Africa Cup of Nations

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

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  • 4': Hamza Mathlouthi
  • 9': Wahbi Khazri
  • 64': Wahbi Khazri
  • 66': Seifeddine Jaziri
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4 - 0

Tunisia rout Mauritania to get back on track at Africa Cup of Nations

Tunisia eased to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Mauritania in their Africa Cup of Nations Group F match at the Limbe Stadium on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Goal! Tunisia 1, Mauritania 0. Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 6': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania).
  • 6': Ghaylène Chaalali (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Harouna Abou Demba.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Maâloul.
  • 9': Goal! Tunisia 2, Mauritania 0. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anis Ben Slimane.
  • 11': Foul by Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia).
  • 11': Mohamed Dellahi (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Saîf-Eddine Khaoui (Tunisia).
  • 12': Mohamed Dellahi (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Harouna Abou Demba (Mauritania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Almike N'Diaye (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 14': Substitution, Mauritania. Mouhamed Soueid replaces Aly Abeid.
  • 15': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia).
  • 15': Harouna Abou Demba (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. El Hacen Houeibib (Mauritania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara with a headed pass.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hamza Mathlouthi with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia).
  • 23': Guessouma Fofana (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia).
  • 24': Mouhamed Soueid (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia).
  • 24': Oumar Camara (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Oumar Camara (Mauritania) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 25': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Ghaylène Chaalali.
  • 30': Foul by Oumar Camara (Mauritania).
  • 30': Ghaylène Chaalali (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Bilel Ifa (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania).
  • 32': Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania).
  • 33': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Oumar Camara.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Mouhamed Soueid (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Almike N'Diaye.
  • 36': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Idrissa Thiam (Mauritania).
  • 37': Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Bilel Ifa (Tunisia).
  • 37': Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Bilel Ifa (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Foul by Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia).
  • 39': Mohamed Dellahi (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Ghaylène Chaalali (Tunisia).
  • 41': Idrissa Thiam (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 43': Hand ball by Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania).
  • 44': Offside, Tunisia. Saîf-Eddine Khaoui tries a through ball, but Anis Ben Slimane is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Mohamed Dellahi (Mauritania).
  • 45': Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia).
  • 45'+1': Harouna Abou Demba (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Bechir Ben Saïd (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by El Hacen Houeibib (Mauritania).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Tunisia 2, Mauritania 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tunisia 2, Mauritania 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Mauritania. Pape Bâ replaces Aboubakar Kamara.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Thiam (Mauritania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Guessouma Fofana.
  • 50': Almike N'Diaye (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia).
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Thiam (Mauritania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Bilel Ifa.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Mouhamed Soueid (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 53': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Oumar Camara.
  • 57': Abdoulkader Thiam (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia).
  • 57': Foul by Bilel Ifa (Tunisia).
  • 57': Pape Bâ (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Ali Maâloul.
  • 60': Substitution, Mauritania. Hemeya Tanjy replaces Oumar Camara.
  • 60': Substitution, Mauritania. Sidi Yacoub replaces Almike N'Diaye.
  • 60': Substitution, Tunisia. Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane replaces Saîf-Eddine Khaoui.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Mouhamed Soueid (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ghaylène Chaalali (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Seifeddine Jaziri.
  • 64': Foul by Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia).
  • 64': Harouna Abou Demba (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Goal! Tunisia 3, Mauritania 0. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ghaylène Chaalali.
  • 66': Goal! Tunisia 4, Mauritania 0. Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a through ball.
  • 68': Substitution, Mauritania. Souleymane Karamoko replaces Idrissa Thiam.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
  • 70': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Babacar Diop.
  • 71': Substitution, Tunisia. Aïssa Bilal Laidouni replaces Seifeddine Jaziri because of an injury.
  • 71': Substitution, Tunisia. Hamza Rafia replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
  • 75': Foul by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
  • 75': Guessouma Fofana (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Sidi Yacoub (Mauritania).
  • 77': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Harouna Abou Demba.
  • 80': Offside, Tunisia. Hamza Mathlouthi tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
  • 80': Substitution, Tunisia. Youssef Msakni replaces Wahbi Khazri.
  • 81': Substitution, Tunisia. Omar Rekik replaces Bilel Ifa.
  • 82': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Harouna Abou Demba.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Maâloul with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 83': Foul by Ghaylène Chaalali (Tunisia).
  • 83': Mouhamed Soueid (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 86': Foul by Ghaylène Chaalali (Tunisia).
  • 86': Guessouma Fofana (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Hand ball by Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Hemeya Tanjy (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 89': Penalty conceded by Souleymane Karamoko (Mauritania) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 90': Penalty missed! Still Tunisia 4, Mauritania 0. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Tunisia 4, Mauritania 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Tunisia 4, Mauritania 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 19
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 0
45.9 Possession 54.1
11 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 8
0.1 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
233 Accurate Passes 276
296 Passes 356
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.4
49 Long Balls 52
25 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 8
13 Effective Clearances 13
13 Clearances 13

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 (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Ben Said (GK)
3 Montassar Talbi
2 Bilel Ifa Yellow Card
12 Ali Maâloul
21 Hamza Mathlouthi
17 Ellyes Skhiri
18 Ghaylen Chaaleli
25 Anis Ben Slimane
11 Seifeddine Jaziri
10 Wahbi Khazri
8 Saif-Eddine Khaoui

MTN Mauritania (5-4-1)

No. Name
22 Babacar Diop (GK)
14 Mohamed Dellahi Yaly
3 Aly Abeid
21 El Hassen Houeibib
28 Abdoulkader Thiam
4 Harouna Abou Demba
8 Guessouma Fofana
12 Almike Moussa N'diaye
11 Oumar Camara
7 Idrissa Thiam
27 Aboubakar Kamara Yellow Card

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