Soccer Fans Disappointed Once Again

Hundreds of Liberians who thronged the Antoinette Tubman Stadium yesterday to cheer the nation's pride and job, the Lone Star to victory were disappointed once again, as the national team failed to pull a victory over a young but determined Equatorial Guinea squad.

Lone Star, which featured mostly young and inexperienced players ended the first half goalless after missing several chances that would have given them the advantage over the visitors who also appeared inexperience.

The nation's flag bearers commenced the second half of the game with some dangerous moves in the eighteen-yard of the visitors, something that kept Liberians on their feet as they continued to cheer, calling for goal to put their team ahead. As Liberians waited pitifully and cheerfully, the full ninety minutes elapsed with none of the Liberian strikers finding the back of the net. God's fairness also revealed as the visitors themselves were unable to reach behind the Lone Star goalie, Sunday Seah.

The cheers of Liberians proved fruitless, as all efforts by the Lone Star was thwarted by the strangers' goalkeeper, who made several dazzling saves that denied his opponents the much needed victory.

Yesterday's result means that Liberia has lost all hopes of reaching next year's African Cup of Nations final in Ghana, despite still having a game against Rwanda.

Just a fortnight ago, the Lone Star lost 2-1 to the Indomitable Lion of Cameroon at the same Antoinette Tubman Stadium in front of hundreds of anxious fans.

In the group's other encounter, Cameroon qualified for the African Nations Cup finals as they kept up their 100 percent record in the qualifiers with a 2-1 home triumph over Rwanda in Garoua on Sunday.

Cameroon, four-times winners of the continent's top footballing prize, overcame scorching temperatures in only their second international in the northern town as well as the absence of key striker Samuel Eto'o.