Mauritania vs Gambia 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
Gambia get AFCON debut win over Mauritania
Gambia's Ablie Jallow scored early as they made an impressive debut at the Africa Cup of Nations finals by beating Mauritania 1-0.
Match Commentary
- 10': Goal! Mauritania 0, Gambia 1. Ablie Jallow (Gambia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Musa Barrow.
- 28': Pape Bâ (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Almike N'Diaye (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Mauritania. Harouna Abou Demba replaces Souleymane Karamoko.
- 45': Second Half begins Mauritania 0, Gambia 1.
- 56': Ebrima Colley (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Mauritania. Souleymane Doukara replaces Abdallahi Mahmoud.
- 64': Substitution, Gambia. Dembo Darboe replaces Assan Ceesay.
- 64': Substitution, Gambia. Ebrima Darboe replaces Ablie Jallow.
- 65': Substitution, Mauritania. Idrissa Thiam replaces Almike N'Diaye.
- 66': Substitution, Mauritania. Oumar Camara replaces Abdoulkader Thiam.
- 74': Substitution, Gambia. Lamin Jallow replaces Ebrima Colley.
- 80': Substitution, Mauritania. Adama Ba replaces El Hacen Houeibib.
- 82': Substitution, Gambia. Bubacarr Sanneh replaces Ibou Touray because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Dembo Darboe (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Lamin Jallow (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Municipal de Limbe
Location: Limbe,
Africa Cup of Nations Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Gabon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
GAM |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.5 | Possession | 60.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 214 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
| 296 | Passes | 439 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 27 | Clearances | 6 |
Mauritania (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Babacar Diop (GK) |
| 14 | Mohamed Dellahi Yaly |
| 3 | Aly Abeid |
| 21 | El Hassen Houeibib |
| 28 | Abdoulkader Thiam |
| 2 | Souleymane Karamoko |
| 8 | Guessouma Fofana |
| 17 | Abdallahi Mahmoud |
| 12 | Almike Moussa N'diaye |
| 25 | Pape Ibnou Ba |
| 27 | Aboubakar Kamara |
Gambia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Modou Jobe (GK) |
| 5 | Omar Colley |
| 12 | James Gomez |
| 13 | Pa Modou Jagne |
| 26 | Ibou Touray |
| 28 | Ebrima Adams |
| 6 | Sulayman Marreh |
| 10 | Musa Barrow |
| 19 | Ebrima Colley |
| 9 | Assan Ceesay |
| 3 | Abdoulie Jallow |
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