Lusail ∙ Vincent Aboubakar’s header goal (1-0) in the third minute of injury time was from Jerome Mbekeli’s cross raised to the center of the box after a counter attack from the right wing. Cameroon won the World Cup for the first time since 2002. Captain Vincent Abubakar celebrated his proud moment by breaking the rules and taking off his jersey because he was convinced that he was out even if he won.
After that, the referee Ismail Elfat came running. The law is the law even when there is a lot of emotionalism. Vincent was sent off after receiving a second yellow card and then a red card. It was a heartwarming sight that referee Ismail Elfat congratulated Vincent Abubakar by shaking his hand and patting him on the shoulder before raising the red card.
In the third minute of injury time, Ismail Elfat couldn’t leave without congratulating the Cameroon captain who broke through the Brazilian defense and scored a header goal that broke the canaries’ chests. Cameroon’s prequarter hopes ended with a lopsided one-goal defeat to Brazil. Cameroon are third in Group G with four points. After Switzerland defeated Serbia by three goals against Switzerland, the Swiss team secured the prequarter as the second place. Switzerland has six points with two wins and one loss.
Brazil fired 21 shots at the Cameroon goal and were denied a single chance thanks to the determination of their defense and the superman performance of goalkeeper Davies Epasi. Cameroon also filled the field with counter-attacks at the opportunities presented during Brazil’s constant advances. They hit a total of 7 goal shots. 3 of them, including Vincent’s lightning header, were on target. Christopher Wu, Enzo Eboso, Nicolas Ngamaloo and Vincent Abubakar have been named in the starting eleven by coach Rigobert Song who made 4 changes from the team that drew against Serbia. Nicolas Nkoulo, Jean-Charles Castellato, Martin Hongla and Carl Toko Ekambi were placed on the reserve bench.
English Summary: Referee Ismail Elfath applauds Vincent Aboubakar’s late headed winner against Brazil