Cape Verde 2 - Tunisia 0; Sierra Leone 3 - Equatorial Guinea 2

Freetown was the site for Sierra Leone's home match against Equatorial Guinea.  Sierra Leone took a lead soon after the twenty-minute mark passed through a Mustapha Bangura goal.  A penalty kick was converted by Sierra Leone to double their lead with just over five minutes to play in the first period.  The hosts lead 2-0 going into halftime.

Twenty minutes from time, Alhassan Kamara scored a goal for Sierra Leone to put the match beyond doubt.  3-0 was the score.  Equatorial Guinea pulled back two goals in the final three minutes, but they could not complete the miraculous comeback.  Sierra Leone win 3-2.

Cape Verde, previously eliminated but later given new life due to sanctions against Equatorial Guinea, needed a victory and only a victory to avoid elimination in Rades today.  Hosts Tunisia needed only a draw to advance and had yet to lose in the tournament.  Tunisia had the first decent chance of the match, but Cape Verde were not overawed by the occasion.  A Cape Verdean cross was not swept away by Aymen Abdennour, leaving Platini a simple finish once the ball reached him.  The visitors had their vital 1-0 lead.  Not quite a quarter hour had elapsed before the Blue Sharks struck again.  A run up the right side of the pitch by Marco Soares dragged both Tunisian defenders wide, allowing for a simple pass into the box to put Heldon Ramos (pictured, blue) in against the goalkeeper.  Ramos won that battle, and Cape Verde took a 2-0 advantage with them into their locker room.

Tunisia had the better of play in the second half, but Cape Verde had the best chance.  Ryan Mendes was alone against the Tunisia goalkeeper but struck his shot straight into the body of Moez Ben Chirifia.  Cape Verde shock the world and win 2-0 in Tunisia, eliminating Tunisia from the 2014 FIFA World Cup.  The Blue Sharks will now be one of ten African teams awaiting their fates at the CAF Third Round draw ceremony on 16 September 2013.

Cape Verde 12 pts IN
Tunisia OUT
Sierra Leone OUT
Equatorial Guinea OUT

Goals
Sierra Leone
Mustapha Bangura 21
Ibrahim Kargbo 39 PK
Alhassan Kamara 70

Equatorial Guinea
Jimmy Bermudez 87
Juvenal 89

Cape Verde
Platini 28
Heldon Ramos 42

Match Reports:
http://www.cafonline.com/competition/world-cup_2014/news/17880-cape-verde-shock-tunisia-in-world-cup.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ztiG7efJao (Cape Verde v. Tunisia)