Gambia vs Mali 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

Gambia

90': Musa Barrow (P)

FT
1 - 1

Mali

79': Ibrahima Koné (P)

Gambia and Mali draw after two late VAR penalties

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Two late penalties awarded after intervention by the Video Assistant Referee saw debutants Gambia hold Mali to a 1-1 draw.

Match Commentary

20': Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Sulayman Marreh (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Massadio Haïdara (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Mali. Adama Noss Traoré replaces Diadié Samassékou.
45': Substitution, Mali. Amadou Haïdara replaces Lassana Coulibaly.
45': Second Half begins Gambia 0, Mali 0.
69': Substitution, Mali. Moussa Doumbia replaces Moussa Djenepo.
73': Substitution, Gambia. Ebrima Colley replaces Assan Ceesay.
73': Substitution, Gambia. Saidy Janko replaces Noah Sonko-Sundberg because of an injury.
79': Goal! Gambia 0, Mali 1. Ibrahima Koné (Mali) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
83': Substitution, Gambia. Modou Barrow replaces Ebrima Adams.
83': Substitution, Gambia. Muhammed Badamosi replaces Ablie Jallow.
90': Goal! Gambia 1, Mali 1. Musa Barrow (Gambia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
90'+4': Muhammed Badamosi (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Gambia 1, Mali 1.

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade Municipal de Limbe
Location: Limbe,

Africa Cup of Nations Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+2	Ivory Coast	3	7	0
+2	Cameroon	3	7	0
-1	Mozambique	3	3	2
-3	Gabon	3	0	3

Full Table

Statistics

MLI		GAM
20	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
9	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	4
67.8	Possession	32.2
19	SHOTS	6
5	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
391	Accurate Passes	175
443	Passes	216
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	1
19	Crosses	3
0.4	Cross %	0.3
27	Long Balls	35
15	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	4
9	Tackles	11
0.8	Tackle %	0.4
5	Interceptions	11
2	Effective Clearances	15
2	Clearances	15

Line-Ups

Gambia (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Modou Jobe (GK)
5	Omar Colley
12	James Gomez
26	Ibou Touray
14	Noah Sonko Sundberg
2	Yusupha Bobb
28	Ebrima Adams
6	Sulayman Marreh
10	Musa Barrow
3	Abdoulie Jallow
9	Assan Ceesay

Substitutes:

Dembo Darboe, Sheikh Sibi, Mohammed Mbye, Muhammed Badamosi, Saidy Janko, Yusupha Njie, Modou Barrow, Bubacarr Jobe, Pa Modou Jagne, Ebrima Colley, Bubacarr Trawally, Bubacarr Sanneh.

Mali (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Ibrahim Mounkoro (GK)
5	Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
17	Falaye Sacko
6	Massadio Haidara
2	Hamari Traoré
8	Diadie Samassekou
20	Yves Bissouma
11	Lassana Coulibaly
18	Ibrahima Koné
19	Moussa Djenepo
14	Adama Traoré

Substitutes:

Adama Noss Traoré, Djigui Diarra, Moussa Doumbia, Kalifa Coulibaly, Aliou Dieng, Senou Coulibaly, Lassine Sinayoko, Mohamed Camara, Charles Traoré, Moussa Sissako, Amadou Haidara, Ismael Diawara.