According to the "Sun" newspaper, the 3rd and final round of the African Cup of Nations group stage A, Cape Verde drew 1-1 with the host Cameroon. In the match, Cape Verde winger Gary Rodriguez scored a stunning heel goal.
In the first half, Vincent Abubakar scored his fifth goal in the cup to give Cameroon the lead. Gary Rodriguez, 31, came off the bench after halftime. In the 53rd minute, Cape Verde picked out a cross from the right, Kenny Rocha Santos adjusted the ball and crossed low into the middle, and Gary Rodriguez equalised with a clever heel shot. Hosts' Ajax goalkeeper Onana was completely deceived by him.
Gary Rodriguez's last goal was in cape Verde's 2-1 win over Liberia in the Africa World Preliminaries last October. He joined Olympiacos last September but has not scored a goal in 10 appearances in the Greek Premier League so far.
On social media, for his goal, many netizens exclaimed "what a beautiful equalizer" "This is one of the most beautiful goals in this African Cup of Nations... High quality", others say he is "Cruyff possessed".
After the group stage, Cameroon won the first place in Group A with 7 points from 2 wins and 1 draw, and Cape Verde ranked 3rd with 4 points from 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, and it is still possible to advance to the knockout rounds.
(Felix Cat)
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