Mali 0-0 Ivory Coast (6 Oct, 2017) Commentary

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2-2-1, 8 PTS

No.Name
16Djigui Diarra
23Mamadou Fofana
13Molla Wagué
3Youssouf Koné
2Hamari Traoré
20Yves Bissouma 4Amadou Haidara
7Souleymane Diarra
18Diadie Samassekou
12Moussa Doumbia
14Adama Traoré 21Moussa Djenepo
9Adama Niané 10Kalifa Coulibaly

Substitutes
8Yacouba Sylla
5Bakaye Dibassy
1Adama Keita
22Aly Yirango
11Lassana Coulibaly
17Falaye Sacko
6Ousseynou Cissé
19Moussa Marega
15Nouha Dicko
19Moussa Koné

Stade du 26 Mars

8:00 PM, 6 October 2017

Bamako, Mali

Attendance: 8,960

Mali

Ivory Coast

KO
26
35
40
HT
45
54
63
67
67
80
80
FT
90+4

90'+4' Match ends, Mali 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
90'+4' Second Half ends, Mali 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
90'+2' Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2' Foul by Moussa Doumbia (Mali).
90'+1' Youssouf Kone (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1' Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire).
90' Attempt missed. Souleymane Diarra (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
89' Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89' Foul by Mamadou Fofana (Mali).
88' Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet with a cross following a corner.
87' Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Djigui Diarra.
87' Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Amadou Haidara.
86' Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Molla Wagué.
85' Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire).
85' Djigui Diarra (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85' Attempt saved. Kalifa Coulibaly (Mali) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Souleymane Diarra.
84' Hand ball by Sekou Sanogo (Côte d'Ivoire).
83' Corner, Mali. Conceded by Ghislain Konan.
81' Corner, Mali. Conceded by Eric Bailly.
81' Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Maxwel Cornet tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
80' Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
80' Substitution, Mali. Amadou Haidara replaces Yves Bissouma.
79' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79' Delay in match Yves Bissouma (Mali) because of an injury.
74' Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74' Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Mali).
73' Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73' Foul by Kalifa Coulibaly (Mali).
72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71' Delay in match Souleymane Diarra (Mali) because of an injury.
70' Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Moussa Djenepo.
69' Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69' Foul by Kalifa Coulibaly (Mali).
67' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Salomon Kalou replaces Roger Assalé.
67' Sylvain Gbohouo (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
66' Offside, Mali. Yves Bissouma tries a through ball, but Moussa Doumbia is caught offside.
65' Yves Bissouma (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65' Foul by Roger Assalé (Côte d'Ivoire).
64' Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64' Foul by Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire).
63' Attempt blocked. Mamadou Fofana (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63' Attempt blocked. Youssouf Kone (Mali) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo.
63' Substitution, Mali. Kalifa Coulibaly replaces Adama Niane.
62' Corner, Mali. Conceded by Ghislain Konan.
62' Moussa Doumbia (Mali) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
61' Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Eric Bailly tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
60' Offside, Mali. Souleymane Diarra tries a through ball, but Adama Niane is caught offside.
60' Attempt missed. Souleymane Diarra (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adama Niane.
60' Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60' Foul by Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire).
59' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59' Delay in match Hamari Traoré (Mali) because of an injury.
57' Attempt missed. Adama Niane (Mali) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Souleymane Diarra following a set piece situation.
56' Moussa Doumbia (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56' Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
56' Attempt blocked. Youssouf Kone (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamari Traoré with a cross.
55' Attempt blocked. Moussa Doumbia (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Souleymane Diarra.
54' Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54' Hamari Traoré (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54' Foul by Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire).
52' Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52' Foul by Souleymane Diarra (Mali).
52' Attempt missed. Adama Niane (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Youssouf Kone.
51' Attempt missed. Youssouf Kone (Mali) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right.
50' Attempt missed. Souleymane Diarra (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Adama Niane.
49' Attempt missed. Youssouf Kone (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
49' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
48' Delay in match Moussa Djenepo (Mali) because of an injury.
46' Moussa Djenepo (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46' Foul by Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire).
45' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Sekou Sanogo replaces Geoffroy Serey Dié.
45' Second Half begins Mali 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
45'+3' First Half ends, Mali 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
45'+1' Roger Assalé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1' Foul by Hamari Traoré (Mali).
45' Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Côte d'Ivoire).
45' Djigui Diarra (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44' Moussa Doumbia (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44' Foul by Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire).
43' Attempt saved. Moussa Djenepo (Mali) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Doumbia with a cross.
42' Corner, Mali. Conceded by Wilfried Kanon.
42' Yves Bissouma (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42' Foul by Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire).
41' Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youssouf Kone.
40' Substitution, Mali. Moussa Djenepo replaces Adama Traoré because of an injury.
40' Souleymane Diarra (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40' Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Côte d'Ivoire).
38' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37' Delay in match Yves Bissouma (Mali) because of an injury.
37' Yves Bissouma (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37' Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire).
36' Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
35' Diadie Samassekou (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34' Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' Foul by Diadie Samassekou (Mali).
33' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32' Delay in match Adama Traoré (Mali) because of an injury.
32' Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32' Foul by Adama Traoré (Mali).
30' Molla Wagué (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30' Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire).
28' Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28' Foul by Adama Niane (Mali).
27' Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
26' Eric Bailly (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26' Moussa Doumbia (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26' Foul by Eric Bailly (Côte d'Ivoire).
25' Attempt missed. Moussa Doumbia (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
25' Attempt saved. Yves Bissouma (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
24' Yves Bissouma (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24' Foul by Eric Bailly (Côte d'Ivoire).
23' Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Côte d'Ivoire).
23' Diadie Samassekou (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Souleymane Diarra (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
21' Offside, Mali. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Souleymane Diarra is caught offside.
21' Attempt blocked. Adama Niane (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Molla Wagué with a headed pass.
21' Corner, Mali. Conceded by Maxwel Cornet.
20' Youssouf Kone (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20' Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Côte d'Ivoire).
17' Yves Bissouma (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17' Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
16' Hand ball by Souleymane Diarra (Mali).
13' Youssouf Kone (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13' Foul by Roger Assalé (Côte d'Ivoire).
12' Attempt missed. Adama Niane (Mali) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
9' Roger Assalé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9' Foul by Yves Bissouma (Mali).
6' Hand ball by Roger Assalé (Côte d'Ivoire).
2' Corner, Mali. Conceded by Eric Bailly.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- First Half begins.

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