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This is well worked and very much with the run of play in the last 10 minutes.

A beautifully weighted pass by Jamel Saihi gets over-lapping full-back Ali Maaloul in behind the Cape Verde defensive line and his ball across the area is begging to be finished...in comes Mohamed Ali Moncer at the back post to do just that. He side foots it high into the roof of the net.

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The last few minutes have seen a change in momentum and suddenly Tunisia look to have some confidence and poise. They force another corner and now a free-kick is swung in by Wahbi Khazri...chance...wasted.

Aymen Abdennour was on the end of it unmarked but he could not quite stretch enough to get a clean connection.

We may yet get a goal.

A let off for Cape Verde as goalkeeper Vozinha is bundled into his goal by Syam Ben Youssef as the ball rolls over the line. Lucky. It looked harsh to say the least.

In the build-up, Tunisia saw a header from Yassine Chikhaoui thump the cross bar. He out jumped Vozinha who was in no-man's land.

Penny for your thoughts Georges Leekens.

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Your Tunisia team are leading a charmed life here. Had Cape Verde brought their shooting boots this would look a lot different.

Tunisia defender Syam Ben Youssef is the reason the scores are still level. Kuca is on the end of a slick Cape Verde attack and he checks back onto his right foot and slides the ball under the goalkeeper into the centre of the net but there is the man on the line. Great instincts to sense danger and get back there quickly.

Wahbi Khazri - Tunisia's man to watch for us before kick-off - whips a ball across the box and Mohamed Ali Moncer is a foot away from connecting. His slide takes the mother of all divots out of the penalty area.

This pitch was laid around a month ago and is imported from Spain. Turf normally has far more time to settle.

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As my colleague Andy Cryer turns to me and says "there's no goal in this Luke", Mohamed Ali Moncer tries to defy him with a long-range shot. Easily held and Andy sits motionless.

A better spell from Tunisia as they construct passes and though Hamza Mathlouthi cannot get a delivery in as challenges fly into the right-back, they at least looked shapely and settled.

Here we go again then and Cape Verde are right at it. Left-back Stopira gets down the flank and forces a corner, which leads to another. Babanco swings it...well headed away.

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This is only the second Africa Cup of Nations match to be played at the Ebebeyin Stadium, a remote town near the borders with Cameroon and Gabon.

It is one of the unlikeliest venues to host two former African champions, being a tiny new stadium carved out of the dense jungle in the far north-eastern corner of Equatorial Guinea.

The 1-1 draw between DR Congo and Zambia earlier today is the only other match to be played at this 5,000-seat ground hastily put together for the tournament and with no stands behind the goals.

A fairly tight first half but no doubt which side bettered it in terms of the quality of chances created.

Cape Verde looked more creative, if a little poor finishing, but man of the half for me was referee Eric Arnaud Otogo-Castane. His call to award a free-kick on the edge of the box when Heldon was felled was spot on.

Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou is getting a bit heavy on Instagram after a hair cut.

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He posts:, external "Cleanse your mind of all bad vibes and let the good vibes flow in."

Steady on Salomon.

Ivory Coast play Guinea on Tuesday.

Tunisia have been second best throughout that half. It would be wrong to say they looked lacklustre, the effort was there, but creativity wise they have lacked the fluidity of their opponents.

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Cape Verde deserve more than stalemate at half time after a first half in which they looked more vibrant than a side ranked 18 places above them by Fifa. Fernando Varela missed a glorious headed chance - finding the post - and that could prove costly yet.

Georges Leekens will be pleased to get his Tunisia side in on level terms.

BBC Sport's Alex South at Ebebeyin: Crowd much more quiet for the second round. Even the man with the horn has stopped.

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As this half draws to a close, Cape Verde look tricky going forward with the threesome of Kuca, Heldon and Djaniny. They force another free-kick in a great position. What's that saying? Score when you're on top?

Heldon can't do so...he finds the wall.

Babanco - impressive throughout - smashes the free-kick into the wall but the loose ball falls to Kuca six yards out. He is crowded by what seem like a thousand white shirts but stabs at it with the wrong foot and it trickles wide. What a chance.