Africa Cup of Nations

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Cape Verde LWWWD 1
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Ethiopia LLDDW 0
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Olembe Stadium

Match Report

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Cape Verde stun 10-man Ethiopia in their Africa Cup of Nations opener

Striker Julio Tavares headed home the winner as Cape Verde beat 10-man Ethiopia 1-0 on the opening day of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
4
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
4
57
Possession
43
11
SHOTS
7
3
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
424
Accurate Passes
303
500
Passes
387
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
1
22
Crosses
4
0.4
Cross %
0.3
71
Long Balls
53
48
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.7
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
9
7
Effective Clearances
17
7
Clearances
17

Lineups

ETH · 4-3-3

  1. 22Teklemariam ShankoG
  2. 16Yared BayehCD-L
  3. 15Aschalew TameneCD-R
  4. 20Remedan YesufLB
  5. 2Suleman HamidRB
  6. 8Amanuel YohannesCM
  7. 7Surafel DagnachewLM
  8. 3Mesud MohammedRM
  9. 9Getaneh KebedeF
  10. 10Abubeker NasserLF
  11. 11Amanuel GebremichaelRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Bezabeh MeleyoSUB
  2. 25Ahmed ReshidSUB
  3. 1Jemal TassewSUB
  4. 6Gatoch PanomSUB
  5. 24Mesfin TafesseSUB
  6. 4Mignot DebebeSUB
  7. 19Shemekit GugesaSUB
  8. 26Mujib KasimSUB
  9. 5Desta YohannesSUB
  10. 21Asrat TonjoSUB
  11. 13Firew SolomonSUB
  12. 14Fitsum AlemuSUB

CPV · 3-4-3

  1. 12Márcio RosaG
  2. 4Pico LopesCD
  3. 2StopiraCD-L
  4. 17Steven FortesCD-R
  5. 18Kenny RochaCM-L
  6. 5Nuno BorgesCM-R
  7. 16Dylan TavaresLM
  8. 22Jeffry FortesRM
  9. 19Júlio TavaresF
  10. 10Jamiro MonteiroCF-L
  11. 11Garry RodriguesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Delmiro Évora NascimentoSUB
  2. 3Diney BorgesSUB
  3. 7Patrick AndradeSUB
  4. 28Elber EvoraSUB
  5. 21VágnerSUB
  6. 25Willy SemedoSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Yared Bayeh (Ethiopia) is shown the red card.
  2. 15' Substitution, Ethiopia. Mignot Debebe replaces Mesud Mohammed.
  3. 25' Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Aschalew Tamene (Ethiopia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Ethiopia 0, Cabo Verde 1. Júlio Tavares (Cabo Verde) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Garry Rodrigues.
  6. 62' Substitution, Ethiopia. Fitsum Alemu replaces Amanuel Gebremichael.
  7. 62' Substitution, Ethiopia. Firew Solomon replaces Getaneh Kebede.
  8. 68' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Willy Semedo replaces Garry Rodrigues.
  9. 76' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Patrick Andrade replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
  10. 82' Substitution, Ethiopia. Mujib Kassim replaces Abubeker Nasir.
  11. 82' Substitution, Ethiopia. Bezabih Melayu replaces Surafel Dagnachew.
  12. 86' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Vágner replaces Júlio Tavares.

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