Africa Cup of Nations

FT Sunday, January 16, 2022
Sierra Leone DDWLD 2
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Ivory Coast WWWLW 2
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CIV112
Stade Omnisport de Douala

Match Report

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AFCON: Sierra Leone late equaliser against Ivory Coast thanks to late howler

A goalkeeping howler handed Sierra Leone a dramatic last-gasp equaliser that secured a 2-2 draw with Ivory Coast.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
10
5
Saves
2
39.4
Possession
60.6
7
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
8
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
231
Accurate Passes
411
312
Passes
480
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
47
21
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
13
10
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
8
18
Effective Clearances
14
18
Clearances
14

Head to Head

CIV leads series 1-0-3

Lineups

CIV · 4-3-3

  1. 23Badra Ali SangaréG
  2. 14Simon DeliCD-L
  3. 21Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 3Ghislain KonanLB
  5. 17Sèrge AurierRB
  6. 4Jean Michaël SeriCM
  7. 8Franck KessiéLM
  8. 18Ibrahim SangaréRM
  9. 22Sébastien HallerF
  10. 9Wilfried ZahaLF
  11. 19Nicolas PépéRF

Substitutes

  1. 5Wilfried KanonSUB
  2. 7Odilon KossounouSUB
  3. 20Serey DiéSUB
  4. 15Max GradelSUB
  5. 2Karim KonatéSUB
  6. 1Ira TapeSUB
  7. 24Christian KouaméSUB
  8. 26Abdoul Karim CisséSUB
  9. 12Habib MaïgaSUB
  10. 25Hamed TraoréSUB
  11. 11Maxwel CornetSUB
  12. 10Jean Evrard KouassiSUB

SLE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Mohamed KamaraG
  2. 5Steven CaulkerCD-L
  3. 17Umaru BanguraCD-R
  4. 3Kevin WrightLB
  5. 2Osman KakayRB
  6. 6John KamaraCM-L
  7. 7Kwame QueeCM-R
  8. 14Mohamed Buya TurayLM
  9. 19Mustapha BunduRM
  10. 28Musa KamaraCF-L
  11. 10Kei KamaraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Abu Diaby DumbuyaSUB
  2. 9Augustine WilliamsSUB
  3. 23Isaac CaulkerSUB
  4. 11Sullay KaikaiSUB
  5. 13Augustus KargboSUB
  6. 15Yeami DuniaSUB
  7. 8Saidu FofanahSUB
  8. 12Alhaji KamaraSUB
  9. 20Saidu MansaraySUB
  10. 16Ibrahim SesaySUB
  11. 22Issa KallonSUB
  12. 4Mohamed KamaraSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Penalty saved! Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  2. 25' Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Sierra Leone 0. Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a through ball.
  3. 52' Osman Kakay (Sierra Leone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 55' Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Sierra Leone 1. Musa Kamara (Sierra Leone) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Buya Turay.
  5. 65' Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 2, Sierra Leone 1. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré.
  6. 72' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Christian Kouamé replaces Sébastien Haller.
  7. 73' Substitution, Sierra Leone. Issa Kallon replaces Mohamed Buya Turay.
  8. 73' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Hamed Traorè replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
  9. 75' Substitution, Sierra Leone. Alhaji Kamara replaces Mustapha Bundu.
  10. 82' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Serey Dié replaces Franck Kessié.
  11. 82' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jean Evrard Kouassi replaces Wilfried Zaha.
  12. 83' Substitution, Sierra Leone. Sulaiman Kaikai replaces Kei Kamara.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Odilon Kossounou replaces Eric Bailly because of an injury.
  14. 90'+3' Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 2, Sierra Leone 2. Alhaji Kamara (Sierra Leone) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Caulker.
  15. 90'+5' Alhaji Kamara (Sierra Leone) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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