Before the match: 
Two teams on the way to make history. Senegal with their first ever appearance in a Nations Cup final and Cameroon with an unprecedented run of 5 victories without concedeing a goal and the opportunity to be the first African team to defend the title since almost fourty years ago when the tournament was still played with only 6 teams.
With Cameroon and Senegal the two teams are in the final who looked the strongest in one to one challenges, had a well suited game for the bumpy pitches and who had the most 'modern' approach. While the (potentially) most creative teams like Côte d'ivoire or Nigeria like the short passing North African football failed to make the final, Cameroon and Senegal convinced by their thrength and determination.
Other teams crowded their defences but did not regularly attack opponents deep in their own half. Because of the West African heat this seemed to be a good advice at least to conserve power for a possible semi-final or final. But Senegal proved that their fighting approach suited them well: they did not have to switch their game when receiving a setback, they were able to continue with their style throughout the see saw semi-final against Nigeria.
Cameroon on the other hand managed to find a perfect way to come up with dangerous pressing in doses, switching tempo during the matches. Against Senegal their build up will come under pressure early for a first time really after they achieved to win the midfield against Mali. Anyway they remain favorites.
They will be well prepared against Senegals technique to play out corner and free kicks around the penalty area to become dangerous on set pieces.
odds:
Cameroon are 45% favortes (decimal odds 2.0), Senegal 26% (3.5), draw 30% (3.0) (after 90 minutes)
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1st half: 
-Cameroon in yellow stockings, red shorts, and green shirts, Senegal in all white
-Like in the semifinal Cameroon will begin with Ndiefi instead of Mboma, who is not 100% fit.
-('2) both teams begin attacking each other deep in the others half 
-('3) a first Cameroonian cross into the penalty area
-('4) a first Senegalese cross 
-('4) superchance for Senegal: long ball on Diouf, he races away and backheels the ball to Henri Camera just in the right moment but the Sedan player shoots too high - From 7 meters the ball touches the cross bar and goes behind the goal
-('6) first corner to Senegal - without eventual effect because of foul on Alioum, the Cameroonian keeper
-the Senegalese win some midfield challenges to launch quick attacks. They play with an enourmous running.
-('9) Senegalese attack, does not lead to a goal attempt but again suggested the Senegalese potential
-('12) Cameroon: Eto'o with a first shot from outside the penalty area, yet no problem for the Senegalese keeper Sylva
-('15) Ndiefi dribbles into the penalty area but Sylva can intercept him as he breaks through
-up to this point a match on a very high level
-('17) Senegal: brilliant through ball on Camera who escapes the defenders but has to fire froom half right in high tempo so that Alioum can make a fine save to deflect the ball for a corner
-'(18) the third Senegales corner finds the head of Diop but the header goes far wide - no danger
-('23) Cameroon: dangerous free kick cross: Sylva misjudges the ball but it is a little too long for Ndiefi 
-('23) Cameroon: Foe sees yellow
-('24) Cameroon golden opportunity: Eto'o braeks through on the strong Cameroon right wing and centers the ball to Ndiefi who takes it directly but his shot goes wide by centimeters - a very fast scene
-('27) Senegal: spectacular strike by Diouf from 22 meters, goes wide by a close margin
-the match continues to be very intense while fair. Especially the Senegalese attack the defenders with a good number of players
-Cameroon do nicely to change sides but in the end they keep attacking via their right hand side
-('30) Cameroon: dangerous cross from the right, a little too close to Alioum, a second one follows only seconds later this time won by a defender
-('31) Cameroon: Eto'o has two attempts from the edge of the penalty areaa, the first blocked, the second seized by Sylva
-the crowd loves this exciting match
-('32) senegal: free kick cross, Song makes a little mistake to keep the ball in play but it is eventually grabbed by Alioum
-('33) Senegal: great work by Diouf whose dribbling ignites a fire in the Cameroonian penalty area
-('35) Cameroon: this time from the left, Wome with an exactly timed cross but Sylva hurries out perfectly to deny Eto'o
-('37) Senegal: Diouf with great ball control
-('41) Cameroon: a first concentration error in the Senegalese defence as Geremi is unmarked on the right hand side, he can get past a defender encroach the penalty area he sets up Nidiefi who only hits the outside of the net
-('43) Senegal: El Hadj Diouf works out a free kick, it is from long range but Fadigas shot gets deflected. But Alioum does well to save it anyway.
-('44) Cameroon score but Ndiefi is ruled to have fouled Sylva before Eto'o made a diving header
-Sylva has had problems with crosses from the Cameroonian left wing because the sun is shining from there
-('45+2) Cameroon: great save by Sylva who hurries out to deny the sent through Eto'o 

halftime 0:0
An exciting match on a very high level. Senegal began very strong but with high expenditures for a team that had to go 120 minutes and a day rest less than their opponents. Logically Cameroon gained momentum towards the end of the half.

