Africa Cup of Nations

Burkina Faso vs Tunisia 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Quarterfinals

  • 45'+3': Dango Ouattara
  • Red Card 82': Dango Ouattara
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Teenager Dango Ouattara nets winner as Burkina Faso advance to AFCON semifinal

Burkina Faso claimed a 1-0 win over Tunisia in their Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal at the Roumde Adjia Stadium on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 44': Hervé Koffi (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Burkina Faso 1, Tunisia 0. Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Blati Touré.
  • 45': Substitution, Tunisia. Ali Maâloul replaces Oussama Haddadi.
  • 45': Substitution, Tunisia. Naïm Sliti replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
  • 47': Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Mohamed Konaté replaces Djibril Ouattara because of an injury.
  • 75': Substitution, Tunisia. Issam Jebali replaces Seifeddine Jaziri.
  • 77': VAR Decision: No Penalty Tunisia.
  • 79': Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 84': Substitution, Tunisia. Hamza Rafia replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 86': Hassane Bandé (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Burkina Faso 1, Tunisia 0.

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade Omnisports Roumdé Adjia
Location: Garoua, Cameroon

Statistics

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16 Fouls 17
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
10 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 3
60.9 Possession 39.1
10 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
339 Accurate Passes 193
404 Passes 262
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 2
25 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.1
36 Long Balls 53
23 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 10
12 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 10
14 Effective Clearances 27
14 Clearances 27

Line-Ups

BKA Burkina Faso (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Hervé Koffi (GK) Yellow Card
12 Edmond Tapsoba Yellow Card
4 Soumaila Ouattara
25 Steeve Yago
9 Issa Kaboré
21 Cyrille Bayala Yellow Card
22 Blati Touré
24 Adama Guira
2 Djibril Ouattara
28 Dango Ouattara
20 Gustavo Sangaré

TUN Tunisia (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Bechir Ben Saïd (GK)
2 Bilel Ifa
6 Dylan Bronn
5 Oussama Haddadi
20 Mohamed Drager
17 Ellyes Skhiri
28 Aïssa Laïdouni Yellow Card
25 Anis Ben Slimane
11 Seifeddine Jaziri
7 Youssef Msakni
10 Wahbi Khazri

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