Africa Cup of Nations

Tunisia vs Mali, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations
Tunisia
    FT
    0 - 1
    Mali
    • 48': Ibrahim Koné (P)
    • Red Card 87': El Bilal Toure

    Mali beat Tunisia as referee blows for full-time early at AFCON

    Mali striker Ibrahima Kone scored the winner to seal a 1-0 victory over Tunisia in a Group F game that ended in some timekeeping controversy.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Falaye Sacko (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia).
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Koné (Mali) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamari Traoré with a through ball.
    • 1': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
    • 2': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Bechir Ben Saïd.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Adama Malouda Traoré (Mali) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amadou Haïdara following a corner.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Amadou Haïdara (Mali) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adama Noss Traoré with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Mali).
    • 6': Diadié Samassékou (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
    • 7': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Hamza Mathlouthi.
    • 7': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 12': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Boubakar Kouyaté (Mali) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Noss Traoré with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Adama Malouda Traoré (Mali) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Koné.
    • 15': Diadié Samassékou (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Foul by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
    • 16': Foul by Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia).
    • 16': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Amadou Haïdara (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Tunisia).
    • 18': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Mali).
    • 18': Naïm Sliti (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Hamari Traoré (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Diadié Samassékou (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
    • 22': Foul by Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia).
    • 22': Massadio Haïdara (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Adama Malouda Traoré (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Ibrahima Koné (Mali).
    • 27': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Amadou Haïdara.
    • 28': Foul by Adama Malouda Traoré (Mali).
    • 28': Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
    • 31': Massadio Haïdara (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Tunisia).
    • 32': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) is shown the yellow card.
    • 35': Foul by Diadié Samassékou (Mali).
    • 35': Naïm Sliti (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Boubakar Kouyaté.
    • 39': Hand ball by Montassar Talbi (Tunisia).
    • 40': Attempt missed. Massadio Haïdara (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amadou Haïdara.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 44': Foul by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
    • 44': Ibrahima Koné (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Adama Malouda Traoré (Mali).
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Tunisia 0, Mali 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Tunisia 0, Mali 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Tunisia. Saîf-Eddine Khaoui replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 46': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Boubakar Kouyaté (Mali) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Noss Traoré with a cross.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Boubakar Kouyaté (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 46': Penalty conceded by Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 47': Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 48': Goal! Tunisia 0, Mali 1. Ibrahima Koné (Mali) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
    • 53': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Mali).
    • 53': Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Amadou Haïdara (Mali).
    • 54': Naïm Sliti (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 56': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Ibrahim Mounkoro.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bilel Ifa with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 59': Substitution, Mali. Yves Bissouma replaces Adama Noss Traoré because of an injury.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Saîf-Eddine Khaoui (Tunisia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Maâloul.
    • 63': Offside, Tunisia. Aïssa Bilal Laidouni tries a through ball, but Hamza Mathlouthi is caught offside.
    • 63': Foul by Ibrahima Koné (Mali).
    • 63': Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Dylan Bronn (Tunisia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
    • 65': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Ibrahim Mounkoro.
    • 65': Foul by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
    • 65': Ibrahima Koné (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Tunisia. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Aïssa Bilal Laidouni because of an injury.
    • 72': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Mali).
    • 73': Substitution, Mali. Kalifa Coulibaly replaces Ibrahima Koné.
    • 73': Substitution, Mali. Moussa Doumbia replaces Adama Malouda Traoré.
    • 74': Penalty conceded by Moussa Djenepo (Mali) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 75': VAR Decision: Penalty Tunisia.
    • 77': Penalty saved! Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 77': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Ibrahim Mounkoro.
    • 79': Substitution, Tunisia. Yoann Touzghar replaces Naïm Sliti.
    • 81': Substitution, Mali. Lassana Coulibaly replaces Amadou Haïdara.
    • 81': Substitution, Mali. El Bilal Touré replaces Moussa Djenepo.
    • 81': Substitution, Tunisia. Seifeddine Jaziri replaces Bilel Ifa.
    • 82': Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by El Bilal Touré (Mali).
    • 82': Offside, Mali. Yves Bissouma tries a through ball, but Kalifa Coulibaly is caught offside.
    • 83': Offside, Mali. El Bilal Touré tries a through ball, but Kalifa Coulibaly is caught offside.
    • 87': Dylan Bronn (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by El Bilal Touré (Mali).
    • 87': El Bilal Touré (Mali) is shown the red card.
    • 88': VAR Decision: Red Card El Bilal Touré (Mali).
    • 90': Foul by Saîf-Eddine Khaoui (Tunisia).
    • 90': Moussa Doumbia (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Moussa Doumbia (Mali).
    • 90': Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Second Half ends, Tunisia 0, Mali 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Tunisia 0, Mali 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    1 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 0
    44.3 Possession 55.7
    10 SHOTS 8
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    220 Accurate Passes 283
    276 Passes 349
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    16 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    32 Long Balls 35
    13 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 10
    14 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    15 Interceptions 8
    19 Effective Clearances 14
    19 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

    Venue: Stade Municipal de Limbe
    Location: Limbe,

    Africa Cup of Nations Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Morocco 3 +4 7
    2 Congo DR 3 0 3
    3 Zambia 3 -1 2
    4 Tanzania 3 -3 2
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    TUN Tunisia (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    22 Ben Said (GK)
    3 Montassar Talbi
    2 Bilel Ifa
    6 Dylan Bronn
    17 Ellyes Skhiri Yellow Card
    28 Aïssa Laïdouni
    12 Ali Maâloul
    21 Hamza Mathlouthi Yellow Card
    10 Wahbi Khazri
    23 Naïm Sliti
    14 Hannibal Mejbri
    Tunisia Substitutes:
    Yoann Touzghar, Omar Rekik, Oussama Haddadi, Seifeddine Jaziri, Hamza Rafia, Saif-Eddine Khaoui, Ali Abdi, Aymen Dahmen, Anis Ben Slimane, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Ghaylen Chaaleli, Farouk Ben Mustapha.

    MLI Mali (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ibrahim Mounkoro (GK)
    5 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
    17 Falaye Sacko
    6 Massadio Haidara
    2 Hamari Traoré Yellow Card
    21 Adama Noss Traoré
    4 Amadou Haidara
    8 Diadie Samassekou
    18 Ibrahim Koné
    19 Moussa Djenepo Yellow Card
    14 Adama Traoré
    Mali Substitutes:
    Moussa Sissako, Mamadou Fofana, Lassana Coulibaly, Charles Traoré, Moussa Doumbia, El Bilal Toure, Mohamed Camara, Yves Bissouma, Aliou Dieng, Djigui Diarra, Ismael Diarra Diawara, Kalifa Coulibaly.

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