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00:00No more room for mistakes for Madagascar.
00:07This is a must-win match for them as they take on Tunisia in South Africa in round five
00:14of these Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
00:18Madagascar, bottom of Group A, take on the Grechtag Afcon Q 2025.
00:25And this is good play here by El Abdi.
00:28Searching Paul, Tremoulé comes, misses and it's put away Hamza Rafia.
00:38Just as Madagascar created a very dangerous chance, it is Tunisia who strike immediately
00:44to give Keis Yacoubi the first goal of his interim stint at the head of the Eagles.
00:52The Licheman in Serie A applies the finish with a goalkeeper out of his net.
01:03Pierre Gardez will be a little bit disappointed with that one.
01:06And now Madagascar have got a mountain to climb.
01:10He'll be deflating for them particularly after their start but all credit to Hamza
01:14Rafia.
01:15It's a goal that for now qualifies Tunisia.
01:18Oxford quite comfortably in the Europa League in the end.
01:24Corner here for Madagascar and Mimicius dropped it and he's dropped it into his own net.
01:30What a moment of drama.
01:32He didn't look particularly comfortable, the young goalkeeper and Madagascar can celebrate
01:40an improbable equaliser but it's just reward for all of their attacking endeavours and
01:48Tunisia will know that they can't just relax in this.
01:52With a huge mistake, oh that's when he's going to have nightmares about the keeper.
02:12Only 20 years old, it's been Tunisia's main goalkeeper, they're not fit, which of course
02:24they can't be, perhaps a little bit tired, it's a more plausible solution but they need
02:32to try and play a little bit better and this is excellent play and it's put away emphatically.
02:41El Tayef taps the badge and restores Tunisia's lead.
02:51They've been far from comfortable in this game so far Tunisia but they do have the quality
02:59in their ranks and it showed there.
03:03Not through but this finish is absolutely unstoppable.
03:11And it'll make everyone in the Tunisian camp breathe a little bit more easily, that goal.
03:16It's now Madagascar 1, Tunisia 2 here at the Loftus-Wersfels stadium.
03:28But it might open up for them on the counter, Jean-Pierre picks out Amada, edge of the box
03:36and there's the equaliser for Madagascar.
03:43This is some game, it's the skipper with a goal that might just keep his country's hopes
03:56of qualification alive.
04:07Jean-Pierre allowed to go forwards, they close him down lazily and Mimic is beaten at his
04:15near post as well.
04:18It takes a deflection I think off the Tunisian defender, maybe this angle will show us a
04:23little bit better.
04:30Unbridled joy in the stands from the Madagascar supporters and the half-time whistle goes
04:35here at the Loftus-Wersfels stadium.
04:37What a first half it's been.
04:42A score at the break here, Madagascar 2, Tunisia 2.
04:46Madagascar's hopes of qualifying still alive, Tunisia's hopes of qualifying in the balance
04:51still as the...
04:59Well off we go, second half between Madagascar and Tunisia here in Pretoria, South Africa.
05:05It's all square at half-time, it's been a really exciting game of football, mistakes,
05:10good finishes, good football and it sets up what should be a really interesting second
05:17half.
05:18Madagascar with the obligation to win to keep their qualif...
05:30Hannibal Magibri, Laidouni, Benromdan, Layouni now, Ryan Layouni, great skill and it is tucked
05:45away at the far post by El Abdi.
05:53You could tell, you just knew that there was another goal in this game, it has been non-stop
06:00entertainment.
06:08Tunisia have surely booked their place now in Morocco.
06:16It just deflects into the path of El Abdi at the far post.
06:24Good work from Layouni.
06:30And finally Tunisia have that all-important third goal.
06:40Shot deflected and Aymen can take the sting out of it.
06:46He'll be a relieved man, Kishkida.
06:59What a fantastic game of football at the Loftus-Fersville Stadium.
07:03Tunisia book their place for the final tournament in Morocco with a dramatic 3-2 win over Madagascar
07:11for the Baréa.
07:12It is all over in this qualifying campaign.
07:17They are knocked out of the Total Energy's CAF Africa Cup of Nations.
07:22Morocco 25 qualifies.
07:25Tunisia came up with the goods when needed.
07:28Tunisia far from a reassuring performance but the Eagles of Carthage have got the job