Ivory Coast vs Algeria, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
· Africa Cup of Nations
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Holders Algeria knocked out of Africa Cup of Nations after thumping Ivory Coast defeat
Ivory Coast thumped Algeria 3-1 to send the defending champions crashing out of the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Jean Michaël Seri (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 3': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 3': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (Algeria).
- 3': Simon Deli (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Saïd Benrahma (Algeria).
- 5': Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ghislain Konan.
- 9': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Algeria).
- 9': Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Aïssa Mandi (Algeria).
- 9': Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 10': Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
- 11': Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Simon Deli (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 12': Simon Deli (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
- 13': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Simon Deli.
- 13': Attempt missed. Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Foul by Simon Deli (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 14': Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Saïd Benrahma (Algeria).
- 17': Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean Michaël Seri.
- 20': Foul by Aïssa Mandi (Algeria).
- 20': Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
- 21': Ismaël Bennacer (Algeria) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli following a corner.
- 22': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Algeria 0. Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 24': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 24': Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Youcef Atal (Algeria).
- 25': Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Simon Deli.
- 27': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 28': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Ghislain Konan.
- 28': Foul by Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 28': Ismaël Bennacer (Algeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Aïssa Mandi (Algeria).
- 33': Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Hand ball by Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 36': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
- 37': Offside, Algeria. Ismaël Bennacer tries a through ball, but Saïd Benrahma is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (Algeria).
- 38': Jean Michaël Seri (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (Algeria).
- 39': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 2, Algeria 0. Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 41': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (Algeria).
- 41': Odilon Kossounou (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Jean Michaël Seri (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 43': Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Algeria).
- 44': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramiz Zerrouki.
- 45'+3': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (Algeria).
- 45'+3': Jean Michaël Seri (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 2, Algeria 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Côte d'Ivoire 2, Algeria 0.
- 45': Substitution, Algeria. Islam Slimani replaces Saïd Benrahma.
- 47': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Max-Alain Gradel is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Algeria).
- 48': Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross.
- 50': Attempt missed. Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 51': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Serge Aurier.
- 51': Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 53': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Aïssa Mandi.
- 54': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 3, Algeria 0. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
- 55': Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Foul by Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 56': Youcef Atal (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Penalty Algeria. Youcef Belaïli draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 57': Penalty conceded by Simon Deli (Côte d'Ivoire) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 60': Penalty missed! Still Côte d'Ivoire 3, Algeria 0. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
- 60': Foul by Jean Michaël Seri (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 60': Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 62': Substitution, Algeria. Yacine Brahimi replaces Baghdad Bounedjah.
- 62': Substitution, Algeria. Sofiane Bendebka replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 64': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 64': Youcef Atal (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Simon Deli (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 66': Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 68': Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Kanon replaces Simon Deli.
- 69': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Serey Dié replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 69': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Habib Maïga replaces Serge Aurier.
- 69': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Habib Maïga.
- 70': Foul by Ramiz Zerrouki (Algeria).
- 70': Jean Michaël Seri (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 72': Foul by Habib Maïga (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 72': Sofiane Bendebka (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Habib Maïga (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Serey Dié.
- 73': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Habib Maïga.
- 73': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 3, Algeria 1. Sofiane Bendebka (Algeria) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aïssa Mandi following a corner.
- 74': Foul by Youcef Atal (Algeria).
- 74': Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 75': Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt saved. Islam Slimani (Algeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
- 75': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Badra Sangaré.
- 76': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Serey Dié tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
- 78': Foul by Yacine Brahimi (Algeria).
- 78': Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Yacine Brahimi (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ghislain Konan.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Ramiz Zerrouki (Algeria) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini.
- 80': Substitution, Algeria. Farid Boulaya replaces Youcef Belaïli.
- 80': Substitution, Algeria. Houcine Benayada replaces Youcef Atal.
- 81': Farid Boulaya (Algeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Habib Maïga (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 82': Attempt saved. Yacine Brahimi (Algeria) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 82': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Badra Sangaré.
- 82': Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Habib Maïga.
- 84': Attempt saved. Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 84': Foul by Farid Boulaya (Algeria).
- 84': Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Farid Boulaya (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Zaha replaces Nicolas Pépé.
- 90': Foul by Houcine Benayada (Algeria).
- 90': Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Islam Slimani (Algeria).
- 90'+2': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ghislain Konan.
- 90'+3': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Habib Maïga tries a through ball, but Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
- 90'+3': VAR Decision: No Goal Côte d'Ivoire 3-1 Algeria.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Farid Boulaya (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 3, Algeria 1.
- 0': Match ends, Côte d'Ivoire 3, Algeria 1.
Statistics
 ALG |
CIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.8 | Possession | 44.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 321 | Accurate Passes | 252 |
| 388 | Passes | 312 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 21 |
| 16 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 7 | Clearances | 25 |
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
Ivory Coast (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Badra Ali Sangaré (GK) |
| 14 | Simon Deli  |
| 7 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 3 | Ghislain Konan |
| 17 | Sèrge Aurier |
| 4 | Jean Michaël Seri |
| 8 | Franck Kessié |
| 18 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 22 | Sébastien Haller |
| 15 | Max Gradel |
| 19 | Nicolas Pépé |
Algeria (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Raïs M'Bolhi (GK) |
| 17 | Abdelkader Bedrane |
| 2 | Aïssa Mandi |
| 21 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 20 | Youcef Atal |
| 27 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 6 | Ramiz Zerrouki |
| 22 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 9 | Baghdad Bounedjah |
| 8 | Youcef Belaïli |
| 7 | Riyad Mahrez |
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