Tunisia vs Mali 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
Mali beat Tunisia as referee blows for full-time early at AFCON
Mali striker Ibrahima Kone scored the winner to seal a 1-0 victory over Tunisia in a Group F game that ended in some timekeeping controversy.
Match Commentary
- 18': Hamari Traoré (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Moussa Djenepo (Mali) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Second Half begins Tunisia 0, Mali 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tunisia. Saîf-Eddine Khaoui replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
- 47': Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 48': Goal! Tunisia 0, Mali 1. Ibrahima Koné (Mali) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 59': Substitution, Mali. Yves Bissouma replaces Adama Noss Traoré because of an injury.
- 67': Substitution, Tunisia. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Aïssa Bilal Laidouni because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Mali. Kalifa Coulibaly replaces Ibrahima Koné.
- 73': Substitution, Mali. Moussa Doumbia replaces Adama Malouda Traoré.
- 77': Penalty saved! Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 79': Substitution, Tunisia. Yoann Touzghar replaces Naïm Sliti.
- 81': Substitution, Mali. Lassana Coulibaly replaces Amadou Haïdara.
- 81': Substitution, Mali. El Bilal Touré replaces Moussa Djenepo.
- 81': Substitution, Tunisia. Seifeddine Jaziri replaces Bilel Ifa.
- 87': El Bilal Touré (Mali) is shown the red card.
- 88': VAR Decision: Red Card El Bilal Touré (Mali).
- 90': Second Half ends, Tunisia 0, Mali 1.
Game Information
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 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 220 | Accurate Passes | 283 |
| 276 | Passes | 349 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 19 | Clearances | 14 |
Tunisia (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Bechir Ben Saïd (GK) |
| 3 | Montassar Talbi |
| 2 | Bilel Ifa |
| 6 | Dylan Bronn |
| 17 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 28 | Aïssa Laïdouni |
| 12 | Ali Maâloul |
| 21 | Hamza Mathlouthi |
| 10 | Wahbi Khazri |
| 23 | Naïm Sliti |
| 14 | Hannibal Mejbri |
Mali (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ibrahim Mounkoro (GK) |
| 5 | Boubakar Kiki Kouyate |
| 17 | Falaye Sacko |
| 6 | Massadio Haidara |
| 2 | Hamari Traoré |
| 21 | Adama Noss Traoré |
| 4 | Amadou Haidara |
| 8 | Diadie Samassekou |
| 18 | Ibrahima Koné |
| 19 | Moussa Djenepo |
| 14 | Adama Traoré |
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