Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (As it happened)

Pre-match formalities:

4 minutes to kickoff

HE Edgar Lungu in attendance and now greeting the players

Pre-match formalities:

3 minutes to kickoff

National anthems being sang. Starting with Guinea Bissau

Zambia wearing the Kopa Orange tops and black shorts

Guinea Bissau in red

Link please

Match kicked off

Only one change for Guinea Bissau from the team that drew against Mozambique

any free links to watch

lets go

Zambia 0 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Guinea Bissau kick off

1’Zambia 0 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Zambia attack on the right with Mulenga who is blocked but Chama does a good job to get to the byline but his cross is blocked.

Good start!

3’Zambia 0 – 0 Guinea Bissau
Silva attacks on the left with a good run but Chungu recovers with a good tackle

5′ Zambia 0 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Good interchange of passes in the middle of the pack led by Mwepu but his splitting pass trying to find Shonga is well read by the defense

6′ Zambia 0 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Toni again attacks Chungu and he sends a cross in which is desperately cleared for a corner.

Zambia defend the corner well

7′ Zambia 0 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Zambia break quickly on the left with Chama who cuts in but his shot is over the bar

8′ Zambia 0 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Corner for Guinea conceded from a long throw into the box

9’Zambia 0 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Zambia find their into the box with some good passing but Mulenga is hassled off the ball easily as they defend another Zambia attack

11′ Zambia 0 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Corner to Zambia

Goal For Zambia

oh sorry a mistake

14′ Zambia 0 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Silva continues to give Zambia problems on the left and he wins a free kick in a dangerous area

15’Zambia 0 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Guinea come close from the set piece but they win two corners in succession.

16′ Zambia 0 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Zambia counter attack dangerously and manage to win a corner

Goal Alert!

Sunzu puts Zambia in the lead

17′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Zambia took a short corner and the towering defender heads in

19′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

The goal came at time Guinea were looking to be on the ascendancy

Zambia scores

21′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Good run by Shonga as he pounced on a through ball from Solomon Sakal but he is fouled for a freekick

22′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Mwepu denied from close range as his shot is blocked from near the penalty spot

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24′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Beautiful football by Chipolopolo as Chama runs into the box, his square ball almost ends in an own goal but comes off the upright. Chungu balloons the rebound

26′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Sunzu again comes close from a set piece but the ball dropped slightly beyond his reach

28′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Another beautiful interchange into the box by Zambia to cut through the Guinea defense but Mwepu is denied with only the keeper to beat.

Brilliant play!!

30′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Goalkeeper needs treatment after blocking Mwepu’s shot

32′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Another long throw for GB from the left and they again win a corner

32′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Close but the header is over the bar

35′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Mwepu loses the ball in a dangerous position but Solomon recovers in good time to break the counter attack

38′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Chipolopolo attack again with pace this time with Lubambo running from deep but they defend well

39′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Quick off his line to aid his defense as he picks from the air.

Silva breaks again on the left and beats Chungu but Kabaso is in position to clear for a corner,

Corner cleared

41′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Clatous Chama shoots from outside the box and again its over the bar.

41′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Augustine Mulenga leaves his marker for dead but is clipped for a foul.

42′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

Shonga finds space and unleashes a belter which is blocked with the head and the defend needs attention

45′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau

2 minutes added.

Zambia enjoying possession

Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17)

Half Time’

Good half for Zambia

Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17)

Zambia kickoff

47′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17)

Augustine Mulenga breaks on the left but the pitch lets him down and he goes to the byline. His cross is poor

48′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17)

Lubambo wins a free kick on the right

50′ Zambia 1 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17)

Mwepu looks for a freekick in the middle of the pack but the referee waves play on

Goooallll

Shonga!!!!!

52′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17)

Clatous Chama provides a splitting pass for Shonga who takes off at lightning speed to go round the keeper and slot home

54′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17)

Sub for GB: Carlos give way for Ikwete

56′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

This is Shonga’s third goal in three games.

Sinkala down and needing attention

57′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17)

GB survive after Shonga steals the ball from the defender and squares ball for Mwepu but they defend well.

Lubambo sends it back for Mwepu but keeper again blocks with his leg

59′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Clatous breaks on the left but his square ball is poor as he fails to find Mwepu

62′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Sub for GB: Indina in for Mendes

63′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Lubambo breaks on the right but he wastes a ball as it is a little heavy for Shonga

64′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Zambia lose the ball in dangerous circumstances and they attack 2 v 2 but Sunzu recovers only to concede a free kick just outside the box

65′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Free kick is just wide of Mweene’s goal

66′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Shonga skins his marker on the left to charge into the box but he holds on to the ball long and fails to cross

67′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Final Sub for Gb:

Guinea attack and move into the box but Kabaso defends well

68′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Lubambo goes down again as he continues to struggle against the left back. Free kick

It’s been a long since we had such a confident home qualifer it seems to me.

71′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Lubambo pulls the trigger from outside the box but its just wide. Good shot

73′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

What a miss from Lubambo!!

Augustine Mulenga works his way into the box finds the Armenia based striker who balloons the ball from near the penalty spot

75′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Sub for Zambia

Mwepu out Salulani in

76′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Sub for Zambia:

Patson Daka in for Augustine Mulenga

78′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Good pace by Patson but his run is foiled by some good defending

80′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Corner to Guinea Bissau

80′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Head from the corner is over the bar

81′ Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Goal for Guinea Bissau – Silva

Mweene gifts Guinea Bissau a goal as he tries to dribble the striker.

83′ Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Off the cross bar for Zambia after an attack from the right

83′ Zambia 2 – 0 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′)

Daka cross from the right this time is a little over the head of Shonga

84′ Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′ | Mendy)

Lubambo header is off the upright

86′ Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′ | Mendy)

Lubambo cross is blocked with a hand but ref waves play on

87′ Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′ | Mendy)

Long throw from Fernando but Zambia clear desperately

89′ Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′ | Mendy)

Kabaso Chongo down and needing attention from the medics

90′ Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′ | Mendy)

Lubambo wins a free kick in his own half

90′ Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′ | Mendy)

4 minutes added

90+2 Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′ | Mendy)

GB attacking.

They win a throw in and they will take it long.

90+2′ Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′ | Mendy)

GB miss a close chance with a shot in the box which goes over the bar

90+3 Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′ | Mendy)

Shonga out, Shamujopa in

90+4′ Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′ | Mendy)

Zambia is denied a third after Salulani’s shot is blocked. Corner

Zambia 2 – 1 Guinea Bissau (Stopilla Sunzu 17, Justin Shonga 52′ | Mendy)

Full Time

ZF, Why are you writing 2-0 and not 2-1?

This coach is dull…

Well done Zambia, played full of energy. Good to see this kind of play after a long time….

Good game fast and great energy in the Zambian team! Congrats Zambia!

Beautiful playing from Zambia that’s the spirit