Mali vs Ivory Coast, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Round of 16

· Africa Cup of Nations

Mali

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Ivory Coast

76': Wilfried Zaha

Mali fluff lines as Zaha hits Ivory Coast winner

Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha gave his side a 1-0 win over Mali in their Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 match on Monday.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Dangerous play by Moussa Marega (Mali).
2': Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Diadie Samassekou (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire).
4': Foul by Ismael Traoré (Côte d'Ivoire).
4': Moussa Marega (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Attempt saved. Youssouf Kone (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
7': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
7': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Zaha tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
8': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
8': Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Mamadou Bagayoko (Côte d'Ivoire).
10': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
10': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
11': Wonlo Coulibaly (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Diaby (Mali) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
14': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Mali).
14': Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Diadie Samassekou (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Mamadou Bagayoko (Côte d'Ivoire).
17': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
17': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Diaby (Mali) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
19': Foul by Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire).
19': Moussa Marega (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt missed. Hamari Traoré (Mali) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Marega.
20': Foul by Moussa Marega (Mali).
20': Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt blocked. Amadou Haidara (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Diadie Samassekou (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire).
21': Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Diaby (Mali) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top left corner.
21': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Sylvain Gbohouo.
22': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Diaby (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
23': Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Côte d'Ivoire).
23': Youssouf Kone (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Nicolas Pepe (Côte d'Ivoire).
24': Youssouf Kone (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
26': Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
26': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Abdoulaye Diaby (Mali).
27': Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Nicolas Pepe (Côte d'Ivoire).
29': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Attempt missed. Diadie Samassekou (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
31': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire).
31': Hamari Traoré (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
32': Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
33': Youssouf Kone (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Mamadou Bagayoko (Côte d'Ivoire).
34': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Attempt saved. Moussa Marega (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
36': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
36': Ismael Traoré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pepe tries a through ball, but Wilfried Kanon is caught offside.
37': Delay in match because of an injury Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Mali).
40': Wonlo Coulibaly (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Foul by Molla Wagué (Mali).
41': Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt missed. Moussa Marega (Mali) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo.
43': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire).
43': Mamadou Fofana (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Mamadou Bagayoko (Côte d'Ivoire).
43': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire).
45'+1': Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Offside, Mali. Amadou Haidara tries a through ball, but Moussa Marega is caught offside.
45'+2': First Half ends, Mali 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
45': Second Half begins Mali 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
46': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Ismael Traoré.
46': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
46': Nicolas Pepe (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Diadie Samassekou (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
51': Foul by Nicolas Pepe (Côte d'Ivoire).
51': Youssouf Kone (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Substitution, Mali. Adama Traore I replaces Abdoulaye Diaby.
53': Foul by Mamadou Bagayoko (Côte d'Ivoire).
53': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pepe (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Lassana Coulibaly.
55': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe with a cross following a corner.
56': Attempt missed. Adama Traore I (Mali) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
56': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
56': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Diadie Samassekou.
58': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Lassana Coulibaly.
60': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
60': Moussa Marega (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
61': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Mamadou Bagayoko (Côte d'Ivoire).
62': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Mamadou Bagayoko (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Mali. Adama Traoré II replaces Amadou Haidara.
64': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré II (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
65': Foul by Mamadou Bagayoko (Côte d'Ivoire).
65': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Moussa Djenepo (Mali).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe with a through ball following a fast break.
68': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Maxwel Cornet replaces Nicolas Pepe.
69': Foul by Molla Wagué (Mali).
69': Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Attempt saved. Ismael Traoré (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet with a cross.
71': Adama Traoré II (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Foul by Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire).
73': Foul by Adama Traoré II (Mali).
73': Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire).
73': Mamadou Fofana (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Hand ball by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
75': Foul by Diadie Samassekou (Mali).
75': Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Goal! Mali 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
77': Foul by Adama Traore I (Mali).
77': Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wonlo Coulibaly.
80': Attempt missed. Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adama Traore I with a cross.
80': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Ismael Traoré.
80': Substitution, Mali. Kalifa Coulibaly replaces Lassana Coulibaly.
80': Attempt missed. Diadie Samassekou (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Traoré II following a corner.
82': Foul by Mamadou Fofana (Mali).
82': Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Youssouf Kone (Mali).
83': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Bony replaces Jonathan Kodjia.
85': Diadie Samassekou (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Wilfried Bony (Côte d'Ivoire).
86': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Wilfried Kanon.
86': Foul by Molla Wagué (Mali).
86': Sylvain Gbohouo (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Wonlo Coulibaly.
88': Foul by Molla Wagué (Mali).
88': Sylvain Gbohouo (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Mali).
89': Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire).
89': Youssouf Kone (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Serey Dié.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Kalifa Coulibaly (Mali) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adama Traoré II with a cross following a corner.
90'+1': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Serey Dié.
90'+2': Diadie Samassekou (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Côte d'Ivoire).
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré II (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssouf Kone.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré II (Mali) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adama Traore I.
90'+4': Adama Traore I (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Wonlo Coulibaly (Côte d'Ivoire).
90'+4': Foul by Moussa Marega (Mali).
90'+4': Wilfried Bony (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Mali 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Mali 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Mali 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Mali 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1.

Statistics

CIV		MLI
29	Fouls	25
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	1
39.8	Possession	60.2
7	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
199	Accurate Passes	342
285	Passes	423
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
9	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.2
70	Long Balls	57
22	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	19
21	Tackles	26
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
17	Interceptions	6
20	Effective Clearances	16
20	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: New Suez Stadium
Location: Suez, Egypt
Attendance: 7,672

Line-Ups

Mali (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
16	Djigui Diarra (GK)
15	Mamadou Fofana
13	Molla Wagué
8	Diadie Samassekou
3	Youssouf Koné
2	Hamari Traoré
11	Lassana Coulibaly
4	Amadou Haidara
19	Moussa Djenepo
23	Abdoulay Diaby
9	Moussa Marega

Mali Substitutes:

Kalifa Coulibaly, Falaye Sacko, Ibrahim Mounkoro, Adama Noss Traoré, Moussa Doumbia, Adama Traoré, Cheick Doucouré, Massadio Haidara, Boubakar Kiki Kouyate, Adama Keita, Sekou Koita.

Ivory Coast (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Sylvain Gbohouo (GK)
5	Wilfried Kanon
6	Ismaël Traoré
2	Wonlo Coulibaly
22	Mamadou Bagayoko
20	Serey Dié
4	Jean-Philippe Gbamin
8	Franck Kessié
14	Jonathan Kodjia
9	Wilfried Zaha
19	Nicolas Pépé

Ivory Coast Substitutes:

Max Gradel, Cheick Comara, Victorien Angban, Roger Assalé, Maxwel Cornet, Ibrahim Sangaré, Jean Michaël Seri, Wilfried Bony, Sèrge Aurier, Ira Tape, Souleyman Doumbia, Badra Ali Sangaré.

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