Morocco vs Malawi 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Round of 16
Morocco fight back to beat Malawi and reach Africa Cup of Nations quarters
Achraf Hakimi curled in a long-range free kick as Morocco came back to beat Malawi 2-1 in the last-16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 7': Goal! Morocco 0, Malawi 1. Gabadinho Mhango (Malawi) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing to the top right corner. Assisted by John Banda.
- 33': Francisco Madinga (Malawi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Goal! Morocco 1, Malawi 1. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Selim Amallah with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': Substitution, Malawi. Gerald Phiri replaces Micium Mhone because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Malawi. Richard Mbulu replaces Khuda Muyaba.
- 45': Second Half begins Morocco 1, Malawi 1.
- 53': Substitution, Morocco. Ryan Mmaee replaces Ayoub El Kaabi.
- 60': Stanley Sanudi (Malawi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Gabadinho Mhango (Malawi) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Goal! Morocco 2, Malawi 1. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 79': Substitution, Malawi. Mark Fodyah replaces Francisco Madinga.
- 79': Substitution, Malawi. Stain Davie replaces Stanley Sanudi.
- 80': Substitution, Malawi. Robin Ngalande replaces Chimwemwe Idana.
- 80': Substitution, Morocco. Aymen Barkok replaces Imrân Louza.
- 81': Substitution, Morocco. Munir El-Haddadi replaces Sofiane Boufal.
- 88': Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Morocco 2, Malawi 1.
Game Information
Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Venue: Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Venue: Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Statistics
 MWI |
MAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 24.8 | Possession | 75.2 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 85 | Accurate Passes | 421 |
| 179 | Passes | 521 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 4 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 81 | Long Balls | 87 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 58 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 29 | Clearances | 5 |
Morocco (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 5 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 6 | Romain Saïss |
| 3 | Adam Masina |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 4 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 15 | Selim Amallah |
| 17 | Sofiane Boufal |
| 7 | Imran Louza |
| 9 | Ayoub El Kaabi |
| 19 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
Malawi (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Thom (GK) |
| 5 | Chembezi Denis |
| 15 | Lawrence Chaziya |
| 21 | Gomezgani Chirwa |
| 2 | Stanley Sanudi  |
| 17 | John Banda |
| 8 | Chimwemwe Idana |
| 10 | Francisco Madinga |
| 7 | Micium Mhone |
| 11 | Frank Mhango |
| 22 | Khuda Muyaba |
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