Aston Villa striker Bertrand Traoré opened the scoring (28th) after missing a penalty (18th). Gabon, who saw their equalizer canceled by VAR for offside (42nd), had to wait for additional time before snatching the equalizer via a goal against his side Adama Guira (90th + 1). Frenchman Patrice Neveu’s players had merit, as Charleroi defender Sidney Obissa was sent off in the 67th due to a second yellow card and were reduced to ten.
Burkina Faso, with Hervé Koffi (Charleroi) in goal and Abdoul Tapsoba (Standard) on the ball in the 90th minute, could have taken the hit. Nothing will be scored in the additional thirty minutes.
In the penalty shootout, Burkina and Gabon both missed their fourth shot. Tapsoba, who had qualified Burkina Faso for the round of 16, also failed in the eighth shot. But as Palun missed Gabon’s ninth outing, the 18th shot in the series proved decisive as PAOK Salonika midfielder Ismahila Ouédraogo converted his.
