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Highlights and goals of Central African Republic 4-0 Papua New Guinea in Friendly Match
Central African Republic's victory led by Tieri Godame, who scored a hat-trick
Thank you all!
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure being with all of you, see you again!
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Central African Republic beat Papua New Guinea 4-0
⏱️ 90'
Three minutes of added time
⏱️ 85'
Isaac Solet's free kick went over the barrier, but it just missed the post. THE FIFTH IS ABOUT TO ARRIVE
⏱️ 82'
Center from the number '2' side of the Central African Republic, who came out from the baseline. The Papua New Guinea goalkeeper will take the goal
78' ⚽ GOOOOAAALLL
GOAL FROM THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.
Hat trick by Tieri Godame who scored the fourth for his team after turning and sending the ball into the back of the net
⏱️ 74'
Hydration break of just over 15 minutes plus added time for the final stretch
⏱️ 69'
Amos Youga put in a cross, which was passed and he couldn't find a finisher
🔃 65'
Double change in the Central African Republic team, which continues to move the bench
⏱️ 61'
Vénuste Baboula had a one-on-one to score the fourth goal, but goalkeeper Warisan made a good handball and then cleared the defense
⏱️ 57'
Tieri Godame fell inside the area and the players demanded a penalty. The referee admonished a Central African Republic player for his protests
⏱️ 53'
The free kick of number '2' he hit him to the crossbar and the ball went out.
⏱️ 50'
Dangabo held the ball and took a free kick for Central African Republic on the edge of the area
⏱️ 46'
The second half begins with several changes by the team
HALF TIME
The first 45 minutes are over with the Central African Republic being much superior and going into the break with a 3-0 lead on the scoreboard
⏱️ 45'
Three minutes of stoppage time for this first part
43' ⚽ GOOOOAALL
GOAL FROM THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.
Yawanendji assisted Godame who finished at will to score the second. Double for the Callans footballer
⏱️ 40'
We enter the last five minutes of the first half
⏱️ 37'
Séverin Tatolna, despite being very far away, did not think about it and hit the goal, but the ball went very wide of the goal
⏱️ 33'
Between the goalkeeper Warisan and the post they avoided the third goal for the Central African Republic, which continues to warn despite the comfortable advantage on the scoreboard
⏱️ 28'
There is a hydration break due to the high temperatures we have in the stadium
25 ⚽ GOOOOAAALL
GOAL FROM THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.
Tieri Godame after a shot at the near post scores the second for the African team. Nice detail of the Challans attacker
🔃 19'
There is a forced change in the Papua New Guinea team due to injury. Centre-back Karo Kila enters the field
⏱️ 15'
Another chance for the African team, which ended with a shot from the edge of the area, which went wide
11' ⚽ GOOOOAAALLL
GOAL FROM THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.
The African team takes the lead after a ball back towards Yawanendji who with a precise shot scores the first goal of the match
⏱️ 7'
A cross from the right wing was headed by Nagmanda, but it did not hit the target. First notice from the Central African Republic
⏱️ 3'
The Papua New Guinea team now serves the ball from behind
⏱️ 1'
STARTS THE MATCH. The first possession is for the Central African Republic
ALL READY
The 22 protagonists jump onto the playing field. The national anthems of both teams will be played before the match begins
Be careful with this information
The Papua New Guinea National Team has gone eight friendlies in a row without winning, of which six have been defeats. The last time they won a friendly match was in 2016 where they defeated Malaysia 2-0
Papua New Guinea's upcoming commitments
Next June they will compete in the OFC Nations Cup. They have been drawn with Fiji, Tahiti and Samoa in group B. The first two in each group will qualify for the semi-final round
Central African Republic's upcoming commitments
They will play again in the month of June where they will face Chad and Ghana in the first phase of the qualification for the 2026 World Cup in the African qualifiers
XI Central African Republic
4-1-4-1 is the formation they choose for this second friendly of this break
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They are already warming up
We already have the two teams warming up prior to the match with just over 20 minutes left before the start of the match
Ranking FIFA
Papua New Guinea is number 165 in the FIFA ranking with 990.61 points, while the Central African Republic team is number 129 with 1121.34 points.
