Mauritania vs Tunisia, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
· Africa Cup of NationsTunisia draw Mauritania but reach last 16
Tunisia continued their uninspiring showing at the Africa Cup of Nations in a 0-0 draw with Mauritania to clinch a spot in the last 16.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Youssef Msakni (Tunisia).
- 1': Moustapha Diaw (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Moustapha Diaw (Mauritania).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 3': Adama Ba (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Bassem Srarfi (Tunisia).
- 4': Attempt saved. Ismael Diakite (Mauritania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Adama Ba.
- 4': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Mouez Hassen.
- 5': Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Mohamed Dellahi Yali (Mauritania).
- 7': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Abdoul Ba.
- 7': Adama Ba (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Naim Sliti (Tunisia).
- 8': Foul by Karim Aouadhi (Tunisia).
- 8': Ismael Diakite (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Attempt missed. Mohamed Dellahi Yali (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bessam.
- 11': Offside, Tunisia. Wajdi Kechrida tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Ibrahima Coulibaly (Mauritania).
- 12': Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Karim Aouadhi (Tunisia).
- 12': Moctar Sidi El Hacen (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Bessam (Mauritania).
- 14': Karim Aouadhi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yassine Meriah.
- 14': Foul by Youssef Msakni (Tunisia).
- 14': Moctar Sidi El Hacen (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Abdoul Ba (Mauritania).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Substitution, Mauritania. Diadié Diarra replaces Abdoul Ba because of an injury.
- 17': Attempt missed. Ismael Diakite (Mauritania) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 19': Foul by Karim Aouadhi (Tunisia).
- 19': Moctar Sidi El Hacen (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt missed. Moctar Sidi El Hacen (Mauritania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aly Abeid with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 21': Hand ball by Ibrahima Coulibaly (Mauritania).
- 22': Foul by Oussama Haddadi (Tunisia).
- 22': Moustapha Diaw (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Bassem Srarfi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Diadié Diarra (Mauritania).
- 25': Foul by Moustapha Diaw (Mauritania).
- 25': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 28': Attempt missed. Oussama Haddadi (Tunisia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Naim Sliti.
- 29': Foul by Mohamed Dellahi Yali (Mauritania).
- 29': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Dylan Bronn (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Ismael Diakite (Mauritania).
- 31': Ismael Diakite (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Yassine Meriah.
- 34': Attempt missed. Ismael Diakite (Mauritania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bakary N´Diaye.
- 35': Foul by Ibrahima Coulibaly (Mauritania).
- 35': Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Adama Ba (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Tunisia).
- 36': Dylan Bronn (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt missed. Moctar Sidi El Hacen (Mauritania) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moustapha Diaw with a cross.
- 38': Attempt saved. Bessam (Mauritania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moctar Sidi El Hacen.
- 38': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Mouez Hassen.
- 39': Attempt missed. Moustapha Diaw (Mauritania) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ismael Diakite.
- 40': Attempt saved. Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
- 40': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Brahim Souleymane.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Brahim Souleymane (Mauritania).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Foul by Aly Abeid (Mauritania).
- 42': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ismael Diakite (Mauritania) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Moustapha Diaw with a cross.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Ismael Diakite (Mauritania).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Offside, Tunisia. Dylan Bronn tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ibrahima Coulibaly (Mauritania).
- 45'+1': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Ibrahima Coulibaly (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Moustapha Diaw (Mauritania).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Mauritania 0, Tunisia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Mauritania 0, Tunisia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tunisia. Taha Khenissi replaces Bassem Srarfi.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Naim Sliti (Tunisia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Moustapha Diaw.
- 48': Attempt missed. Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Foul by Ibrahima Coulibaly (Mauritania).
- 49': Karim Aouadhi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Hand ball by Yassine Meriah (Tunisia).
- 51': Adama Ba (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Yassine Meriah (Tunisia).
- 52': Adama Ba (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Karim Aouadhi (Tunisia).
- 52': Karim Aouadhi (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Foul by Moctar Sidi El Hacen (Mauritania).
- 53': Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Moctar Sidi El Hacen (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Diadié Diarra (Mauritania).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Attempt missed. Dylan Bronn (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 58': Aly Abeid (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia).
- 59': Attempt missed. Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oussama Haddadi with a cross.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Diadié Diarra (Mauritania).
- 60': Substitution, Mauritania. Diallo Guidileye replaces Diadié Diarra because of an injury.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Foul by Naim Sliti (Tunisia).
- 62': Moctar Sidi El Hacen (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Adama Ba (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Karim Aouadhi (Tunisia).
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Adama Ba (Mauritania).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Foul by Diallo Guidileye (Mauritania).
- 70': Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Bakary N´Diaye.
- 72': Attempt missed. Dylan Bronn (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Diallo Guidileye (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Tunisia).
- 73': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia).
- 73': Mohamed Dellahi Yali (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt saved. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
- 79': Substitution, Tunisia. Mohamed Dräger replaces Naim Sliti.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Moctar Sidi El Hacen (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Coulibaly.
- 79': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Mohamed Dräger.
- 80': Foul by Bessam (Mauritania).
- 80': Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Adama Ba (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Karim Aouadhi (Tunisia).
- 83': Attempt saved. Moustapha Diaw (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moctar Sidi El Hacen.
- 84': Foul by Aly Abeid (Mauritania).
- 84': Mohamed Dräger (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Attempt missed. Wajdi Kechrida (Tunisia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri following a set piece situation.
- 87': Substitution, Mauritania. Souleymane Anne replaces Bessam.
- 89': Foul by Moctar Sidi El Hacen (Mauritania).
- 89': Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Attempt saved. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Souleymane Anne (Mauritania).
- 90'+2': Yassine Meriah (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Aly Abeid (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Taha Khenissi (Tunisia).
- 90'+3': Match ends, Mauritania 0, Tunisia 0.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Mauritania 0, Tunisia 0.
Statistics
 TUN |
MTN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 61.4 | Possession | 38.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 402 | Accurate Passes | 215 |
| 490 | Passes | 305 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 9 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 7 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Venue: New Suez Stadium
Location: Suez, Egypt
Attendance: 7,732
Venue: New Suez Stadium
Location: Suez, Egypt
Attendance: 7,732
Africa Cup of Nations Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sudan | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Mauritania (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Souleymane Diallo (GK) |
| 5 | Abdoul Ba |
| 15 | Bakary N'Diaye |
| 3 | Aly Abeid |
| 2 | El Moustapha Diaw |
| 14 | Mohamed Dellahi Yaly |
| 18 | Hacen  |
| 19 | Ibrahima Coulibaly |
| 10 | Adama Ba |
| 11 | Moulaye El Khalil |
| 7 | Ismaël Diakité |
Tunisia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mouez Hassen (GK) |
| 4 | Yassine Meriah |
| 3 | Dylan Bronn |
| 5 | Oussama Haddadi |
| 2 | Wajdi Kechrida |
| 23 | Naïm Sliti |
| 17 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 12 | Karim Aouadhi |
| 10 | Wahbi Khazri |
| 7 | Youssef Msakni |
| 18 | Bassem Srarfi |
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