Africa Cup of Nations

FT Monday, June 24, 2019
South Africa WLDDD 0
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Ivory Coast WWWLW 1
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Al Salam Stadium · 4,961 att.

Match Report

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Kodjia goal hands Ivorians victory in AFCON opener

Striker Jonathan Kodjia struck 26 minutes from time to hand the Ivory Coast a 1-0 win over South Africa.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
24
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
0
55.9
Possession
44.1
2
SHOTS
9
0
ON GOAL
3
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
289
Accurate Passes
221
389
Passes
299
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
63
36
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
14
18
Effective Clearances
13
18
Clearances
13

Head to Head

Lineups

CIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Sylvain GbohouoG
  2. 5Wilfried KanonCD-L
  3. 6Ismaël TraoréCD-R
  4. 2Wonlo CoulibalyLB
  5. 17Sèrge AurierRB
  6. 10Jean Michaël SeriAM
  7. 8Franck KessiéLM
  8. 20Serey DiéRM
  9. 14Jonathan KodjiaF
  10. 15Max GradelAM-L
  11. 19Nicolas PépéAM-R

RSA · 4-4-2

  1. 22Ronwen WilliamsG
  2. 2Buhle MkhwanaziCD-L
  3. 14Thulani HlatshwayoCD-R
  4. 18Sfiso HlantiLB
  5. 5Thamsanqa MkhizeRB
  6. 12Kamohelo MokotjoCM-L
  7. 15Dean FurmanCM-R
  8. 11Themba ZwaneLM
  9. 7Lebohang MaboeRM
  10. 19Percy TauCF-L
  11. 9Lebo MothibaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Lebo Mothiba (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 40' Jean Michael Seri (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 57' Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, South Africa 0. Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max-Alain Gradel following a fast break.
  6. 69' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Zaha replaces Jean Michael Seri.
  7. 75' Substitution, South Africa. Sibusiso Vilakazi replaces Lebohang Maboe.
  8. 82' Substitution, South Africa. Lars Veldwijk replaces Lebo Mothiba.
  9. 87' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Souleyman Doumbia replaces Wonlo Coulibaly.
  10. 87' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Maxwel Cornet replaces Max-Alain Gradel because of an injury.

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