Gambia vs Tunisia, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations

Gambia

90'+3': Abdoulie Jallow

FT
1 - 0

Tunisia

45'+3': Farouk Ben Mustapha

Gambia upset Tunisia in another Africa Cup of Nations shock

Gambia's midfielder Ablie Jallow [1296x729]

Gambia's Ablie Jallow scored a stunning goal deep in stoppage time to earn his team a shock 1-0 win over Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Omar Colley.
3': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Noah Sonko-Sundberg.
3': Attempt missed. Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saîf-Eddine Khaoui with a cross following a corner.
3': Foul by Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia).
3': Modou Barrow (Gambia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Ali El Abdi (Tunisia).
4': Saidy Janko (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Ebrima Sohna (Gambia).
5': Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Attempt missed. Musa Barrow (Gambia) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right.
7': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Pa Modou Jagne.
9': Attempt blocked. Saîf-Eddine Khaoui (Tunisia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Yusupha Bobb (Gambia).
15': Attempt blocked. Ali El Abdi (Tunisia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni.
15': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Omar Colley.
17': Corner, Gambia. Conceded by Ali El Abdi.
22': Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Ebrima Sohna (Gambia).
26': Foul by Hamza Rafia (Tunisia).
26': Omar Colley (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia).
29': Modou Barrow (Gambia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Omar Colley.
31': Attempt blocked. Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Mathlouthi with a cross.
32': Attempt blocked. Musa Barrow (Gambia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yusupha Bobb.
33': Attempt missed. Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bilel Ifa with a cross.
35': Attempt missed. Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Seifeddine Jaziri.
36': Attempt missed. Musa Barrow (Gambia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Baboucarr Gayé.
37': Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Yusupha Bobb (Gambia).
41': Offside, Gambia. Modou Barrow tries a through ball, but Musa Barrow is caught offside.
41': Attempt blocked. Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Mathlouthi.
41': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Mohammed Jallow-Mbye.
42': Attempt saved. Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hamza Rafia.
42': Penalty Tunisia. Seifeddine Jaziri draws a foul in the penalty area.
42': Penalty conceded by Pa Modou Jagne (Gambia) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+1': Penalty saved! Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
45'+1': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Baboucarr Gayé.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saîf-Eddine Khaoui with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': Foul by Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia).
45'+2': Modou Barrow (Gambia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Musa Barrow (Gambia) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+3': First Half ends, Gambia 0, Tunisia 0.
45'+3': Farouk Ben Mustapha (Tunisia) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
45': Second Half begins Gambia 0, Tunisia 0.
45': Substitution, Gambia. Ablie Jallow replaces Mohammed Jallow-Mbye.
45': Substitution, Gambia. Ebrima Adams replaces Ebrima Sohna.
46': Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Foul by Ebrima Adams (Gambia).
47': Attempt missed. Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
48': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia).
48': Yusupha Bobb (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Ebrima Adams (Gambia).
48': Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Ebrima Adams (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Attempt blocked. Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni.
50': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Pa Modou Jagne.
51': Attempt missed. Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hamza Rafia with a cross following a corner.
54': Foul by Noah Sonko-Sundberg (Gambia).
54': Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Pa Modou Jagne.
57': Substitution, Tunisia. Youssef Msakni replaces Saîf-Eddine Khaoui.
57': Substitution, Tunisia. Mohamed Dräger replaces Hamza Mathlouthi.
61': Substitution, Gambia. Ibou Touray replaces Noah Sonko-Sundberg.
62': Substitution, Gambia. Muhammed Badamosi replaces Saidy Janko.
63': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Omar Colley.
64': Attempt missed. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hamza Rafia with a cross following a corner.
64': Foul by Muhammed Badamosi (Gambia).
64': Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Offside, Tunisia. Hamza Rafia tries a through ball, but Mohamed Dräger is caught offside.
67': Attempt saved. Musa Barrow (Gambia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pa Modou Jagne.
68': Substitution, Tunisia. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Hamza Rafia.
69': Attempt missed. Yusupha Bobb (Gambia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ebrima Adams.
70': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia).
70': Pa Modou Jagne (Gambia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Ebrima Adams (Gambia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
72': Attempt missed. Ablie Jallow (Gambia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
72': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
72': Pa Modou Jagne (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Ali El Abdi (Tunisia).
73': Ibou Touray (Gambia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Musa Barrow (Gambia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
79': Attempt saved. Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Dräger.
79': Attempt blocked. Musa Barrow (Gambia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ablie Jallow.
80': Attempt missed. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross.
80': Attempt blocked. Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef Msakni.
80': Foul by Ablie Jallow (Gambia).
80': Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
81': Muhammed Badamosi (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt blocked. Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Dräger.
83': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Omar Colley.
85': Substitution, Gambia. Bubacarr Jobe replaces Modou Barrow.
89': Foul by James Gomez (Gambia).
89': Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': James Gomez (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt blocked. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+2': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
90'+2': Pa Modou Jagne (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Mohamed Dräger (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Goal! Gambia 1, Tunisia 0. Ablie Jallow (Gambia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Musa Barrow with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Gambia 1, Tunisia 0.
0': Match ends, Gambia 1, Tunisia 0.
0': Match ends, Gambia 1, Tunisia 0.

Statistics

TUN		GAM
12	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
11	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	3
69.4	Possession	30.6
19	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
380	Accurate Passes	124
460	Passes	208
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
9	Accurate Crosses	1
23	Crosses	5
0.4	Cross %	0.2
50	Long Balls	60
24	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
8	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	10
15	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	3
10	Effective Clearances	17
10	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade Municipal de Limbe
Location: Limbe,

Africa Cup of Nations Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Morocco	3	+4	7
2	Congo DR	3	0	3
3	Zambia	3	-1	2
4	Tanzania	3	-3	2

Full Table

Line-Ups

Gambia (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
18	Baboucarr Gaye (GK)
5	Omar Colley
12	James Gomez
16	Mohammed Mbye
13	Pa Modou Jagne
14	Noah Sonko Sundberg
2	Yusupha Bobb
15	Ebrima Sohna
11	Modou Barrow
21	Saidy Janko
10	Musa Barrow

Gambia Substitutes:

Muhammed Badamosi, Dawda Ngum, Bubacarr Sanneh, Dembo Darboe, Abdoulie Jallow, Assan Ceesay, Ebrima Adams, Lamin Jallow, Ibou Touray, Sheikh Sibi, Yusupha Njie, Bubacarr Jobe.

Tunisia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Ben Said (GK)
3	Montassar Talbi
2	Bilel Ifa
13	Ali Abdi
21	Hamza Mathlouthi
17	Ellyes Skhiri
28	Aïssa Laïdouni
25	Anis Ben Slimane
11	Seifeddine Jaziri
19	Hamza Rafia
8	Saif-Eddine Khaoui

Tunisia Substitutes:

Youssef Msakni, Farouk Ben Mustapha, Hannibal Mejbri, Omar Rekik, Mohamed Drager.

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