Africa Cup: Burkina Faso wins against Tunisia

As a light outsider, Burkina Faso went to this quarter-final duel with Tunisia, which had turned off in Achelfinal Mitvorit Nigeria (1: 0). In the case of their starting, coach Kebier once again offered the Cologne Skhiri, for which Burkiner started, among other things, the Leverkusen central defender Tapsoba. Surprisingly, TopStar Bertrand Traoré from Aston Villa must first place on the replacement bench.

• Tunisia too far sucked: Leadership hits just before the pause whistle
• Burkin last ten minutes in short - Tunisia

The West Africans controlled the first minute, until their Keeper Koffi injured himself in a collision with Msakni on the left thigh, despite several treatments the game finished. Both teams were time until good opportunities. The Burkiner made the beginning after 25 minutes by Cyrille, who first wrecked an opponent in the sixteen and then from oblique position took directly on Keeper Ben Said.

Three minutes later, Khazri with a free kick from about 30 meters caused a stir. He met the ball almost optimally, but Kofi resisted the shot. In the 36th minute Tapsoba provided the next excitement, but in front of his own goal. He led a lot instead of his battered goalkeeper, by short pass to just this, who played him again. Then, however, the Levekusener underestimated the pace of the atomizing Jaziris, which depressed Tapsobas's clarification - and placed him almost in the Burkin Tor.

Tunisia too far sucked: Leadership hits just before the pause whistle

When Tunisia was high at the end of the first half, to achieve a goal even, they collected the ultimately playing goal. Outdoor storm Dango Ouattara got the ball still played out of one's own, overwhelmed two Tunisian defenders and closed from around ten meters in the left goal half. Keeper Ben Said did not make a good figure.

Also in the second half Burkina Faso found better. Bayala came to the right at the fiffer to the foot and hit the ball hard, but too unplaced (51.). Then the Favorit Tunisia was a good chance as Khazri was released to the edge of the substitute Sli on the second post, but could not steer the ball with his tibia (57.).

Burkin last ten minutes in short - Tunisia

The pressure of the "Adler of Carthage" increased in the episode. In the 76th minute they could have received a penalty after video proof. With a trial attempt Souhaela Ouattara Khazri Müde met after he had previously hit the ball. The Botswanese impartial decided according to the pictures against a penalty. Shortly thereafter, the Burkiner were weakened. Dango Ouattara looked red because he banged Maaloul in the Header-Duel his left elbow against his head (83.).

The last minutes the West Africans had to play in the lower room. Tunisia pressed again, but did not revive a top chance. Burkina Faso thus celebrates one of the greatest successes of his association history, after the lost semi-final 2017 (against Egypt after penalty shooting) and the final of 2013 (0: 1 against Nigeria).

Next Doner Day Burkina Faso then hit the winner of the duel between the Senegal and Equatorial Guinea, which meet on Sunday at 20 o'clock.