2nd half: 
-('46) Senegal signal they want to continue attacking: #14 Moussa Ndiaye in for #22 Makhtar Ndiaye
-('48) Senegal: Cameroonian keeper Alioum perfectly intercepts a free kick cross
-('51) Cameroon: Ndiefi fires across the bar from 18 meters
-Cameroon with some more control of the tempo early in this second half. They will surely speculate on Senegal becoming tired
-('55) But they have put themselves to sleep as they lose the ball on a casual pass deep inside their own half
-('56) Cameroon: Ndiefi breaks through , the use of hands against him is on the verge to a foul, Ndiefi unleashes a low shot which Sylva saves by his foot
-('60) Cameroon: Tchato gets yellow for a silly handball (rather a reflex)
-('61) Senegal: an energetic run by Coly stopped at the edge of the penalty area on the verge to a foul
-('62) Cameroon: Eto'o sees yellow for a dangerous foul
-the challenges have got even more intense and now a few times have gone a little too far. It can not be already tiredness?
-('66) Senegal: free kick for Diouf but into the wall
-('67) Cameroon answer immediately. Log cross on Ndiefi but Omar Daf puts his body in between. The ensuing corner sees a header by Kalla which is saved by Sylva. Kalla is injured when his clashed with the one of a Senegalese defender and has to be treated.
-the match isnot as exciting as in the first half. Both teams now that who will score first might be the winners
-('71) Cameroon: Eto'o sets up Ndiefi by his head and Ndiefi is through, fires from 14 meters half right a diagonal shot against the goalpost of the far corner
-('76) Cameroon: Olembe cross defended by Mouss Ndiaye, but the ensuing corner finds a badly marked Foe who heads from 15 meters into the crowd in front of the goal where Senegal can defend it at last
-Cameroon have imposed their rhythm on the match. Senegal attacks have become seldom
-('79) just saying this: golden counter opportunity for Senegal 3 vs. 2 but Fadiga needs to long to get the ball under control after he had been played free
-Senegal preserve their reserves in this second half. They do not apply pressing as in beginning
-('83) Cameroon with a promising counter attack but Ndiefis cross is too long for Eto'o
-('85) Eto'o sets the Senegalese penalty are on fire by a dribbling
-('86) Senegal try to answer, they seem to have found back into the game 
-('87) Cameroon surprise Senegal with a quick throw in but Sylva has paid attention
-('88) Senegal: yeloow for Henri Camera for dangerous play
-('90+2) Cameroon: one of those dangerous throw ins into the penalty area (Geremi) defended by Sylva
-('90+2) Senegal: Diouf sees his obligatory yellow card for complaining

score after 90 minutes: 0:0

extra-time: 
-('91) Senegal: #12 Faye in for #19 Diop
-('92) Cameroon: Olembe accelerates but his shot from 22 meters goes high across the bar
-('93) Wome tears the hair of Diao and the Senegalese gets angry. The referee calms the players.
-('95) Senegal: Coly sees yellow for a tactical foul on Olembe
-('98) Cameroon: great control and a great cross by Wome. It finds the head of Ndiefi whose header goes wide by millimeters - superdangerous
-('101)('102) two concentration errors by Cameroon lead to promising attacking situations for Senegal, the second one dangerous when Camera's cross just cannot be reached by Diouf
-('103) Cameroon achieve to apply pressure on the Senegalese penalty area and finally get a free kick for dangerous play or rather a foul from great position: 22 meters central to the goal
-('104) Geremis shot just wipes across the bar
-('105) Cameroon: Suffo in for Ndiefi
-halftime of extratime
-('106) Senegal: Souleymane Camera in for Henri Camera
-('108) Cameroonian Suffo casually loses the ball but keeper Alioum beats Diouf in the race for Ndiayes pass
-('112) Senegal: the sensational Diouf protects the ball against several defenders and suddenly plays a deadly through ball which just cannot be reached by Camera?
-('115) Cameron get dangerous on a long played corner which Foe brings back in a second time from the other side
-('120) Cameroon: through ball on Eto'o and Sylva hurries out of his goal to rescue the draw in the final seconds of the match

score after 120 minutes 0:0

penalty shoot-out:
Including this one three of the last six Nations Cup Finals had to be decided on penalties.
An undeserved cynism against the players
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Cameroon will begin 

Cameroon	Senegal
saved by Sylva	Coly, saved by alioum but it rolls into goal
Suffo goal	Fadiga goal, Senegal leads 2:1
Lauren goal	Alioum saves, 2:2
Geremi goal	wide, Cameroon lead 3:2
Sylva saves	Alioum saves, Cameroon win 3:2

as it is the tradition of The Shot only mentions the names of the players who scored

penalty shoot-out: 2:3
No team deserved to lose in regulation but no player deserved the punishment to fail in a penalty shoot-out. Cameroon, without conceding a goal in the entire tournament,  win a second consecutive Nations Cup on penalties. Senegalese players cry.