The Amavubi of Rwanda came home to Kigali to face off with Benin. The Amavubi were completely dominant throughout the match, generating lots of pressure and many scoring chances, but nothing ever seemed to come of their superiority. The first half ended scoreless.
In the second period, Rwanda continued in the ascendancy, but it was Razak Omotoyossi for the second time in as many games who came through with a goal for Benin, this time completely against the run of play. Benin led 1-0 until a late penalty call led to an ejection for Benin's Khaled Adenon in minute 85. The resulting spot kick was converted, though the goalkeeper got a hand to the shot. Rwanda had another chance go begging, and the Amavubi will be disappointed with the 1-1 draw.
Mali faced Algeria in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in the final match of CAF qualifying in 2012. Mali were forced to move their home match abroad due to continuing civil unrest after the coup d'etat in April. Nevertheless, the Malians were well supported in the crowd. They must have been bitterly disappointed with their goalkeeper early because Soumaila Diakite botched an easy grab off a soft bounce with no pressure, leading to a tap-in goal on an open net to give Algeria a 1-0 advantage. Goalscorer Islam Slimani almost got his second within twenty minutes when he slipped past Diakite, but Slimani fired wide on another open net. The miss would prove costly five minutes later. Mahamadou Ndiaye equalizer off a header from the penalty spot after Mali had earned a corner. The 1-1 scoreline was maintained through the half.
With only ten minutes left to play, Mali earned themselves another corner. The set piece ended up created a scramble in the box as the ball trickled off frame to the right of goal. Mali's Mobido Maiga was first to the ball, and using the outside of his left foot, he crafted an inside-out swing chip into the roof of the net befitting a gamewinning goal. Mali made the lead stand up and hold on to win 2-1. The result means Benin lead Group H at the end of 2012.
Benin 4 pts +1
Algeria 3 pts +3Mali 3 pts 0
Rwanda 1 pts -4
Goals
Benin
Razak Omotoyossi 74
Rwanda
Labama Kamana 88 PK
Mali
Mahamadou Ndiaye 30
Mobido Maiga 80
Algeria
Islam Slimani 7
Match Reports:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201206100192.html
http://allafrica.com/stories/201206110156.html
http://www.goal.com/en/match/77998/mali-vs-algeria/preview
Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj_Qde4h8Bw (Rwanda v. Benin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3HnvqwI7Zw (Mali v. Algeria)
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