Regardless of controversy forward of kick-off, Cameroon got here again from behind to carry Serbia to a 3-3 draw of their Group G fixture on the FIFA World Cup 2022, in Qatar. The African group dropped star goalkeeper Andre Onana, with rumours of a conflict with head coach Rigobert Tune. It was Cameroon, who struck first with Jean-Charles Castelletto scoring within the Twenty ninth-minute to offer them a 1-0 lead. However Serbia had different plans as Strahinja Pavlovic equalsing within the first minute of added time within the first-half and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic prolonged his aspect’s lead on the cusp of half-time. It appeared prefer it was sport over for Cameroon as Aleksandar Mitrovic made it 3-1 for Serbia within the 53rd-minute.
Following Mitrovic’s objective, the highlight abruptly shifted to Cameroon’s star striker Vincent Aboubakar, who had earlier acknowledged that he was pretty much as good as Egypt’s Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah. “I don’t give a toss if folks don’t prefer it – I’m not impressed by him. I can do what he does. I simply don’t have the chance to play in a giant membership”, he had mentioned.
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The Al Nassr man backed up his declare with a shocking cheeky objective, which would depart you wanting extra. Making it 2-3 for Cameroon within the 63rd-minute, the 30-year-old made an ideal run to get on the top of Castelletto’s lengthy ball. On receiving the cross, the striker chipped it over the goalkeeper with such type that it might even impress Diego Maradona from his grave.
Aboubakar’s objective was like a get up name for Cameroon and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting equalised within the 66th-minute, gorgeous Serbia, who had anticipated it to be a straightforward sport.
Right here is the video of Aboubakar’s cheeky objective:
After full-time, Cameroon turned the third African group to keep away from defeat in a World Cup fixture, having been 2+ objectives behind, after South Africa (2-2 vs Paraguay in 2002) and Ivory Coast (3-2 vs Serbia in 2006). In the meantime, that is the second time Serbia have didn’t win a World Cup match regardless of having a two-goal lead (additionally 2-3 vs Ivory Coast in 2006), turning into the fourth aspect to have performed so in multiple match within the competitors (additionally England, Sweden and USSR).