
Tunisia vs Mauritania 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
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Tunisia rout Mauritania to get back on track at Africa Cup of Nations
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Tunisia eased to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Mauritania in their Africa Cup of Nations Group F match at the Limbe Stadium on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Tunisia 1, Mauritania 0. Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 9': Goal! Tunisia 2, Mauritania 0. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anis Ben Slimane.
- 14': Substitution, Mauritania. Mouhamed Soueid replaces Aly Abeid.
- 15': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Bilel Ifa (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Mauritania. Pape Bâ replaces Aboubakar Kamara.
- 60': Substitution, Mauritania. Hemeya Tanjy replaces Oumar Camara.
- 60': Substitution, Mauritania. Sidi Yacoub replaces Almike N'Diaye.
- 60': Substitution, Tunisia. Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane replaces Saîf-Eddine Khaoui.
- 64': Goal! Tunisia 3, Mauritania 0. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ghaylène Chaalali.
- 66': Goal! Tunisia 4, Mauritania 0. Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a through ball.
- 68': Substitution, Mauritania. Souleymane Karamoko replaces Idrissa Thiam.
- 71': Substitution, Tunisia. Aïssa Bilal Laidouni replaces Seifeddine Jaziri because of an injury.
- 71': Substitution, Tunisia. Hamza Rafia replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
- 80': Substitution, Tunisia. Youssef Msakni replaces Wahbi Khazri.
- 81': Substitution, Tunisia. Omar Rekik replaces Bilel Ifa.
- 90': Penalty missed! Still Tunisia 4, Mauritania 0. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
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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TUN![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 19 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
3 | Saves | 0 |
45.9 | Possession | 54.1 |
11 | SHOTS | 13 |
1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
233 | Accurate Passes | 276 |
296 | Passes | 356 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
13 | Crosses | 12 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
49 | Long Balls | 52 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
11 | Tackles | 18 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
6 | Interceptions | 8 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
13 | Clearances | 13 |
Tunisia (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Ben Said (GK) |
3 | Montassar Talbi |
2 | Bilel Ifa ![]() |
12 | Ali Maâloul |
21 | Hamza Mathlouthi |
17 | Ellyes Skhiri |
18 | Ghaylen Chaaleli |
25 | Anis Ben Slimane |
11 | Seifeddine Jaziri |
10 | Wahbi Khazri |
8 | Saif-Eddine Khaoui |
Mauritania (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Babacar Diop (GK) |
14 | Mohamed Dellahi Yaly |
3 | Aly Abeid |
21 | El Hassen Houeibib |
28 | Abdoulkader Thiam |
4 | Harouna Abou Demba |
8 | Guessouma Fofana |
12 | Almike Moussa N'diaye |
11 | Oumar Camara |
7 | Idrissa Thiam |
27 | Aboubakar Kamara ![]() |
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