Friendlier today
These are some of the friendlies we have this Monday, March 25, 2024. We can follow all of these here at VAVEL
Tanzania vs Mongolia
Sri Lanka vs Bhutan
Azerbaijan vs Bulgaria
Montenegro vs North Macedonia
Cyprus vs Serbia
Sweden vs Albania
Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea
Guinea vs Bermuda
Bolivia vs Andorra
They are already in the stadium
The teams of Papua New Guinea and the Central African Republic have already arrived at the place where this friendly match will be held.
Papua New Guinea's last five matches
Sri Lanka 0-0 Papua New Guinea | Friendly Match: March 22, 2024
Papua New Guinea 0-2 Tahiti | Peaceful Games: November 30, 2023
Cook Islands 0-3 Papua New Guinea | Peaceful Games: November 27, 2023
Papua New Guinea 1-1 Vanuatu | Peaceful Games: November 23, 2023
Papua New Guinea 3-0 Tuvalu | Peaceful Games: November 17, 2023
Central African Republic's last five games
Central African Republic 6-0 Bhutan | Friendly Match: March 22, 2024
Mali 1-1 Central African Republic | 2026 World Cup Qualifiers: November 20, 2023
Comoros 4-2 Central African Republic | 2026 World Cup Qualifiers: November 17, 2023
Ghana 2-1 Central African Republic | Africa Cup qualification: September 7, 2023
Central African Republic 1-2 Angola | Africa Cup qualification: June 17, 2023
WE CAME BACK
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What time is the Central African Republic vs Papua New Guinea match?
This is the kick-off time of the match in several countries:
Argentina: 05:30 hrs.
Bolivia: 03:30 hrs.
Brazil: 04:30 hrs.
Chile: 03:30 hrs.
Colombia: 03:30 hrs.
Ecuador: 03:30 hrs.
Spain: 10:30 hrs.
Mexico: 03:30 hrs.
Paraguay: 04:30 hrs.
Peru: 03:30 hrs.
Uruguay: 05:30 hrs.
France: 10:30 hrs.
Sweden: 10:30 hrs.
India: 14:30 hrs.
Watch out for this Papua New Guinean player
Nigel Dabinyaba, a 31-year-old right winger who plays in his home league for Lae City. In 12 caps for his national team, he has scored a total of seven goals.
Watch out for this player from the Central African Republic.
Geoffrey Kondogbia, a player who plays in a top team in Europe, such as Marseille. The 31-year-old midfielder has experience in big European teams, such as Inter, Monaco, Valencia, Atletico Madrid, among others. This season he has played 29 games and has scored one goal. Despite playing in the youth teams and playing friendlies with France, he has finally moved to Central African Republic. In 12 internationals he has scored three goals.
News - Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea closed 2023 by playing in the Pacific Games where they finished in sixth place after losing the duel for fifth place to Tahiti. This team did not win any of the five friendly matches they played last year, four of them were defeats. They have not won a friendly since 2022 with Fiji. In this break they played their first match of 2024 in which they were held to a goalless draw by the Sri Lankan national team.
News - Central African Republic
They finished 2023 by playing two matches in the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. They were defeated by Comoros and managed to draw Mali to one. They are fifth in group I with only one point, while they have Mali, who is second with three points. This team had gone four games in a row without a win and their last victory was almost a year ago, on March 27, 2023. However, the losing streak was broken last Friday in a friendly match in which they thrashed Bhutan 6-0.
Background
This will be the first time in history that the two teams will meet in a friendly match in the United Kingdom.
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Race Course International Stadium, a stadium located in the United Kingdom, which was built in 1807 and has a capacity for 12,600 spectators.
Preview of the match
Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea will meet this Monday, March 25, 2024 in a friendly match.
Welcome to VAVEL.COM's coverage of the Central African Republic vs Papua New Guinea in Friendly Match
My name is Manuel Carmona Hidalgo and I will be your host for this match. The analysis and news prior to the match will be offered to you here live from VAVEL.