Cameroon 0-4 Colombia
Fans in attendance at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez as well as football betting enthusiasts expected a thrilling encounter between Cameroon and Colombia, instead what they witnessed was a one-sided massacre as the Colombians ran riot.
Indeed, this result should have been anticipated after Colombia scored twice in a draw against a feisty Spain side just a week ago. However, it came as a surprise that the African champions failed to provide even a little live betting drama.
Cameroon could have had a chance to turn around the betting odds if manager Hugo Broos sent in Christian Bassogog and Vincent Aboubakar, but seeing that they are already down 0-3 early in the second half, he knew it’s over and just decided to give more playing time to his fringe players.
For Colombia, although it’s just a friendly, the result was all they needed to cap an excellent performance and to showcase the incredible talent and depth of their squad.
It took Jose Pekerman’s side only 16 minutes to break the deadlock, with James Rodriguez launching a low, left-footed arrow into the bottom corner of the net.
The Colombians controlled the game from then on, effortlessly breaking the Cameroon defence with incredible passing. And it didn’t take long for them to double their lead as Yerry Mina headed home a Rodriguez corner at the half-hour mark.
Things looked worse for Cameroon as Pekerman played Radamel Falcao in the second half, and the situation took an uglier turn when Robert Tambe was shown a straight red card just two minutes after the break.
With just 10 men, the Indomitable Lions couldn’t hold out for long, and Mina found the back of the net again to complete his brace and put the game out of reach.
Ajax keeper Andre Onana made some crucial saves to lessen the damage for Cameroon. Even so, Colombia’s fourth goal arrived when Jose Izquierdo fired home from close range with five minutes left to play.
Sure enough, this overwhelming victory will give Colombia more confidence when they face Venezuela and Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers in August and September.
Meanwhile, for Cameroon, this is a chance for them to identify what went wrong on the defence and make necessary adjustments before they head to the Confederations Cup in Russia.
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