Algeria vs Sierra Leone, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
· Africa Cup of NationsAFCON holders Algeria held to surprise draw against Sierra Leone in opener
Holders Algeria were held to a surprise goalless draw by Sierra Leone as they made a surprise start to the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Yacine Brahimi (Algeria).
- 1': Kwame Quee (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Corner, Sierra Leone. Conceded by Abdelkader Bedrane.
- 3': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Algeria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a through ball.
- 4': Foul by Youcef Atal (Algeria).
- 4': Mohamed Buya Turay (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Alhaji Kamara (Sierra Leone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mustapha Bundu with a cross.
- 8': Foul by Umaru Bangura (Sierra Leone).
- 8': Islam Slimani (Algeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Umaru Bangura.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Alhaji Kamara.
- 15': Foul by Alhaji Kamara (Sierra Leone).
- 15': Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria).
- 19': Kei Kamara (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Algeria).
- 21': Mohamed Buya Turay (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Attempt missed. Alhaji Kamara (Sierra Leone) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Umaru Bangura following a set piece situation.
- 23': Attempt missed. Umaru Bangura (Sierra Leone) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mustapha Bundu with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 24': Attempt saved. Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Belkebla.
- 24': Foul by Haris Belkebla (Algeria).
- 24': Kei Kamara (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Haris Belkebla (Algeria).
- 27': Kwame Quee (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria).
- 28': Osman Kakay (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Mohamed Buya Turay (Sierra Leone) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kei Kamara.
- 31': Attempt saved. Mohamed Buya Turay (Sierra Leone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 31': Offside, Sierra Leone. Kei Kamara tries a through ball, but Mustapha Bundu is caught offside.
- 33': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Kevin Wright.
- 34': Foul by Abdelkader Bedrane (Algeria).
- 34': Mustapha Bundu (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Abdelkader Bedrane (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt missed. John Kamara (Sierra Leone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 37': Foul by Osman Kakay (Sierra Leone).
- 37': Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 40': Attempt missed. Mohamed Buya Turay (Sierra Leone) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kei Kamara.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Kei Kamara (Sierra Leone) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Buya Turay with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Kwame Quee.
- 45'+1': Offside, Sierra Leone. Kevin Wright tries a through ball, but Alhaji Kamara is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Algeria 0, Sierra Leone 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Algeria 0, Sierra Leone 0.
- 45': Substitution, Algeria. Djamel Benlamri replaces Abdelkader Bedrane.
- 46': Foul by Alhaji Kamara (Sierra Leone).
- 46': Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Offside, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Buya Turay tries a through ball, but Alhaji Kamara is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt missed. Mustapha Bundu (Sierra Leone) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left. Assisted by Osman Kakay.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Yacine Brahimi (Algeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli.
- 50': Foul by Djamel Benlamri (Algeria).
- 50': Kei Kamara (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by John Kamara (Sierra Leone).
- 51': Yacine Brahimi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Yacine Brahimi (Algeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a through ball.
- 54': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (Algeria).
- 54': Osman Kakay (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (Sierra Leone) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 55': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Kevin Wright.
- 56': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
- 57': Foul by Youcef Atal (Algeria).
- 57': Mohamed Buya Turay (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Yacine Brahimi (Algeria).
- 59': Umaru Bangura (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Alhaji Kamara (Sierra Leone).
- 60': Haris Belkebla (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Yacine Brahimi (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
- 64': Substitution, Algeria. Farid Boulaya replaces Sofiane Feghouli.
- 64': Substitution, Algeria. Baghdad Bounedjah replaces Islam Slimani.
- 64': Substitution, Algeria. Sofiane Bendebka replaces Yacine Brahimi.
- 66': Foul by Kwame Quee (Sierra Leone).
- 66': Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Bendebka (Algeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 67': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
- 68': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli.
- 70': Offside, Algeria. Sofiane Bendebka tries a through ball, but Youcef Belaïli is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Algeria).
- 73': Mohamed Buya Turay (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Corner, Sierra Leone. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
- 74': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Kei Kamara.
- 75': Attempt missed. Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Sierra Leone. Saidu Fofanah replaces Alhaji Kamara because of an injury.
- 77': Farid Boulaya (Algeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Umaru Bangura (Sierra Leone).
- 77': Umaru Bangura (Sierra Leone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Bendebka (Algeria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli with a through ball.
- 81': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Baghdad Bounedjah.
- 81': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Mohamed Nbalie Kamara.
- 81': Attempt missed. Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Djamel Benlamri (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Kei Kamara (Sierra Leone).
- 83': Substitution, Algeria. Saïd Benrahma replaces Haris Belkebla.
- 84': Substitution, Sierra Leone. Sulaiman Kaikai replaces Mohamed Buya Turay.
- 86': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (Algeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youcef Atal with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Mustapha Bundu (Sierra Leone).
- 87': Saïd Benrahma (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli following a set piece situation.
- 88': Foul by Kwame Quee (Sierra Leone).
- 88': Sofiane Bendebka (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Offside, Algeria. Youcef Belaïli tries a through ball, but Baghdad Bounedjah is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Djamel Benlamri (Algeria).
- 89': Kei Kamara (Sierra Leone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djamel Benlamri.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (Algeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
- 90'+3': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by John Kamara.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli with a cross.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Algeria 0, Sierra Leone 0.
- 0': Match ends, Algeria 0, Sierra Leone 0.
Statistics
 SLE |
ALG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.5 | Possession | 66.5 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 195 | Accurate Passes | 433 |
| 240 | Passes | 493 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 12 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 24 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Venue: Stade Omnisport de Douala
Location: Japoma, Cameroon
Venue: Stade Omnisport de Douala
Location: Japoma, Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sudan | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Algeria (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Raïs M'Bolhi (GK) |
| 17 | Abdelkader Bedrane  |
| 2 | Aïssa Mandi |
| 12 | Haris Belkebla |
| 21 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 20 | Youcef Atal |
| 11 | Yacine Brahimi |
| 10 | Sofiane Feghouli |
| 8 | Youcef Belaïli |
| 7 | Riyad Mahrez |
| 13 | Islam Slimani |
Sierra Leone (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Kamara (GK) |
| 5 | Steven Caulker |
| 17 | Umaru Bangura |
| 3 | Kevin Wright |
| 2 | Osman Kakay |
| 10 | Kei Kamara |
| 6 | John Kamara |
| 7 | Kwame Quee |
| 12 | Alhaji Kamara |
| 14 | Mohamed Buya Turay |
| 19 | Mustapha Bundu |
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