Cameroon holds Serbia in 3-3 thriller

Nemanja Maksimovic , Vanja Milinkovic-Savic during the World Cup match between Cameroon vs Serbia, in Al Wakra, Qatar, on November 28, 2022. (Photo by Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto) (Photo by Foto Olimpik / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Indomitable Lions expel Onana

Cameroon, yesterday, rose from the ashes of their opening day defeat by Switzerland to battle Serbia to a 3-3 draw Al Janoub Stadium. It was a draw that kept fans at the Al Janoub Stadium breathless and also kept Cameroon’s hopes of making the last 16 of the World Cup alive.

Cameroon’s day started on a bad note with the news of the expulsion of number one goalkeeper, Andre Onana, over disciplinary issues.

Rigobert Song’s team looked almost dead and buried after goals from Strahinja Pavlovic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Aleksandar Mitrovic gave Serbia a 3-1 lead early in the second half.

But substitute Vincent Aboubakar and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting snatched a draw with two quick-fire strikes just after the hour mark to leave both Cameroun and Serbia on a single point, two behind group leaders Brazil and Switzerland.

Had they lost, Cameroun would have been relying on the Swiss beating Brazil in order to not be eliminated with a game to spare, but instead the west Africans still have a chance of getting out of the group stage for the first time since 1990.

Cameroon has a tough task ahead as they play Brazil in their final match, which, according to reports, they will play without a first-choice goalkeeper, Onana, who was dropped from the matchday squad just hours before kick-off following an unspecified disciplinary issue.

Mitrovic was almost invisible in Serbia’s defeat to Brazil but here he was involved from kick-off, the Fulham forward unlucky not to give Serbia the lead in