Good afternoon and welcome to LIVE coverage of Burkina Faso against Ethiopia from the Mbombela Stadium.
TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations / Group Stage
Mbombela Stadium / 25.01.2013
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- A. Traoré(35', 75')
- D. Koné(80')
- J. Pitroipa(90+6')
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Updated 25/01/2013 at 19:55 GMT
52'
Pitroipa fails to keep the ball in out wide. Deep cross, but couldn't get the ball back across the Ethiopian goal.
51'
Mohamed Koffi down on the deck needing a spot of treatment here.
50'
Abdoulaye Soulama almost ending up in more trouble messing around with the ball at the back. Bekele almost picked his pocket there.
49'
Saladin goes for goal from distance. Free-kick flies over the wall, but easy enough take for Abdoulaye Soulama.
48'
Djakaridja Kone brings Bekele crashing to the deck. 35 yards from goal.
47'
Zinabu smashes a shot over from distance as Ethiopia look to find an equaliser early in the second half.
46'
And off we go in the second period. Burkina Faso get the action started.
45+2'
There goes the whistle for the break! A 1-0 lead at half-time for Burkina Faso. Can't really argue with the scoreline so far.
45+1'
We are into two minutes of time added on to the first half.
44'
Asrat Megersa has departed for Ethiopia with Zenabu wheeled on. Another injury on this wretched surface perhaps?
43'
Traore with an unconventional corner before a fairly eccentric cross ball flies straight out of play. That is a goalkick to Ethiopia.
42'
Degu forced to knock the ball out of play under pressure. Burkina Faso will have a corner.
41'
Traore getting himself about the pitch, but a late challenge sees him penalised for a free-kick deep in Ethiopian territory.
40'
Paul Put, the Burkina Faso coach, looking fairly content with his side's output so far this evening.
39'
Addis Hintsa sees a bit of space 35 yards or so from the Burkina Faso goal, but can only prod the ball into the path of an opposition player.
38'
Traore gets a bit excited as he lifts a free-kick miles over the bar from 35 yards out.
37'
Charles Kabore lifts a lovey free-kick into the Ethiopia area, but Bakary Kone just fails to connect with the delivery. Ethiopia could fall further behind here.
36'
It was Charles Kabore with the ball into the opposition box that enabled Traore to come up with the finish. And what a finish it was.
35'
Plenty of noise and animation in the technical area and around the ground. That goal has probably been coming.
34'
GOAL! Traore beats the offside trap before smashing a shot high into the Ethiopia net. Fine control and finish. Burkina Faso lead 1-0.
33'
Bance sees an effort knocked off the line by a yellow shirt. Frantic stuff. Think it was Bogale that cleared that one.