Africa Cup of Nations

FT Thursday, January 20, 2022
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Mali WWLWD 2
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MLI112
Stade Omnisport de Douala

Match Report

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Mali ease past Mauritania to claim n Africa Cup of Nations Group F top spot

Massadio Haidara's early goal set Mali on their way to a 2-0 victory over Mauritania on Thursday and top spot in Africa Cup of Nations Group F.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
22
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
3
33.7
Possession
66.3
7
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
181
Accurate Passes
424
233
Passes
480
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.6
33
Long Balls
30
14
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
9
20
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
3
9
Effective Clearances
10
9
Clearances
10

Head to Head

MLI leads series 2-0

Lineups

MLI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ibrahim MounkoroG
  2. 5Boubakar Kiki KouyateCD-L
  3. 17Falaye SackoCD-R
  4. 6Massadio HaidaraLB
  5. 2Hamari TraoréRB
  6. 21Adama Noss TraoréAM
  7. 20Yves BissoumaLM
  8. 4Amadou HaidaraRM
  9. 18Ibrahima KonéF
  10. 7Moussa DoumbiaAM-L
  11. 14Adama TraoréAM-R

MTN · 4-3-3

  1. 22Babacar DiopG
  2. 3Aly AbeidCD-L
  3. 14Mohamed Dellahi YalyCD-R
  4. 20Houssen AbderrahmaneLB
  5. 4Harouna Abou DembaRB
  6. 8Guessouma FofanaCM
  7. 18Bodda MouhsineLM
  8. 23Mouhamed SoueidRM
  9. 25Pape Ibnou BaF
  10. 7Idrissa ThiamLF
  11. 11Oumar CamaraRF

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Mali 1, Mauritania 0. Massadio Haïdara (Mali) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Doumbia.
  2. 39' Substitution, Mauritania. Souleymane Karamoko replaces Harouna Abou Demba because of an injury.
  3. 48' Aly Abeid (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 49' Goal! Mali 2, Mauritania 0. Ibrahima Koné (Mali) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  5. 60' Yves Bissouma (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Substitution, Mauritania. Adama Ba replaces Oumar Camara.
  7. 62' Substitution, Mauritania. Beyatt Lekweiry replaces Mouhamed Soueid.
  8. 63' Substitution, Mali. Mohamed Camara replaces Yves Bissouma.
  9. 64' Substitution, Mali. Moussa Sissako replaces Hamari Traoré.
  10. 74' Substitution, Mali. Lassine Sinayoko replaces Adama Malouda Traoré.
  11. 75' Substitution, Mali. Kalifa Coulibaly replaces Ibrahima Koné.
  12. 78' Idrissa Thiam (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 81' Substitution, Mauritania. M'Backé N'Diaye replaces Babacar Diop because of an injury.
  14. 81' Substitution, Mauritania. Sidi Yacoub replaces Idrissa Thiam.
  15. 82' Substitution, Mali. Aliou Dieng replaces Amadou Haïdara.
  16. 90'+1' Mohamed Camara (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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