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Cameroon and Serbia have shared the spoils in a six-goal thriller – arguably the most exciting game of the World Cup in Qatar so far.
Jean-Charles Castelletto opened the scoring in the 29th minute for Cameroon after Serbia’s Aleksandr Mitrovic hit the post in the match’s early stages. The FC Nantes centre-back found himself unmarked at the far post following a flick-on from a corner and tapped the ball in, sending the Cameroon fans into raptures.
Two quickfire goals from Strahinja Pavlovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic just before the break then saw Serbia head into half-time in the lead.
The first was a powering header from Pavlovic, who found himself unmarked, ending an impressive period of defensive dominance from Cameroon in the early stages. The second goal resulted from a neat one-two between Andrija Zivkovic and Milinkovic-Savi, who scored with a low-hard shot from just outside the area.
Mitrovic then added a third in the 53rd minute as Serbia appeared to be in cruise control. It was a magnificent team goal with a string of passes across the box, leaving the striker with a simple tap-in.
It was a topsy-turvy game, with Cameroon then staging a second-half comeback after newly introduced Vincent Aboubakar scored an outrageous lob in the 64th minute after sending a defender the wrong way with a feint. The referee initially ruled it offside until VAR intervened.
Just two minutes later, Aboubakar drove down the right and passed it across the goal to Bayern Munich’s Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who tapped it in.
There were wild celebrations in the stands as Cameroon manager Rigobert Song thumped the air. It was a remarkable comeback that epitomised a thrilling match that provided end-to-end action.
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