Ivory Coast U23 vs Saudi Arabia U23, 2020 Olympic Men's Soccer, Group Stage

· Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament
Ivory Coast U23
  • 39': Abdulelah Al-Amri (OG)
  • 66': Franck Kessié
  • Red Card 90'+7': Aboubacar Doumbia
FT
2 - 1
Saudi Arabia U23
  • 44': Salem Al-Dawsari

About

Ivory Coast U23 are hosting Saudi Arabia U23 at Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Idrissa Doumbia (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 2': Sami Al-Najei (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Wilfried Stephane Singo (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 6': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Idrissa Doumbia (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 8': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Ayman Yahya (Saudi Arabia U23) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sami Al-Najei with a headed pass.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire U23) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max-Alain Gradel with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire U23. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire U23) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire U23. Conceded by Ali Al-Hassan.
  • 16': Corner, Saudi Arabia U23. Conceded by Wilfried Stephane Singo.
  • 22': Foul by Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 22': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Salman Al-Faraj (Saudi Arabia U23).
  • 24': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Eboue Kouassi (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 28': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Sami Al-Najei (Saudi Arabia U23) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayman Yahya.
  • 30': Corner, Saudi Arabia U23. Conceded by Eliezer Ira Tapé.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Sami Al-Najei (Saudi Arabia U23) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 31': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia U23).
  • 31': Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 33': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Saudi Arabia U23. Conceded by Ismaël Diallo.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Yaseer Al-Shahrani (Saudi Arabia U23) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Offside, Saudi Arabia U23. Yaseer Al-Shahrani tries a through ball, but Abdullah Al-Hamdan is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire U23) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max-Alain Gradel.
  • 39': Own Goal by Abdulelah Al-Amri, Saudi Arabia U23. Côte d'Ivoire U23 1, Saudi Arabia U23 0.
  • 42': Foul by Ali Al-Hassan (Saudi Arabia U23).
  • 42': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire U23 1, Saudi Arabia U23 1. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia U23) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yaseer Al-Shahrani.
  • 45'+1': Eboue Kouassi (Côte d'Ivoire U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Sami Al-Najei (Saudi Arabia U23).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire U23 1, Saudi Arabia U23 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Côte d'Ivoire U23 1, Saudi Arabia U23 1.
  • 46': Ayman Yahya (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 51': Ali Al-Hassan (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Idrissa Doumbia (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 54': Corner, Saudi Arabia U23. Conceded by Ismaël Diallo.
  • 58': Eboue Kouassi (Côte d'Ivoire U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Salman Al-Faraj (Saudi Arabia U23).
  • 59': Eboue Kouassi (Côte d'Ivoire U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Salman Al-Faraj (Saudi Arabia U23).
  • 62': Foul by Wilfried Stephane Singo (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 62': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Saudi Arabia U23. Abdulrahman Ghareeb replaces Abdullah Al-Hamdan.
  • 65': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire U23) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Eboue Kouassi (Côte d'Ivoire U23) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 66': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire U23. Youssouf Dao replaces Idrissa Doumbia.
  • 66': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire U23 2, Saudi Arabia U23 1. Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
  • 67': Substitution, Saudi Arabia U23. Ayman Al-Khulaif replaces Ayman Yahya.
  • 68': Hand ball by Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 69': Foul by Kouadio Dabila (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 69': Sami Al-Najei (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 70': Sami Al-Najei (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire U23) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Foul by Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 70': Salman Al-Faraj (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Ayman Al-Khulaif (Saudi Arabia U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
  • 76': Substitution, Saudi Arabia U23. Khalid Al-Ghannam replaces Ali Al-Hassan.
  • 76': Substitution, Saudi Arabia U23. Khalifah Aldawsari replaces Abdulelah Al-Amri because of an injury.
  • 77': Offside, Saudi Arabia U23. Abdulbasit Hindi tries a through ball, but Salem Al Dawsari is caught offside.
  • 80': Eric Bailly (Côte d'Ivoire U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Sami Al-Najei (Saudi Arabia U23).
  • 80': Sami Al-Najei (Saudi Arabia U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
  • 83': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia U23) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ayman Al-Khulaif.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Khalid Al-Ghannam (Saudi Arabia U23) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yaseer Al-Shahrani.
  • 83': Corner, Saudi Arabia U23. Conceded by Eboue Kouassi.
  • 84': Foul by Wilfried Stephane Singo (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 84': Yaseer Al-Shahrani (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Ayman Al-Khulaif (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 86': Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Saudi Arabia U23) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdulbasit Hindi.
  • 90': Foul by Khalid Al-Ghannam (Saudi Arabia U23).
  • 90': Wilfried Stephane Singo (Côte d'Ivoire U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire U23. Cheick Timité replaces Amad Diallo.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire U23. Aboubacar Doumbia replaces Max-Alain Gradel.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 90'+2': Sami Al-Najei (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire U23) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eboue Kouassi.
  • 90'+3': Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Salman Al-Faraj (Saudi Arabia U23).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire U23).
  • 90'+5': Sami Al-Najei (Saudi Arabia U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Khalifah Aldawsari (Saudi Arabia U23).
  • 90'+6': Youssouf Dao (Côte d'Ivoire U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Salman Al-Faraj (Saudi Arabia U23) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Aboubacar Doumbia (Côte d'Ivoire U23) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire U23 2, Saudi Arabia U23 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Côte d'Ivoire U23 2, Saudi Arabia U23 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 17
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 3
57.7 Possession 42.3
9 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
428 Accurate Passes 303
504 Passes 368
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.1
48 Long Balls 43
22 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
14 Effective Tackles 7
22 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 16
14 Effective Clearances 16
14 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

Venue: Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Location: Yokohama, Japan

OLY Soccer (M) Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Japan U23 3 +7 9
2 Paraguay U23 3 -2 6
3 Mali U23 3 -2 1
4 Israel U23 3 -3 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

CIV Ivory Coast U23 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Eliezer Ira (GK)
4 Kouadio Dabila
3 Eric Bailly
5 Ismaël Diallo
6 Wilfried Singo
8 Franck Kessié
7 Idrissa Doumbia
12 Kouassi Eboue
11 Christian Kouamé
15 Max Gradel Yellow Card
10 Amad
Ivory Coast U23 Substitutes:
Abdul Keita, Zié Ouattara, Cheick Timité, Aboubacar Doumbia, Oupoh Nagoli, Silas Gnaka, Youssouf Dao.

KSA Saudi Arabia U23 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Mohammed Al-Yami (GK)
4 Abdulbasit Hindi
5 Abdulelah Al-Amri
13 Yasser Al-Shahrani
2 Saud Abdulhamid
6 Sami Al-Najei Yellow Card
7 Salman Al-Faraj Yellow Card
14 Ali Al-Hassan
9 Abdullah Al-Hamdan
10 Salem Al-Dawsari
15 Aiman Yahya
Saudi Arabia U23 Substitutes:
Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Ameen Al-Bukhari, Mukhtar Ali, Hamad Al-Yami, Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Ayman Al-Khulaif.

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