Africa Cup of Nations

FT Thursday, June 27, 2019
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30 June Air Defence Stadium · 25,765 att.

Match Report

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Belaili fires physical Algeria to win over Senegal

Forward Youcef Belaili struck early in the second half as Algeria edged Senegal 1-0 in a physical game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday.

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Team Stats

34
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
1
45.4
Possession
54.6
8
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
173
Accurate Passes
215
239
Passes
278
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
42
19
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
6
17
Effective Clearances
17
17
Clearances
17

Head to Head

ALG leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

SEN · 4-1-4-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 3Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 8Cheikhou KouyatéCD-R
  4. 13Alfred N'DiayeDM
  5. 12Youssouf SabalyLB
  6. 22Moussa WaguéRB
  7. 17Badou N'DiayeCM-L
  8. 15Krépin DiattaCM-R
  9. 10Sadio ManéLM
  10. 11Keita BaldéRM
  11. 9M'Baye NiangF

Substitutes

  1. 14Henri SaivetSUB
  2. 23Alfred GomisSUB
  3. 2Saliou CissSUB
  4. 1Abdoulaye DialloSUB
  5. 21Lamine GassamaSUB
  6. 4Pape Abou CisséSUB
  7. 20Sada ThioubSUB
  8. 19Mbaye DiagneSUB
  9. 7Moussa KonatéSUB
  10. 5Idrissa GueyeSUB
  11. 18Ismaïla SarrSUB
  12. 6Salif SanéSUB

ALG · 4-1-4-1

  1. 23Raïs M'BolhiG
  2. 4Djamel BenlamriCD-L
  3. 2Aïssa MandiCD-R
  4. 17Adlène GuédiouraDM
  5. 21Ramy BensebainiLB
  6. 20Youcef AtalRB
  7. 22Ismaël BennacerCM-L
  8. 10Sofiane FeghouliCM-R
  9. 8Youcef BelaïliLM
  10. 7Riyad MahrezRM
  11. 9Baghdad BounedjahF

Substitutes

  1. 6Mohamed FaresSUB
  2. 18Mehdi ZeffaneSUB
  3. 5Rafik HallicheSUB
  4. 14Hicham BoudaouiSUB
  5. 12Adam OunasSUB
  6. 3Mehdi JeanninSUB
  7. 15Andy DelortSUB
  8. 16Alexandre OukidjaSUB
  9. 1Azzedine DoukhaSUB
  10. 13Islam SlimaniSUB
  11. 11Yacine BrahimiSUB
  12. 19Mehdi AbeidSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  2. 20' Djamel Benlamri (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 24' Youcef Atal (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Keita (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 49' Goal! Senegal 0, Algeria 1. Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofiane Feghouli.
  6. 63' Substitution, Senegal. Sada Thioub replaces Keita.
  7. 73' Substitution, Senegal. Mbaye Diagne replaces Krépin Diatta.
  8. 80' Substitution, Algeria. Mohamed Fares replaces Ramy Bensebaini.
  9. 86' Substitution, Algeria. Andy Delort replaces Youcef Belaïli.
  10. 86' Substitution, Senegal. Henri Saivet replaces Alfred N'Diaye.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Algeria. Mehdi Abeid replaces Ismael Bennacer.

Africa Cup of Nations News

All news
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