Africa Cup of Nations

FT Sunday, January 23, 2022
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Burkina Faso advance 7-6 on penalties · Stade Municipal de Limbe

Match Report

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Burkina Faso edge Gabon to reach Cup of Nations quarterfinals

Burkina Faso held off a gallant rearguard action from 10-man Gabon to advance to the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals with a 7-6 penalty victory.

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Team Stats

29
Fouls
31
7
Yellow Cards
6
1
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
10
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
3
52.4
Possession
47.6
18
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
296
Accurate Passes
268
381
Passes
364
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
5
32
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.4
74
Long Balls
81
36
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
16
20
Tackles
28
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
18
8
Effective Clearances
20
8
Clearances
20

Head to Head

GAB leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BKA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Hervé KoffiG
  2. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  3. 4Soumaila OuattaraCD-R
  4. 25Steeve YagoLB
  5. 9Issa KaboréRB
  6. 20Gustavo SangaréAM
  7. 22Blati TouréLM
  8. 24Adama GuiraRM
  9. 10Bertrand TraoréF
  10. 19Hassane BandéAM-L
  11. 28Dango OuattaraAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Zakaria SanogoSUB
  2. 18Ismahila OuédraogoSUB
  3. 1Aboubacar SawadogoSUB
  4. 26Kouamé BotuéSUB
  5. 15Abdoul TapsobaSUB
  6. 11Mohamed KonatéSUB
  7. 23Sofiane OuédraogoSUB
  8. 3Abass Oula TraoreSUB
  9. 2Djibril OuattaraSUB
  10. 6Saïdou SimporéSUB
  11. 5Patrick MaloSUB
  12. 8Dramane NikiemaSUB

GAB · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Jean-Noël AmonomeG
  2. 5Bruno Ecuélé MangaCD
  3. 4Sidney ObissaCD-L
  4. 8Lloyd PalunCD-R
  5. 17André Biyogo PokoCM-L
  6. 2Alex MoussoundaCM-R
  7. 12Guélor KangaAM
  8. 6Johann ObiangLM
  9. 3Anthony OyonoRM
  10. 11Jim AllevinahCF-L
  11. 7Aaron-Salem BoupendzaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Ulrich EnemeSUB
  2. 26Medwin BitegheSUB
  3. 24David SambissaSUB
  4. 14Louis AmekaSUB
  5. 13Kévin MayiSUB
  6. 16Anthony Mfa MezuiSUB
  7. 22Fahd NdzengueSUB
  8. 21Nooubi Fotso JuniorSUB
  9. 25Junior Assoumou-AkueSUB
  10. 28Yannis N’Gakoutou-YapendeSUB
  11. 10Axel MéyéSUB
  12. 20Denis BouangaSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Jim Allevinah (Gabon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 9' Adama Guira (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 16' Sidney Obissa (Gabon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 18' Penalty missed! Still Burkina Faso 0, Gabon 0. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) hits the bar with a left footed shot.
  5. 18' Aaron Salem Boupendza (Gabon) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 22' Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 28' Goal! Burkina Faso 1, Gabon 0. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a through ball following a fast break.
  8. 45' Substitution, Gabon. Louis Ameka replaces Alex Moucketou-Moussounda.
  9. 50' Substitution, Gabon. Dénis Bouanga replaces Jim Allevinah.
  10. 50' Substitution, Gabon. Axel Méyé replaces Anthony Oyono.
  11. 58' André Biyogo Poko (Gabon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 67' Second yellow card to Sidney Obissa (Gabon) for a bad foul.
  13. 67' Bruno Ecuele Manga (Gabon) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 68' Dénis Bouanga (Gabon) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 70' Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 73' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Zakaria Sanogo replaces Hassane Bandé.
  17. 81' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Mohamed Konaté replaces Bertrand Traoré because of an injury.
  18. 82' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Saïdou Simporé replaces Gustavo Sangaré.
  19. 84' Substitution, Gabon. Yannis N’Gakoutou-Yapende replaces Johann Obiang.
  20. 88' Saïdou Simporé (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 89' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Abdoul Tapsoba replaces Dango Ouattara.
  22. 90' Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 90'+1' Own Goal by Adama Guira, Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso 1, Gabon 1.
  24. 90'
  25. 102' Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  26. 103' Anthony Mfa Mezui (Gabon) is shown the yellow card.
  27. 105'+1' First Half Extra Time ends, Burkina Faso 1, Gabon 1.
  28. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Burkina Faso 1, Gabon 1.
  29. 114' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Ismahila Ouédraogo replaces Blati Touré because of an injury.
  30. 120'+1'
  31. 120' Penalty Shootout begins Burkina Faso 1, Gabon 1.
  32. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, Burkina Faso 1(7), Gabon 1(6).
  33. 120' Jean-Noël Amonome (Gabon) is shown the yellow card.

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