
Gambia vs Mali 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
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
Venue: Stade Municipal de Limbe
Location: Limbe,
Africa Cup of Nations Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+4 | Morocco | 3 | 7 | 0 |
0 | Congo DR | 3 | 3 | 0 |
-1 | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 |
-3 | Tanzania | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Statistics
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GAM![]() |
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---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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