. In the 16th minute, Angola’s weakness in defense disappeared Museum Hand in hand with Neblú, whom he tried to beat with a Vaseline, the goalkeeper, who was outside the area, cleaned it with his hands and immediately realized his mistake. Especially considering the ball was loose and he was likely to stop it. He left his team one short and on top of that a dangerous foul. The Angolans remained somewhat anesthetized until they gradually became comfortable.
The end of the first decisive action
In the 38th minute, Gélson Dala broke the glass with a great pass into space Gilberto for Fredy, which only needs to be lifted up and placed on the plate for Dala to push. Two minutes later, in the 40th minute, Haukongo He saw a second yellow when he blocked Gélson and the forces were even. A heavy blow for Namibia who in a short period of time saw how they were 10 against 10 and behind on the scoreboard. In the 42nd minute, Gelson scored his fourth goal of the tournament with a superb header at the far post.
The second half was uneventful, Angola defended and continued to counterattack, while Namibia were unhinged in their attempt to overcome a result that was too bad. In the 66th minute, Mabululu took advantage of a good move to define from the front to the far post with great quality. In stoppage time the Angolans were able to extend the lead with a shot against the crossbar.
In the quarterfinals, Cameroon or Nigeria, who will face each other this Saturday (9 pm), will face Angola, which remains undefeated.
Source: La Verdad
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