After 90 minutes of regulation time, DR Congo and Equatorial Guinea finished 0–0 in the third-place play-off of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. As a result, the match proceeded to a penalty shootout — a first in AFCON history for a classification match.
Match Summary:
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DR Congo were the more dominant side, with Mabwati and Bolasie creating several attacking moves.
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The late introduction of Dieumerci Mbokani, despite his injury concerns, did not change the outcome.
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Equatorial Guinea were largely on the back foot but threatened on set-pieces, especially through Javier Balboa, whose shot was superbly saved by Robert Kidiaba.
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Referee Gehad Grisha of Egypt brought regulation time to a close with the scoreline unchanged.
Now, all eyes turn to the penalty shootout to determine who claims third place in the 30th edition of the AFCON.
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