Africa Cup of Nations

FT Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Benin WLWDW 2
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Ghana DLWWD 2
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BEN112
GHA202
Ismailia Stadium · 8,094 att.

Match Report

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Benin draw with Ghana after bizarre red card

Benin hit back to secure a 2-2 draw with 10-man Ghana after the Black Stars had a player sent off for time-wasting in bizarre circumstances.

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Team Stats

26
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
2
50.7
Possession
49.3
14
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
266
Accurate Passes
268
334
Passes
337
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
25
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
57
32
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
6
16
Tackles
7
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
4
Interceptions
10
18
Effective Clearances
22
18
Clearances
22

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

GHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Richard OforiG
  2. 21John BoyeCD-L
  3. 15Kasim NuhuCD-R
  4. 14Lumor AgbenyenuLB
  5. 22Andy YiadomRB
  6. 10André AyewAM
  7. 11Mubarak WakasoLM
  8. 5Thomas ParteyRM
  9. 9Jordan AyewF
  10. 23Thomas AgyepongAM-L
  11. 7Christian AtsuAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Owusu KwabenaSUB
  2. 18Joseph AidooSUB
  3. 17Baba RahmanSUB
  4. 16Felix AnnanSUB
  5. 13Caleb EkubanSUB
  6. 20Kwadwo AsamoahSUB
  7. 3Asamoah GyanSUB
  8. 19Samuel Kwame OwusuSUB
  9. 4Jonathan MensahSUB
  10. 12Lawrence Ati ZigiSUB
  11. 6Afriyie AcquahSUB
  12. 2Joseph AttamahSUB

BEN · 5-4-1

  1. 1Fabien FarnolleG
  2. 3Khaled AdénonCD
  3. 6Olivier VerdonCD-L
  4. 13Moïse AdilehouCD-R
  5. 11Emmanuel ImorouLB
  6. 2Séidou BarazéRB
  7. 8Jordan AdéotiCM-L
  8. 15Sessi D'AlmeidaCM-R
  9. 14Cebio SoukouLM
  10. 10Mickaël PotéRM
  11. 9Steve MouniéF

Substitutes

  1. 21Rodrigue KossiSUB
  2. 22Rodrigue FassinouSUB
  3. 19Désiré Ségbé AzankpoSUB
  4. 18Seibou MamaSUB
  5. 20Jodel DossouSUB
  6. 12David KikiSUB
  7. 5Junior SalomonSUB
  8. 16Saturnin AllagbéSUB
  9. 7David DjiglaSUB
  10. 4Tidjani AnaaneSUB
  11. 23Cherif Dine AkakpoSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Ghana 0, Benin 1. Mickaël Poté (Benin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cebio Soukou with a through ball.
  2. 9' Goal! Ghana 1, Benin 1. André Ayew (Ghana) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 35' Substitution, Ghana. Samuel Kwame Owusu replaces Thomas Agyepong because of an injury.
  4. 37' John Boye (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 42' Goal! Ghana 2, Benin 1. Jordan Ayew (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kasim Adams with a through ball.
  6. 46' Sessi D'Almeida (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 54' Second yellow card to John Boye (Ghana).
  8. 59' Substitution, Ghana. Jonathan Mensah replaces Samuel Kwame Owusu.
  9. 62' Substitution, Benin. Mama Seibou replaces Moise Adilehou.
  10. 62' Substitution, Benin. Jodel Dossou replaces Sessi D'Almeida.
  11. 63' Goal! Ghana 2, Benin 2. Mickaël Poté (Benin) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jodel Dossou following a corner.
  12. 77' Kasim Adams (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 83' Substitution, Benin. David Djigla replaces Cebio Soukou.
  14. 90' Substitution, Ghana. Afriyie Acquah replaces André Ayew.
  15. 90' Steve Mounie (Benin) is shown the yellow card.

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