Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

FT Sunday, July 25, 2021
South Africa U23 DLDL 3
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France U23 L 4
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Saitama Stadium 2002

Match Report

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
11
6
Saves
5
47.3
Possession
52.7
17
SHOTS
18
8
ON GOAL
10
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
347
Accurate Passes
371
414
Passes
441
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
9
15
Crosses
34
0.3
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
48
26
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
7
18
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
15
22
Effective Clearances
14
22
Clearances
14

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Paul BernardoniG
  2. 17Anthony CaciCD-L
  3. 2Pierre KaluluCD-R
  4. 5Niels NkounkouLB
  5. 13Clement MichelinRB
  6. 18Randal Kolo MuaniAM
  7. 6Lucas TousartLM
  8. 11Téji SavanierRM
  9. 10André-Pierre GignacF
  10. 9Nathanaël MbukuAM-L
  11. 14Florian ThauvinAM-R

RSA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Ronwen WilliamsG
  2. 15Repo MalepeCD-L
  3. 5Luke FleursCD-R
  4. 4Teboho MokoenaDM
  5. 3Katlego MohammeLB
  6. 13Reeve FroslerRB
  7. 8Thabo CeleCM-L
  8. 7Nkosingiphile NgcoboCM-R
  9. 18Kobamelo KodisangLM
  10. 10Luther SinghRM
  11. 9Evidence MakgopaF

Timeline

  1. 16' Teboho Mokoena (South Africa U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Niels Nkounkou (France U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Penalty missed! Still France U23 0, South Africa U23 0. Luther Singh (South Africa U23) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
  4. 53' Goal! France U23 0, South Africa U23 1. Kobamelo Kodisang (South Africa U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  5. 57' Goal! France U23 1, South Africa U23 1. André-Pierre Gignac (France U23) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
  6. 61' Substitution, France U23. Enzo Le Fée replaces Nathanael Mbuku.
  7. 65' Substitution, South Africa U23. Kamohelo Mahlatsi replaces Nkosingiphile Nhlakanipho Ngcobo.
  8. 68' Téji Savanier (France U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Substitution, France U23. Alexis Beka Beka replaces Florian Thauvin.
  10. 68' Substitution, France U23. Arnaud Nordin replaces Lucas Tousart.
  11. 73' Goal! France U23 1, South Africa U23 2. Evidence Makgopa (South Africa U23) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kobamelo Kodisang with a cross.
  12. 78' Substitution, South Africa U23. Goodman Mosele replaces Kobamelo Kodisang.
  13. 78' Goal! France U23 2, South Africa U23 2. André-Pierre Gignac (France U23) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Clement Michelin with a cross.
  14. 81' Goal! France U23 2, South Africa U23 3. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa U23) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luther Singh with a headed pass.
  15. 83' Substitution, South Africa U23. Thendo Mukumela replaces Reeve Frosler.
  16. 83' Substitution, South Africa U23. Monyane Thabiso replaces Teboho Mokoena.
  17. 85' Ronwen Williams (South Africa U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 86' Goal! France U23 3, South Africa U23 3. André-Pierre Gignac (France U23) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  19. 90'+2' Goal! France U23 4, South Africa U23 3. Téji Savanier (France U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by André-Pierre Gignac with a cross.

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