Africa Cup of Nations

FT Saturday, February 3, 2024
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Mali WWDDW 1
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Stade de Bouaké · 39,836 att.

Match Report

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Ivory Coast score late extra-time winner to reach semifinals

Hosts Ivory Coast kept up their incredible escape act at the Africa Cup of Nations as they came from behind to beat Mali 2-1 in Saturday's quarter-final, scoring a last-gasp goal in extra time to book a semi-final with the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
30
3
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
10
3
Saves
1
38.2
Possession
61.8
11
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
301
Accurate Passes
546
389
Passes
628
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
7
12
Crosses
25
0.5
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
61
25
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
3
17
Effective Tackles
21
24
Tackles
30
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
9
21
Effective Clearances
20
21
Clearances
20

Head to Head

CIV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MLI · 4-3-1-2

  1. 16Djigui DiarraG
  2. 6Sikou NiakateCD-L
  3. 5Boubakar Kiki KouyateCD-R
  4. 17Falaye SackoLB
  5. 2Hamari TraoréRB
  6. 25Lassine SinayokoM
  7. 8Diadie SamassekouCM
  8. 26Kamory DoumbiaAM
  9. 4Amadou HaidaraLM
  10. 11Lassana CoulibalyRM
  11. 21Adama Noss TraoréCF-R

CIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yahia FofanaG
  2. 21Evan NdickaCD-L
  3. 7Odilon KossounouCD-R
  4. 3Ghislain KonanLB
  5. 17Sèrge AurierRB
  6. 6Seko FofanaAM
  7. 8Franck KessiéLM
  8. 4Jean Michaël SeriRM
  9. 20Christian KouaméF
  10. 15Max GradelAM-L
  11. 19Nicolas PépéAM-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Odilon Kossounou (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 17' Penalty saved. Adama Traoré (Mali) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  3. 33' Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 37' Sèrge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 39' Adama Traoré (Mali) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 43' Second yellow card to Odilon Kossounou (Côte d'Ivoire) for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+3' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Singo replaces Nicolas Pépé.
  8. 45'+3' Amadou Haidara (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 45' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Willy-Arnaud Boly replaces Sèrge Aurier.
  10. 45' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Sébastien Haller replaces Christian Kouamé.
  11. 62' Substitution, Mali. Fousseni Diabaté replaces Amadou Haidara.
  12. 63' Substitution, Mali. Nene Dorgeles replaces Adama Traoré.
  13. 71' Goal! Mali 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Nene Dorgeles (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diadié Samassékou.
  14. 73' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Oumar Diakité replaces Max Gradel.
  15. 80' Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 86' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Simon Adingra replaces Jean Seri.
  17. 89' Substitution, Mali. Mamadou Fofana I replaces Lassine Sinayoko.
  18. 89' Substitution, Mali. Boubacar Traoré replaces Lassana Coulibaly.
  19. 90' Goal! Mali 1, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Simon Adingra (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  20. 90'+2' Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 90'+7' Substitution, Mali. Yves Bissouma replaces Kamory Doumbia.
  22. 90'
  23. 102' Substitution, Mali. Ibrahim Sissoko replaces Diadié Samassékou.
  24. 105'+1'
  25. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Mali 1, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
  26. 111' Oumar Diakité (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  27. 120'+2' Goal! Mali 1, Côte d'Ivoire 2. Oumar Diakité (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Seko Fofana following a set piece situation.
  28. 120'+3' Second yellow card to Oumar Diakité (Côte d'Ivoire) for excessive celebration.
  29. 120'+5' Hamari Traoré (Mali) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  30. 120'+5'

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