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1 week agoAfcon roundup: Tapsoba seals dramatic injury-time comeback for Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso scored twice in stoppage time to beat 10-man Equatorial Guinea 2-1 at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Mohamed Salah snatched a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Egypt came from behind to beat Zimbabwe 2-1 in their first fixture at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in Morocco on Monday. Egypt's captain, starting his first game after four successive matches on the bench at Liverpool, fired home a left-footed effort in the 91st minute to earn the seven-time champions a late victory after Zimbabwe had stunned them by going ahead in the first half.
For Tommy Shields, the moment of magic was a blur. It was the dying seconds of Ireland's must-win match against Hungary on Sunday and he was high up in the third tier of Budapest's Puskás Aréna, roaring himself hoarse in the hope that the unexpected might, somehow, materialise. It did. In the sixth minute of stoppage time, goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher launched the ball towards goal.
Ronald Araujo delivered a 93rd-minute winner as Barcelona surged to the top of LaLiga with a last-gasp 2-1 win over Girona. Barcelona appeared set to miss out on taking top spot from Real Madrid, who face Getafe on Sunday, with frustrations boiling over as the Blaugrana looked to be dropping points.
Obviously we all know it is a difficult place to come, we all know there was a lot of oil on the fire this week to get, especially, Newcastle fired up. For us, we are disappointed to concede from two set-pieces and that shouldn't happen but, overall, it's a great three points. We move on and focus on the next one.