Courtesy:
cafonline.comMozambique within touching distance of semis spotMozambique are within touching distance of a place at the last four after a 4-1 win over Tunisia in their Group A Day Two clash on Sunday at the Ellis Park Indoor Arena in Johannesburg.
A brace from Amin Basilio and one each from captain Ricardo Mendes and Manuel Francisco was enough for Mozambique to move to the brink of a semis spot after a second successive win, and almost ruing the chances of Tunisia, who tasted defeat number two.
Interestingly, it was the Tunisians who broke the deadlock two minutes before the break courtesy Riadh Feker with a long shot into the yawning net after Tunisia goalie Amor Ahmed was dispossessed off the ball in his quest to launch an attack.
Mozambique responded immediately and Francisco finished off an assist by Mendes with a tap to even before the interval.
Prior to that, both teams had deployed a cautious approach with much of the action in the midfield.
Eight minutes after the break, Basilio put Mozambique ahead with a shot from close range after Tunisia goalie Ahmed had spilled a shot from Mendes his path.
On 33 minutes, the Francisco-Mendes combination was to haunt the Tunisians again and from a corner, Francisco squared Mendes, who shot into the net for the third goal.
On the stroke of time, Basilio completed the rout from a Mendes assist to take the Mambas within sight of a place at the last four.
Mozambique have six points, three more than host South Africa and Zambia with Tunisia at the bottom pointless.
On Tuesday, Mozambique will be up against Zambia whilst Tunisia and South Africa face-off in the ultimate matches of the group.
Results
South Africa 3-0 Zambia
Mozambique 4-1 Tunisia
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