Africa Cup of Nations

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Match Report

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Algeria held by Angola as winless run at AFCON continues

Former champions Algeria conceded a second-half penalty to allow unfancied Angola to force a 1-1 draw in the opening Group D clash at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
14
2
Saves
0
33.6
Possession
66.4
7
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
190
Accurate Passes
442
262
Passes
514
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
31
0.3
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
54
19
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
6
4
Effective Tackles
9
9
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
3
29
Effective Clearances
9
29
Clearances
9

Head to Head

ANG leads series 1-0-2

Lineups

ALG · 4-1-4-1

  1. 16Anthony MandreaG
  2. 21Ramy BensebainiCD-L
  3. 2Aïssa MandiCD-R
  4. 19Nabil BentalebDM
  5. 15Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  6. 20Youcef AtalRB
  7. 22Ismaël BennacerCM-L
  8. 17Farès ChaïbiCM-R
  9. 8Youcef BelaïliLM
  10. 7Riyad MahrezRM
  11. 9Baghdad BounedjahF

Substitutes

  1. 10Sofiane FeghouliSUB
  2. 6Ramiz ZerroukiSUB
  3. 23Raïs M'BolhiSUB
  4. 13Islam SlimaniSUB
  5. 24Zineddine BelaïdSUB
  6. 12Adam OunasSUB
  7. 11Houssem AouarSUB
  8. 3Kevin GuitonSUB
  9. 5Ahmed ToubaSUB
  10. 4Mohamed Amine TougaiSUB
  11. 25Yasser LarouciSUB
  12. 14Hicham BoudaouiSUB

ANG · 3-5-2

  1. 22NeblúG
  2. 6Kialonda GasparCD
  3. 5QuinitoCD-L
  4. 3BuatuCD-R
  5. 17Bruno PazCM-L
  6. 16FredyCM-R
  7. 23ShowAM
  8. 2Núrio FortunaLM
  9. 14LoideRM
  10. 10Gelson DalaCF-L
  11. 15Zito LuvumboCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Beni MukendiSUB
  2. 19MabululuSUB
  3. 21Eddie AfonsoSUB
  4. 12KadúSUB
  5. 9ZiniSUB
  6. 7GilbertoSUB
  7. 20EstrelaSUB
  8. 18Jérémie BelaSUB
  9. 1Antonio DominiqueSUB
  10. 4Manuel KelianoSUB
  11. 13Tó CarneiroSUB
  12. 11Felicio MilsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Algeria 1, Angola 0. Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli with a through ball.
  2. 32' Núrio Fortuna (Angola) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Ramy Bensebaïni (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' Substitution, Angola. Mabululu replaces Bruno Paz.
  5. 48' Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 52' Ismaël Bennacer (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 67' Substitution, Algeria. Islam Slimani replaces Baghdad Bounedjah.
  8. 67' Substitution, Algeria. Adam Ounas replaces Youcef Belaïli.
  9. 68' Goal! Algeria 1, Angola 1. Mabululu (Angola) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  10. 71' Substitution, Algeria. Ramiz Zerrouki replaces Nabil Bentaleb.
  11. 78' Substitution, Angola. Milson replaces Zito Luvumbo.
  12. 78' Substitution, Angola. Eddie replaces Loide Augusto.
  13. 79' Youcef Atal (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 80' Substitution, Algeria. Houssem Aouar replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
  15. 80' Substitution, Algeria. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof replaces Youcef Atal.
  16. 88' Substitution, Angola. Zine replaces Gelson Dala.
  17. 88' Substitution, Angola. Manuel Keliano replaces Fredy.

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