Africa Cup of Nations

Tunisia vs Mali, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations
Tunisia
  • 20': Hamza Rafia
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1 - 1
Mali
  • 10': Lassine Sinayoko

Tunisia draw with Mali to pick up first Cup of Nations point

Tunisia picked up their first point at the Africa Cup of Nations, coming from behind to draw 1-1 with Mali on Saturday in their second Group E game.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Foul by Kiki Kouyaté (Mali).
  • 2': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
  • 3': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
  • 7': Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Diadié Samassékou (Mali).
  • 8': Diadié Samassékou (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Elias Achouri (Tunisia).
  • 10': Goal! Tunisia 0, Mali 1. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
  • 15': Diadié Samassékou (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Abdi with a cross.
  • 18': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
  • 20': Goal! Tunisia 1, Mali 1. Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Abdi with a cross.
  • 21': Foul by Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia).
  • 21': Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Diadié Samassékou (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia).
  • 25': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Wajdi Kechrida.
  • 26': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Aïssa Laïdouni.
  • 28': Offside, Tunisia. Anis Ben Slimane is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Montassar Talbi (Tunisia).
  • 31': Sékou Koïta (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Sékou Koïta (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Foul by Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
  • 36': Yassine Meriah (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Kamory Doumbia (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
  • 41': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 41': Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ali Abdi following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ali Abdi (Tunisia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Anis Ben Slimane.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Tunisia 1, Mali 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tunisia 1, Mali 1.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Sékou Koïta (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Béchir Ben Saïd (Tunisia).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Kamory Doumbia (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko.
  • 54': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
  • 54': Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
  • 55': Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Hamari Traoré (Mali) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sékou Koïta.
  • 58': Falaye Sacko (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Hamza Rafia (Tunisia).
  • 58': Attempt missed. Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Elias Achouri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Mali).
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia).
  • 63': Kiki Kouyaté (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Ali Abdi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 65': Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Haidara (Mali).
  • 69': Substitution, Mali. Fousseni Diabaté replaces Sékou Koïta.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, Mali. Nene Dorgeles replaces Amadou Haidara because of an injury.
  • 70': Substitution, Tunisia. Sayfallah Ltaief replaces Elias Achouri.
  • 71': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 71': Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diadié Samassékou with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Hamza Rafia (Tunisia).
  • 74': Sikou Niakaté (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia).
  • 75': Nene Dorgeles (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Substitution, Tunisia. Bassem Srarfi replaces Hamza Rafia.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hamari Traoré with a cross.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef Msakni.
  • 80': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Kiki Kouyaté (Mali).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Mali. Youssoufou Niakaté replaces Lassine Sinayoko.
  • 83': Substitution, Mali. Ibrahim Sissoko replaces Kamory Doumbia.
  • 84': Substitution, Mali. Yves Bissouma replaces Diadié Samassékou.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Fousseni Diabaté (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Falaye Sacko.
  • 86': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Msakni (Tunisia).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Substitution, Tunisia. Seifeddine Jaziri replaces Youssef Msakni because of an injury.
  • 88': Substitution, Tunisia. Mohamed Ben Romdhane replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
  • 89': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 89': Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Ali Abdi.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fousseni Diabaté following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
  • 90'+1': Ibrahim Sissoko (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia).
  • 90'+4': Nene Dorgeles (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 90'+5': Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ali Abdi (Tunisia).
  • 90'+5': Youssoufou Niakaté (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia).
  • 90'+8': Fousseni Diabaté (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+8': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Tunisia 1, Mali 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Tunisia 1, Mali 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 0
61.3 Possession 38.7
12 SHOTS 5
1 ON GOAL 1
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
407 Accurate Passes 216
483 Passes 292
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 15
0.4 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 48
28 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 6
18 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 1
26 Effective Clearances 13
26 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Location: Korhogo, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 13,991

Africa Cup of Nations Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Mali 3 +2 5
2 South Africa 3 +2 4
3 Namibia 3 -3 4
4 Tunisia 3 -1 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

TUN Tunisia (4-4-2)

No. Name
22 Ben Said (GK)
3 Montassar Talbi
4 Yassine Meriah
2 Ali Abdi
21 Wajdi Kechrida
14 Aïssa Laïdouni Yellow Card
17 Ellyes Skhiri
27 Elias Achouri
8 Hamza Rafia
10 Anis Ben Slimane
7 Youssef Msakni
Tunisia Substitutes:
Seifeddine Jaziri, Hadj Mahmoud, Bassem Srarfi, Hamza Jlassi, Haythem Jouini, Aymen Dahmen, Oussama Haddadi, Ali Maâloul, Naïm Sliti, Sayfallah Ltaief, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Yan Valery.

MLI Mali (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
16 Djigui Diarra (GK)
6 Sikou Niakate
5 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
8 Diadie Samassekou
17 Falaye Sacko
2 Hamari Traoré
26 Kamory Doumbia
4 Amadou Haidara
11 Lassana Coulibaly
20 Sekou Koita
25 Lassine Sinayoko
Mali Substitutes:
Ismael Diarra Diawara, Aboubacar Doumbia, Aliou Dieng, Mamadou Fofana, Fousseni Diabate, Nene Dorgeles, Moussa Doumbia, Amadou Dante, Ibrahim Sissoko, Adama Noss Traoré, Yves Bissouma, Youssoufou Niakate.

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