Africa Cup of Nations

FT Friday, July 19, 2019
Algeria WWWWW 1
–
Senegal LWWWW 0
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ALG101
SEN000
Cairo International Stadium

Match Report

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Algeria clinch AFCON title with bizarre goal

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Team Stats

32
Fouls
18
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
0
37.7
Possession
62.3
1
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
3
1.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
111
Accurate Passes
234
201
Passes
324
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
0
6
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.0
70
Long Balls
50
20
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
4
19
Tackles
7
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
9
28
Effective Clearances
11
28
Clearances
11

Head to Head

ALG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SEN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Alfred GomisG
  2. 6Salif SanéCD-L
  3. 8Cheikhou KouyatéCD-R
  4. 12Youssouf SabalyLB
  5. 21Lamine GassamaRB
  6. 10Sadio ManéAM
  7. 5Idrissa GueyeLM
  8. 17Badou N'DiayeRM
  9. 9M'Baye NiangF
  10. 14Henri SaivetAM-L
  11. 18Ismaïla SarrAM-R

ALG · 4-1-4-1

  1. 23Raïs M'BolhiG
  2. 4Djamel BenlamriCD-L
  3. 2Aïssa MandiCD-R
  4. 17Adlène GuédiouraDM
  5. 21Ramy BensebainiLB
  6. 18Mehdi ZeffaneRB
  7. 22Ismaël BennacerCM-L
  8. 10Sofiane FeghouliCM-R
  9. 8Youcef BelaïliLM
  10. 7Riyad MahrezRM
  11. 9Baghdad BounedjahF

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Senegal 0, Algeria 1. Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer.
  2. 34' Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Substitution, Senegal. Krépin Diatta replaces Badou Ndiaye.
  5. 61' VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  6. 75' Substitution, Senegal. Mbaye Diagne replaces Henri Saivet.
  7. 79' Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 80' Lamine Gassama (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 84' Substitution, Algeria. Yacine Brahimi replaces Youcef Belaïli.
  10. 85' Substitution, Algeria. Mehdi Tahrat replaces Sofiane Feghouli.
  11. 85' Substitution, Senegal. Keita replaces M'Baye Niang.
  12. 89' Substitution, Algeria. Islam Slimani replaces Baghdad Bounedjah.
  13. 90'+2' Aissa Mandi (Algeria) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+4' Adlène Guédioura (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

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