Mauritania vs Gambia, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
· Africa Cup of NationsGambia get AFCON debut win over Mauritania
Gambia's Ablie Jallow scored early as they made an impressive debut at the Africa Cup of Nations finals by beating Mauritania 1-0.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Sulayman Marreh (Gambia).
- 2': Pape Bâ (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Pape Bâ (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Almike N'Diaye.
- 4': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania).
- 4': Sulayman Marreh (Gambia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt missed. Guessouma Fofana (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aly Abeid.
- 6': Foul by Almike N'Diaye (Mauritania).
- 6': Pa Modou Jagne (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Gambia. Conceded by El Hacen Houeibib.
- 10': Goal! Mauritania 0, Gambia 1. Ablie Jallow (Gambia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Musa Barrow.
- 12': Attempt saved. Assan Ceesay (Gambia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Musa Barrow.
- 13': Foul by Ebrima Adams (Gambia).
- 13': Souleymane Karamoko (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Ibou Touray.
- 17': Almike N'Diaye (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Sulayman Marreh (Gambia).
- 18': Foul by Assan Ceesay (Gambia).
- 18': Mohamed Dellahi (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Omar Colley.
- 20': Attempt missed. Almike N'Diaye (Mauritania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pape Bâ following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania).
- 22': James Gomez (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Dellahi.
- 28': Foul by Pape Bâ (Mauritania).
- 28': James Gomez (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Pape Bâ (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Foul by Assan Ceesay (Gambia).
- 29': Mohamed Dellahi (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Ebrima Adams (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Almike N'Diaye (Mauritania).
- 30': Almike N'Diaye (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt missed. Musa Barrow (Gambia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Assan Ceesay.
- 31': Attempt missed. Pape Bâ (Mauritania) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high.
- 34': Foul by Guessouma Fofana (Mauritania).
- 34': Musa Barrow (Gambia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Pape Bâ (Mauritania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Souleymane Karamoko.
- 36': Attempt saved. Pape Bâ (Mauritania) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Guessouma Fofana with a cross.
- 36': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Modou Jobe.
- 37': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Ibou Touray.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Almike N'Diaye (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aly Abeid.
- 38': Attempt missed. Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 38': Offside, Mauritania. Abdoulkader Thiam tries a through ball, but Aboubakar Kamara is caught offside.
- 40': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Ibou Touray.
- 40': Attempt missed. El Hacen Houeibib (Mauritania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 43': Foul by Assan Ceesay (Gambia).
- 43': Mohamed Dellahi (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Ebrima Adams (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Abdallahi Mahmoud (Mauritania).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Mauritania 0, Gambia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Mauritania 0, Gambia 1.
- 45': Substitution, Mauritania. Harouna Abou Demba replaces Souleymane Karamoko.
- 46': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania).
- 46': Ibou Touray (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Gambia. Conceded by Aly Abeid.
- 49': Attempt missed. Sulayman Marreh (Gambia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ebrima Colley with a cross following a corner.
- 50': El Hacen Houeibib (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Assan Ceesay (Gambia).
- 51': Ebrima Colley (Gambia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Aly Abeid (Mauritania).
- 52': Attempt missed. Omar Colley (Gambia) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ebrima Colley with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 53': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania).
- 53': Sulayman Marreh (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Almike N'Diaye (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Ebrima Colley (Gambia).
- 56': Ebrima Colley (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harouna Abou Demba with a cross.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Musa Barrow (Gambia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ablie Jallow.
- 57': Corner, Gambia. Conceded by El Hacen Houeibib.
- 58': Attempt missed. Ebrima Colley (Gambia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Musa Barrow following a corner.
- 59': Substitution, Mauritania. Souleymane Doukara replaces Abdallahi Mahmoud.
- 60': Attempt missed. Guessouma Fofana (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.
- 61': Assan Ceesay (Gambia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Mohamed Dellahi (Mauritania).
- 63': Attempt saved. Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Abdoulkader Thiam.
- 64': Substitution, Gambia. Dembo Darboe replaces Assan Ceesay.
- 64': Substitution, Gambia. Ebrima Darboe replaces Ablie Jallow.
- 65': Attempt missed. Pape Bâ (Mauritania) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harouna Abou Demba with a cross.
- 65': Substitution, Mauritania. Idrissa Thiam replaces Almike N'Diaye.
- 66': Substitution, Mauritania. Oumar Camara replaces Abdoulkader Thiam.
- 70': Foul by Harouna Abou Demba (Mauritania).
- 70': Pa Modou Jagne (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania).
- 72': Sulayman Marreh (Gambia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Substitution, Gambia. Lamin Jallow replaces Ebrima Colley.
- 74': Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by James Gomez (Gambia).
- 75': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Thiam (Mauritania) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Oumar Camara (Mauritania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Souleymane Doukara.
- 76': Foul by Idrissa Thiam (Mauritania).
- 76': Musa Barrow (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Mauritania. Adama Ba replaces El Hacen Houeibib.
- 82': Substitution, Gambia. Bubacarr Sanneh replaces Ibou Touray because of an injury.
- 82': Foul by Dembo Darboe (Gambia).
- 82': Mohamed Dellahi (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Lamin Jallow (Gambia).
- 84': Attempt missed. Adama Ba (Mauritania) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
- 86': Attempt missed. Souleymane Doukara (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Ba.
- 86': Foul by Dembo Darboe (Gambia).
- 86': Mohamed Dellahi (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Offside, Mauritania. Aboubakar Kamara tries a through ball, but Pape Bâ is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Bubacarr Sanneh (Gambia).
- 87': Idrissa Thiam (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt missed. Harouna Abou Demba (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 89': Adama Ba (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Pa Modou Jagne (Gambia).
- 90': Babacar Diop (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Dembo Darboe (Gambia).
- 90'+1': Dembo Darboe (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Lamin Jallow (Gambia).
- 90'+1': Guessouma Fofana (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Lamin Jallow (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Musa Barrow (Gambia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ebrima Darboe.
- 90'+2': Corner, Gambia. Conceded by Babacar Diop.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Souleymane Doukara (Mauritania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.
- 90'+4': Foul by Idrissa Thiam (Mauritania).
- 90'+4': Sulayman Marreh (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Mauritania 0, Gambia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Mauritania 0, Gambia 1.
Statistics
 GAM |
MTN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.5 | Possession | 60.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 214 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
| 296 | Passes | 439 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 27 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Venue: Stade Municipal de Limbe
Location: Limbe,
Venue: Stade Municipal de Limbe
Location: Limbe,
Africa Cup of Nations Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Gabon | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Mauritania (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Babacar Diop (GK) |
| 14 | Mohamed Dellahi Yaly |
| 3 | Aly Abeid |
| 21 | El Hassen Houeibib |
| 28 | Abdoulkader Thiam |
| 2 | Souleymane Karamoko |
| 8 | Guessouma Fofana |
| 17 | Abdallahi Mahmoud |
| 12 | Almike Moussa N'diaye  |
| 25 | Pape Ibnou Ba |
| 27 | Aboubakar Kamara |
Gambia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Modou Jobe (GK) |
| 5 | Omar Colley |
| 12 | James Gomez |
| 13 | Pa Modou Jagne |
| 26 | Ibou Touray |
| 28 | Ebrima Adams |
| 6 | Sulayman Marreh |
| 10 | Musa Barrow |
| 19 | Ebrima Colley |
| 9 | Assan Ceesay |
| 3 | Abdoulie Jallow |
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