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| The Togo team during their quarterfinal v Burkina Faso source: Tadegnon |
After the great match of Nigeria v Ivory Coast with Nigeria
going through to the Semi-finals, Togo v Burkina Faso followed at Mbombela
Staduim. Mbombela Staduim being the worst pitch in this tournament, I had read
an article saying they had manually removed some of the sand from the pitch but
that did not seem to help as it was still horrible during the quarterfinal
match.
Burkina Faso v Togo
Burkina Faso had played really well during their group
matches, drawing twice and trashing the Ethiopians 4-0. Togo on the other hand
had lost a one, won one and managed a draw in their final match to qualify for
the first time to the quarterfinals of the AFCON.
The match between Togo and Burkina Faso was fast paced with
Burkina Faso attacking from early in the match; they had a few opportunities to
score but fumbled in front of goal. The Togolese also had a few wasted chances
during the first half which they failed to convert. In the second half Burkina
Faso launched attack after attack again to no avail. The Togolese attacked whenever
they could too but again they failed to score. The match went to extra time,
this time the Burkina Faso team was going on a full on attack at times with
their whole team with the exception of the keeper on the Togolese side of the
field. Burkina Faso was rewarded when Jonathon Pitroipa headed in a beautiful gaol
in the 105th minute of play before the extra time half time whistle
was blown. Burkina Faso kept possession of the ball during the second half of
extra time to secure a victory and reach the semi finals for only the second
time since 1998 AFCON.
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