Tunisia vs Mauritania, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
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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
MTN | TUN | |
---|---|---|
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
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 |
Line-Ups
Tunisia (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Ben Said (GK) |
3 | Montassar Talbi |
2 | Bilel Ifa |
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 |
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 |
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