Africa Cup of Nations

FT Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Ivory Coast WWWWL 1
–
Equatorial Guinea WWDWD 0
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Stade Omnisport de Douala

Match Report

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AFCON: Ivory Coast get 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea on Max-Alain Gradel

Max-Alain Gradel's early goal was enough to secure the Ivory Coast a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
1
56.2
Possession
43.8
12
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
401
Accurate Passes
287
477
Passes
374
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.2
66
Long Balls
49
45
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
17
Interceptions
10
14
Effective Clearances
24
14
Clearances
24

Head to Head

CIV leads series 1-0

Lineups

EQG · 4-4-2

  1. 13Manuel SapungaG
  2. 16Saúl CocoCD-L
  3. 21Esteban ObiangCD-R
  4. 11Basilio NdongLB
  5. 15Carlos AkapoRB
  6. 8José MachínCM-L
  7. 22Pablo GanetCM-R
  8. 14Jannick BuylaLM
  9. 6Iban SalvadorRM
  10. 18Dorian HanzaCF-L
  11. 10Emilio NsueCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Javier AkapoSUB
  2. 27ObaSUB
  3. 5Cosme AnveneSUB
  4. 28Luis Enrique NsueSUB
  5. 19Luis NlavoSUB
  6. 9Óscar SiafáSUB
  7. 23Luis MeseguerSUB
  8. 12Mariano Magno MbaSUB
  9. 24Álex BalboaSUB

CIV · 4-3-3

  1. 23Badra Ali SangaréG
  2. 14Simon DeliCD-L
  3. 21Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 3Ghislain KonanLB
  5. 12Habib MaïgaRB
  6. 4Jean Michaël SeriCM
  7. 8Franck KessiéLM
  8. 18Ibrahim SangaréRM
  9. 22Sébastien HallerF
  10. 11Maxwel CornetLF
  11. 15Max GradelRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Ira TapeSUB
  2. 7Odilon KossounouSUB
  3. 26Abdoul Karim CisséSUB
  4. 25Hamed TraoréSUB
  5. 24Christian KouaméSUB
  6. 28Yohan BoliSUB
  7. 10Jean Evrard KouassiSUB
  8. 2Karim KonatéSUB
  9. 9Wilfried ZahaSUB
  10. 20Serey DiéSUB
  11. 19Nicolas PépéSUB
  12. 6Ousmane OuattaraSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Equatorial Guinea 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  2. 31' Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 64' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Luís Nlavo replaces Dorian Hanza.
  4. 67' Luís Nlavo (Equatorial Guinea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 71' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Serey Dié replaces Franck Kessié.
  6. 71' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Zaha replaces Maxwel Cornet.
  7. 71' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pépé replaces Max-Alain Gradel.
  8. 82' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Christian Kouamé replaces Sébastien Haller.
  9. 82' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Óscar Siafá replaces Iban Salvador.
  10. 89' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Luis Meseguer replaces Carlos Akapo because of an injury.

Africa Cup of Nations News

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