Two added minutes. Georges Leekens almost has a heart attack on the sidelines as a long free-kick causes chaos in the Tunisia penalty area. Mohamed Yakoubi slices it out for a throw-in.

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Equatorial Guinea have certainly had their fair share of free-kicks in this half. Javier Balboa overhits the latest one straight into the gloves of Aymen Mathlouthi. Poor. Tunisia then counter swiftly through the pace of Ahmed Akaichi, but he can't pick out a man in the box.

Again Equatorial Guinea try to embarrass Aymen Mathlouthi. This time Viera Ellong spots the Tunisia keeper off his line and attempts an audacious lob, but it drifts comfortably over.

Out of nowhere, a chance for Equatorial Guinea. Randy hoists a long free-kick into the box, Tunisia keeper Aymen Mathlouthi doesn't get good distance on his punch and Javier Balboa fires in an effort from the edge of the area which is cleared off the line with the keeper stranded.

Both teams have given the ball away far too easily in this half. Tunisia turn it over on halfway, allowing Equatorial Guinea the chance to counter, but they take too long to work an opening and waste the opportunity,

Hamza Mathlouthi is being afforded plenty of space to rampage forward from right-back, but on this occasion his cross is deflected out of the path of Ahmed Akaichi. Equatorial Guinea are living a little dangerously here.

That's the clearest chance of the match so far. Ahmed Akaichi swings in a delicious cross from the right which bisects the centre-backs and drops onto the head of the onrushing Ferjani Sassi, but he narrowly misses the target with his stooping header.

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Wahbi Khazri, the game's most prominent player so far, makes a good run infield and bundles his way through a weak challenge by Ivan Zarandona before offloading a shot which is deflected behind. Tunisia infringe at the corner and Equatorial Guinea can release the pressure.

After their promising start, Equatorial Guinea are just being forced onto the back foot. Tunisia aren't creating much though, despite their pressure. We had a slow burner earlier on, this one is much the same so far.

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Right-back Hamza Mathlouthi gets forward well for Tunisia and curls in a nice cross. It comes out to Ferjani Sassi, who tees up Wahbi Khazri for a volley that flies well over.

Tunisia midfielder Wahbi Khazri has gone down in a heap off the ball - some suggestion that he may have rather exaggerating a slight brush against an Equatorial Guinea player. The referee isn't buying it though. Tunisia are trying to slow the game down here, perhaps in order to take the sting out of the home-crowd advantage.

BBC World Service's Matthew Kenyon in Bata

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"I wonder if Tunisia have decided they need to rough these guys up a bit. They're pumped up for this. Maybe they're getting rattled by the fact they haven't been as dominant as they might have expected. It's been an even match so far."

BBC World Service's Matthew Kenyon in Bata

"The reason Aymen Abdennour went in there is because Felipe Ovono dropped the ball. It didn't look like very much to me. He got him on the arm. Unless something remarkable happened that hasn't been caught by close-up cameras, it's hard to see why he's on the floor in pain. He's strapped up on his left arm already, maybe that's a reason."

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Goodness me, Wahbi Khazri's inswinging corner causes all sorts of problems for Equatorial Guinea keeper Felipe Ovono, who very nearly drops it at the feet of Aymen Abdennour. He seems to be hurt in the ensuing stramash, so on comes the physio to administer a bit of treatment. He's OK though.

Apart from that early scare, Equatorial Guinea have settled well. They certainly don't look overawed, either by the size of the occasion or the reputation of their opponents. And as I write that, they put a lovely move together, Javier Balboa exchanging a give-and-go with Emilio Nsue before ever-so-slightly overhitting a teasing cross.

BBC World Service's Matthew Kenyon in Bata

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"It's a big day for the referee - the pressure from the crowd will be enormous. Tunisia felt he didn't deal with it well there. It makes life very difficult for Hocine Ragued."