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C Verde v Angola ratings

Take a look at our player breakdown of Cape Verde and Angola during their Africa Cup of Nations Group A clash.

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Cape Verde:

Josimar Vozinha: Fairly quiet evening for the shot-stopper. Made a couple decent saves and not at fault for Angola's goal. 7/10

Admilson Gege: Solid in defence and provided some attacking threat down the wing. 6/10

Fernando Varela: Scorer of the opening goal and a constant threat at set-pieces. 7/10

Nando Neves: Stood up well to the aerial threat posed by Manucho, and was unlucky to put the ball into his own net. 6/10

Toni Varela: Did not provide much attacking impetus and was substituted at the start of the second period. 5/10

Marco Soares: Confident on the ball and controlling in the midifeld, a good contribution all round. 7/10

Luis Platini: Failed to break down the Angolan defence before being replaced at the break. 5/10

Elvis Babanco: Had a decent effort well saved in the first half and tried a spectacular volley from 50 yards out that only troubled the ball-boys. :6/10

Carlitos: Was subdued for most of the 90 minutes and will need to improve in order to keep his place in the starting line up. 4/10

Ryan Mendes: Linked up well with Julio Tavares up front and had a few chances at goal but was let down by a poor first touch on many occasions. 6/10

Julio Tavares: Physically imposing and had a number of chances to score, but some wayward finishing and good goalkeeping kept him out. 7/10

Substitutes:

Rambe: Came on in the 87th minute and his sole contribution was the shot that led to Heldon's winner. 6/10

Djaniny: Had one chance to score, but his first touch eluded him. Pacy and creative throughout. 7/10

Heldon: Changed the game when he came on at the start of the second half. Set-piece delivery was always threatening and was on hand to finish off a counter-attacking move that gave Cape Verde the victory. 9/10

Angola:

Lama: Culpable for both goals conceded with his poor attempted punch clear and his failure to hang on to Rambe's shot. 4/10

Bartolomeu Bastos: Lively early on, but faded towards the latter stages. 6/10

Marco Airosa: Much like defensive partner Bastos, he tired as the game wore on. 5/10

Dany Massunguna: Struggled to contain Mendes and later Djaniny in a disappointing display. 5/10

Jose Pirolito: Disappeared at times when he was most needed at the back. Substituted late on. 5/10

Amaro: Overcame an early head injury to turn in a solid performance. Delivered a fantastic ball that led to the Angolan's goal. 7/10

Gilberto: Bombed down the left at will and provided some decent service to Manucho who failed to capitalise. 6/10

Manucho Dinis: Marshalled the midfiled with aplomb and can hold his head high in defeat. 7/10

Djalma Campos: Angola's best player with his pace and trickery causing the defenders numerous problems all night. Delivered some decent crosses from the right. 8/10

Mateus: Inconspicuous for the most part and could not have been surprised by his substitution in the 66th minute. 5/10

Manucho: Another below-par performance from the captain. Did not take advantage of some fine work done by his team-mates. 5/10

Substitutes:

Dede: Replaced Mateus in the 66th minute, but didn't really influence the game. 5/10

Geraldo: Had 10 minutes to make an impact which proved too little as Angola struggled to contain Cape Verde's attacking threats. 4/10

Yano: Had two shots at goal after coming on in the 87th minute, both of which flew past Vozinho's right hand upright. 6/10

Posted: 27/01/13 20:47