00:00Tile width of Africa
00:02And it's Liberia who gets us underway then
00:04Rwanda our host kicking from left to right in the first half
00:08Liberia in their chain strip of all white
00:11Rather than usually
00:12Is that a little bit too close to the keeper
00:16Well, the keeper could have caught it, went for the punch instead
00:20Rwanda still in possession
00:23Bizimana with the cross
00:27Half cut out of the ball, nearly given away
00:28And this could fall nicely
00:30At the back post but eventually
00:33Grasped by Tommy Songa
00:38Oxane stuffed this from Rwanda in the opening moments
00:41Another ball comes into the area
00:42And there's the opener
00:44Second minute
00:45And Rwanda off to the best possible start
00:50Abedi Birama here with the goal
00:52His third in Rwandan colours
00:57And the Saudi base striker
01:03That's put Rwanda into lead in just the second minute here
01:23They just about scrambled the free kick away
01:26Liberia with the ball coming straight back at them
01:29Beautifully judged ball into the area
01:30Not quite sure
01:33What Jamal Arnago was doing
01:35A bit statuesque there
01:36Allowing his man just to sneak around the back
01:39And into perfect position
01:41No chance for the goalkeeper
01:46And Rwanda
01:48As I say off to the best possible start
01:50What they cannot afford to do now though
01:52Is sit back on that one goal
01:55They need to put Liberia to bed here as early as they can
02:01Remember only a four day turnaround before
02:06A transformation
02:07Or a metamorphosis rather
02:09As he said in an interview the other day
02:11Oh, nicely laid off
02:12Opportunity here
02:13The keeper does well to come off his line
02:17Tommy Songers
02:20Just getting there ahead of Birama here
02:34He earned his man and was on the run
02:36They have now got a bit of space on that right-hand side
02:38The ball goes across the six-yard box to this near side
02:42Second cross comes in and the header
02:48Over the bar from it
02:49Salvenas Nibli
02:52Referee pointing towards a goal kick
02:55Nibli of course wanted a corner
03:00Quick free kick there just taking Rwanda slightly unawares
03:06And a second
03:07Good cross in
03:08Over on that far side
03:15Being double banked over on that left-hand side
03:18Oh, and then the attempted clearance deflects
03:20Straight
03:21Eventually get the chance to take this I'm sure
03:25Just over half-hour in
03:28Iberia looking to get back on level terms
03:30After falling behind just two minutes in
03:35Lots of movement in the area
03:36Flicked on at the near post
03:37Already gone straight through a
03:40Cluster of four white shirts without hitting anyone
03:42There may be a chance here on transition for Rwanda now
03:47Good pass into the middle
03:52And it comes to nothing
03:59Oh, a great play here
04:00But Biringuiro
04:02Teases the ball in
04:04Cunt falls to the back post
04:05Oh, brilliant finish
04:09Fantastic finish
04:13Neroi Mikkels
04:14Neroi Mikkels
04:14In just his third appearance
04:17For the MFUBI
04:19Has now made it three goals as well
04:22The 31 year old
04:30German base midfielder
04:32Really making his mark on international football
04:34At the age of 31
04:37He's waiting a long time for this chance
04:40Playing the German ball
04:41Midfielder
04:42Currently placed for Valdorf Mannheim
04:44Currently placed for Valdorf Mannheim
04:44By the way in the 3rd-League
04:46The third tier in German football
04:52Oh,
05:06Honestly
05:08Coming strongly back into a game that have been caught on the sucker punch there
05:27It's all made by that move down the right-hand side
05:31Good cross into not an easy finish to find with the bouncing ball, but wow
05:36Really does well to keep his eye on the ball and his knee over it as well to stop it
05:39flying over the bar
05:41But the goal really was all about Gilbert
05:45Biringiro
05:48The domestic
05:51Base defender
05:53Beating his man
05:55Providing a good cross as well
05:59Perhaps that's been the difference between the two sides
06:01Two goals for Rwanda both coming from precision crosses
06:11What has has the goal being ruled out here?
06:20Some sort of discussion going on in the middle as a few Rwandan players not looking happy. Well now the
06:25smiles back again
06:29Is it?
06:31Or is it?
06:32.
06:33.
06:34.
06:35.
06:55so Rwanda two goals to the good Liberia though with a chance of the free
07:01ball floated in all that's well saved in the end
07:10a man down at the near post headed back into the danger area still not cleared
07:15oh and it's gone in the flag stays down from the linesman
07:20and Liberia back in the game Silvanus Nimli from close range
07:44well the traveling fans all of a sudden it's been worth it
07:50the corner came in never really cleared was it the first header going up in the air headed back into
07:55the danger zone there and the bouncing ball not dealt with by what two three defenders there as
08:01it bounced past them Nimli on hand to slam it in off the underside of the crossbar
08:15mind you he managed to almost miss that from what two three yards out
08:25going down wanting to call for a foul but I think he jumped into his own player
08:33carries on like this will be hailed as the next Erling Haaland
08:43long throw in not clear
08:46shot goes in well claims for a handball
08:49and they've been given
08:52well it was close range but it looked like the armors are flapping around in the air
08:56not next to the body
08:57and the referee swiftly pointing to the spot
09:05Solomon Tuet
09:07I think the man penalized
09:09looks like Birama here
09:11wants to take it
09:12so the ball half cleared and here the shock
09:15oh his arm's out from the body isn't it
09:17it's out at a right angle
09:20and even it is at close range you just can't have your arm out like that
09:29and he's drilled it into the bottom corner
09:31but Joy Lance Mickels has restored that two goal lead for Rwanda
09:363-1 now
09:37we're just moments to go here in the first half
09:49got to say it's been a pretty decent first half for the new coach Stephen Constantine
10:03just goes to show there really
10:05if you pick your spot and you hit your spot
10:07it doesn't matter if the keeper goes the right way
10:10as long as you strike it well
10:12it's going to go in
10:13and that's exactly what happened there for the 32 year old
10:20now you're steering up
10:23there's Ibajana
10:24at Sabah
10:35and the referee
10:38and the referee
10:47Mason El Paso by the way last of those three as Rwanda get us underway then for this second half.
10:52They've got a 3-1 lead
10:56To take into the second 45. It's one
11:02Hey
11:03Perhaps working in their favor is that relatively mild climate out there this evening and chance to turn on the
11:08ball here and run at the goal
11:10Was the keeper got a hand on that
11:13apparently not
11:16Turn and shot from Sherman
11:2534 year old finding himself in acres of space here look
11:32No one really closing him down the shot always just drifting wide though
11:52much to do about nothing the ball's whipped in headed away at the near post by busy mana
12:02All goes deep this time headed back across goal and that's just the wrong side of the upright if you're
12:07liberian
12:09Keeper may have been able to get on the end of it
12:13It seemed to think that was going wide from the get-go
12:22Everyone played onside take the header back across. I don't think the keeper was getting there, you know
12:29Sherman's header
12:32Catching him on
12:53Liberia again or could pull back as well. Oh brilliant save a close range and somehow stabbed over the bar
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