Morocco vs Comoros Islands 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
Morocco overcome Comoros to reach last 16 at Africa Cup of Nations
Morocco proved too strong for the Comoros Islands at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday, winning 2-0 to progress to the last 16 of the finals.
Match Commentary
- 16': Goal! Morocco 1, Comoros 0. Selim Amallah (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 17': Faïz Selemani (Comoros) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Youssouf M'Changama (Comoros) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Selim Amallah (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Morocco 1, Comoros 0.
- 59': Substitution, Comoros. Yacine Bourhane replaces Rafidine Abdullah.
- 65': Substitution, Comoros. Younn Zahary replaces Bendjaloud Youssouf.
- 65': Substitution, Morocco. Fayçal Fajr replaces Tarik Tissoudali.
- 65': Substitution, Morocco. Youssef En-Nesyri replaces Ayoub El Kaabi.
- 65': Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Imrân Louza.
- 76': Substitution, Morocco. Munir El-Haddadi replaces Sofiane Boufal.
- 83': Penalty saved! Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Goal! Morocco 2, Comoros 0. Zakaria Aboukhlal (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Selim Amallah.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 89': Substitution, Comoros. Ibroihim Youssouf replaces Fouad Bachirou.
- 89': Substitution, Comoros. Ahmed Mogni replaces Saïd Bakari.
- 89': Substitution, Comoros. Djoumoi Moussa replaces Mohamed Youssouf.
- 90': Substitution, Morocco. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Selim Amallah.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Morocco 2, Comoros 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+7 | Senegal | 3 | 9 | 0 |
-1 | Cameroon | 3 | 4 | 1 |
-1 | Guinea | 3 | 4 | 1 |
-5 | Gambia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Statistics
COM | MAR | |
---|---|---|
8 | Fouls | 17 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 4 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
7 | Saves | 0 |
41.2 | Possession | 58.8 |
7 | SHOTS | 19 |
0 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
254 | Accurate Passes | 397 |
330 | Passes | 471 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
13 | Crosses | 21 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
57 | Long Balls | 64 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
14 | Tackles | 16 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
11 | Interceptions | 5 |
22 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
22 | Clearances | 9 |
Morocco (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
5 | Nayef Aguerd |
6 | Romain Saïss |
4 | Sofyan Amrabat |
3 | Adam Masina |
2 | Achraf Hakimi |
7 | Imran Louza |
15 | Selim Amallah |
17 | Sofiane Boufal |
28 | Tarik Tissoudali |
9 | Ayoub El Kaabi |
Comoros Islands (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Salim Ben Boina (GK) |
6 | Nadjim Abdou |
12 | Kassim M'Dahoma |
13 | Rafidine Abdullah |
15 | Benjaloud Youssouf |
19 | Mohamed Youssouf |
8 | Fouad Bachirou |
10 | Youssouf M'Changama |
7 | Faïz Selemani |
22 | Saïd Bakari |
21 | El Fardou Ben Nabouhane |
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