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1-0, 2 wins in a row! The small country with a population of 1.4 million won, creating 3 records, waiting 14 years for today

Beijing time at 0:00 on January 21, 2021, the 3rd round of the 2021 African Cup Group E, Pablo Garnett took the lead in breaking the deadlock in the first half, Kaiansu Kamala conceded a penalty in the second half, Equatorial Guinea defeated Sierra Leone 1-0, won the dark horse showdown, but also created 3 team records, and advanced to the Round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations.

1-0, 2 wins in a row! The small country with a population of 1.4 million won, creating 3 records, waiting 14 years for today

In the last round, Equatorial Guinea beat defending champions Algeria to finish second in the table with three points, while Sierra Leone finished third in the group with two consecutive draws. As long as the former guarantees not to lose, it can ensure that the second place in the group is promoted. The latter wants to qualify, but can only hope to win, which is a life-and-death battle.

In the 37th minute, Iban Salvador assisted and Pablo Garnett took the lead, 1-0!

In the final 10 minutes of the match, there were several dramatic scenes on the field: in the 85th minute, Sierra Leone won a penalty, Andansu Kamara took the penalty and was saved by M. Kamala. In the 90th minute, Quay was sent off for his second personal yellow card, and Sierra Leone played one less person. In the 96th minute, Iban Salvador made a penalty, but VAR stepped in and cancelled it. In the end, Equatorial Guinea had the last laugh 1-0.

This 1-0 game allowed Equatorial Guinea to end the long wait and finally revenge Sierra Leone after 9 years. The last time the two teams played each other was in the 2013 World Preliminary Round, when Equatorial Guinea lost 3-2.

1-0, 2 wins in a row! The small country with a population of 1.4 million won, creating 3 records, waiting 14 years for today

At the same time, Equatorial Guinea has ended its three consecutive wins over Sierra Leone, beating the opponent again since 1 June 2008.

It is worth mentioning that Equatorial Guinea also won two consecutive African Cups of Nations outside of its home country for the first time, and both were clean sheets, creating a record of 3 team history. After the match, the equatorial Guinea team celebrated revelry, and since 2015, it has once again advanced to the African Cup of Nations knockout round.

1-0, 2 wins in a row! The small country with a population of 1.4 million won, creating 3 records, waiting 14 years for today

You know, Equatorial Guinea is a small West African country with a population of just over 1.4 million, ranking 114th in the latest FIFA rankings, and is an absolute fish belly team. But on this night, Equatorial Guinea performed a miracle, they squeezed out Algeria and successfully reached the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations as a dark horse, no wonder the players are so excited.

Compared with Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone's life is even worse, they are one of the poorest and most backward countries in the world, they can't even afford to fly, they can only take a ship to Cameroon to participate in this competition.

1-0, 2 wins in a row! The small country with a population of 1.4 million won, creating 3 records, waiting 14 years for today

In the first two rounds of the competition, they drew algeria and Côte d'Ivoire with two championship-level teams, and at one point they saw the dawn of qualifying, and the whole country rejoiced. But the last round of defeat ended, only 2 points after 3 rounds, the world's 108th sierra leone can only regret farewell, fully appreciate the cruelty of football.

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