Africa Cup of Nations

FT Sunday, January 16, 2022
Equatorial Guinea WDWDL 1
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Algeria WWDWD 0
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Stade Omnisport de Douala

Match Report

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Equatorial Guinea upset holders Algeria in Africa Cup of Nations shock

Esteban Obiang scored 20 minutes from time as Equatorial Guinea pulled off one of the great Africa Cup of Nations finals upsets.

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Team Stats

24
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
7
3
Corner Kicks
11
3
Saves
3
31
Possession
69
8
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
116
Accurate Passes
351
192
Passes
421
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
5
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
61
11
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.2
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
6
12
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
7
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
6
Interceptions
16
22
Effective Clearances
5
22
Clearances
5

Lineups

ALG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Raïs M'BolhiG
  2. 4Djamel BenlamriCD-L
  3. 2Aïssa MandiCD-R
  4. 21Ramy BensebainiLB
  5. 20Youcef AtalRB
  6. 10Sofiane FeghouliAM
  7. 14Sofiane BendebkaLM
  8. 22Ismaël BennacerRM
  9. 9Baghdad BounedjahF
  10. 8Youcef BelaïliAM-L
  11. 7Riyad MahrezAM-R

EQG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jesús OwonoG
  2. 16Saúl CocoCD-L
  3. 21Esteban ObiangCD-R
  4. 11Basilio NdongLB
  5. 15Carlos AkapoRB
  6. 4Federico BikoroAM
  7. 8José MachínLM
  8. 22Pablo GanetRM
  9. 9Óscar SiafáF
  10. 14Jannick BuylaAM-L
  11. 6Iban SalvadorAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 8' Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 9' Basilio Ndong (Equatorial Guinea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Fréderico Bikoro (Equatorial Guinea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Óscar Siafá (Equatorial Guinea) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45' Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Luís Nlavo replaces Óscar Siafá.
  8. 54' Substitution, Algeria. Mehdi Tahrat replaces Djamel Benlamri because of an injury.
  9. 64' Substitution, Algeria. Farid Boulaya replaces Sofiane Feghouli.
  10. 64' Substitution, Algeria. Islam Slimani replaces Baghdad Bounedjah.
  11. 66' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Josete Miranda replaces Fréderico Bikoro.
  12. 66' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Dorian Hanza replaces Jannick Buyla.
  13. 70' Goal! Algeria 0, Equatorial Guinea 1. Esteban Obiang (Equatorial Guinea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josete Miranda following a corner.
  14. 73' Substitution, Algeria. Yacine Brahimi replaces Sofiane Bendebka.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Santiago Eneme replaces Iban Salvador.
  16. 90'+4' Esteban Obiang (Equatorial Guinea) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+4' Youcef Belaïli (Algeria) is shown the yellow card.

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