Box Score

WCS UPDATE

   CAMEROON            1
   SAUDI ARABIA        0  	FINAL

   GOAL SCORING:
   CAMEROON     - Samuel Eto'o in the 65th minute
   SAUDI ARABIA - NONE

   BOOKING:
   CAMEROON     - Pierre Wome in the 10th minute
   SAUDI ARABIA - Al Hassan Al Yami in the 59th minute

   LINEUPS:

   CAMEROON                              SAUDI ARABIA

   Boukar Alioum, GK                     Mohammed Al Daeyea, GK
   Pierre Wome, D                        Mohamed Al Jahani, D
    Pierre Njanka, D (84)                Redha Tukar, D
   Bill Tchato, D                        Abdullah Sulaiman Zubromawi, D
   Rigobert Song, M                       Abdallah Al Dossari, S (71)
   Raymond Kalla, D                      Fouzi Al Shehri, D
   Bisan Lauren, M                       Hussein Sulimani, D
   Marc-Vivien Foe, M                    Abdulaziz Al Khathran, M
   Daniel Ngom Kome, M                    Mohamed Noor, M (86)
    Salomon Olembe, M (45)               Abdallah Al Shahrani, M
   Njitap Geremi, M                      Ibrahim Al Shahrani, S
   Samuel Eto'o, M                       Nawaf Al Temyat, M
   Patrick Mboma, S                      Obeid Al Dossari, S
    Pius N'Diefi, D (74)                  Al Hassan Al Yami, S (35)

   REFEREE: T Hauge

   ATTENDANCE: 52,328

Game Story

SAITAMA, Japan (Ticker) -- It took Cameroon 65 minutes to
break a rather stubborn Saudi Arabia defense before going on to
a 1-0 victory in a Group E match.

Samuel Etoo ran behind the defense on a long pass from his own
half and swiftly placed the ball low past Mohammed Al Deayea for
his 12th international goal.  The goal came after Cameroon
wasted a handful of chances in the second half.

"It was important that we won. But we have one problem - we
can't score in front of goal," Cameroon coach Winnnie Schaefer
said.  "If we could have scored in the first few minutes then it
would have been a different story. I compliment the new team of
Saudi Arabia. I would have loved for them to fight the same way
against Germany."

By way of the result, Saudi Arabia became the first of 32 teams
to be out of the tournament regardless of the last game against
Ireland, but may look to play the role of spoiler.

"We promise that we will do our best in the final match so that
we can show the real quality of Saudi football and say goodbye
to the World Cup on a good note," said Saudi coach Nasser Al
Johar.

Cameroon is in good position to continue its road but it will
face a tough contest vs. Germany on June 11.

"We have to win against Germany. I don't have any special
feeling about Germany, I just want to beat another team," added
Schaefer who is German.

"It will be a decisive match. I didn't really want that (to play
Germany in decisive match) but I am a Lion, as trainer of the
Cameroon team.  I really want my team to get through to the
second round, even at the expense of Germany."

The reigning African Nations champions created few opportunities
in the opening half, although it had two goals disalowed for
being offside.  Patrick Mboma had his effort called off as was a
header by Lauren.

Saudi Arabia showed much more spunk in its play than it did five
days ago when it was routed by Germany, 8-0.  Saudi coach
Nasser Al-Johar went with five defensemen and left striker Sami
al-Jaber out of the lineup.

"The team has recovered in this match to reflect a real picture
of Saudi football. In the first match we were all shocked by the
Saudi performance," added Al Johar.

In fact, in the first half it even had the better of scoring
chances when Obeid Al Dossari steered a header over the net
after eight minutes while former Asian Player of the Year Nawaf
Al Temyat hit the side netting in the 42nd.

Saudi Arabia based its game plan on a more organized defense and
counterattacks with Al Dosari as the lone forward.  Al Temyat
was a constant menace in the second part but without clarity on
his finishes.  He had at least three good chances of his eight
shots attempted, but without result.

Saudi Arabia matched the three shots on goal it had against
Germany by the 25th minute, and finished the match with 14
attempts.

Cameroon came out more determined in the second half, looking
for multiple goals.  Raymond Kalla had a solid header turned
away by Al Deayea, Lauren hit a shot and Etoo also drilled one
high. The Saudi netminder was also tested by Rigobert Song and
substitute Salomon Olembe.

"It will be difficult against Germany. They are one of the
biggest teams in this World Cup," Lauren said.  "But in the
game, anything can happen."