African Nations Championship

FT Thursday, February 4, 2016
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Match Report

Mali reach African Nations final as late goal beats Ivory Coast

Substitute Yves Bissouma scored in the 89th minute to send Mali through to the African Nations Championship final with a 1-0 win over Ivory Coast.

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Head to Head

CIV leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

CIV

  1. 16Badra Ali SangaréG
  2. 6Soualio Dabila OuattaraD
  3. 21Cheick ComaraD
  4. 3Marcelin KoffiD
  5. 4Mahan Marc GouaD
  6. 13Yao Serge N'GuessanM
  7. 5Essis Baudelaire Fulgence AkaM
  8. 12Yacé Marius Gregoire OkpekonM
  9. 10Krahire Yannick ZakriF
  10. 14Djedje GuizaF
  11. 7Atcho Hermann Junior DjoboF

MLI

  1. 16Djigui DiarraG
  2. 18Aliou DiengD
  3. 21Abdoul Karim DanteD
  4. 12Lassana SamakéM
  5. 6Sékou DiarraM
  6. 19Abdoulaye DiarraM
  7. 23Sekou KoitaM
  8. 13Moussa Balla SissokoM
  9. 15Mamadou DoumbiaM
  10. 10Mamadou CoulibalyF
  11. 9Hamidou SinayokoF

Timeline

  1. 7' Issaka Samaké (Mali) Yellow Card at 7'
  2. 18' Samuel Diarra (Mali) Yellow Card at 18'
  3. 34' Cheick Ibrahim Comara (Ivory Coast) Yellow Card at 34'
  4. 41' Djigui Diarra (Mali) Yellow Card at 41'
  5. 45' Dagou Willie Britto (Ivory Coast) Substitution at 45'
  6. 46' Nilmar Mondésir Blé (Ivory Coast) Substitution at 46'
  7. 53' Kouame N'Guessan (Mali) Substitution at 53'
  8. 63' Abdoulaye Diarra (Mali) Yellow Card at 63'
  9. 76' Yves Bissouma (Mali) Substitution at 76'
  10. 89' Yves Bissouma (Mali) Goal at 89'
  11. 89' Yves Bissouma (Mali) Yellow Card at 89'
  12. 90'+1' Koffi Davy Mahinde Bouah (Ivory Coast) Substitution at 91'
  13. 90'+3' Kouame N'Guessan (Mali) Yellow Card at 93'
  14. 90'+4' Abdoulaye Traoré (Mali) Substitution at 94'

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