Burkina Faso vs Tunisia 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Quarterfinals
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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
Venue: Stade Omnisport de Garoua
Location: Garoua, Cameroon
Statistics
 BKA |
TUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 39.1 | Possession | 60.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 193 | Accurate Passes | 339 |
| 262 | Passes | 404 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 19 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 27 | Clearances | 14 |
Burkina Faso (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Hervé Koffi (GK)  |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 4 | Soumaila Ouattara |
| 25 | Steeve Yago |
| 9 | Issa Kaboré |
| 21 | Cyrille Bayala |
| 22 | Ibrahim Blati Touré |
| 24 | Adama Guira |
| 2 | Djibril Ouattara |
| 28 | Dango Ouattara |
| 20 | Gustavo Sangare |
Tunisia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Ben Said (GK) |
| 2 | Bilel Ifa |
| 6 | Dylan Bronn |
| 5 | Oussama Haddadi |
| 20 | Mohamed Drager |
| 17 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 28 | Aïssa Laïdouni |
| 25 | Anis Ben Slimane |
| 11 | Seifeddine Jaziri |
| 7 | Youssef Msakni |
| 10 | Wahbi Khazri |
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