Zimbabwe vs Guinea, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations

Zimbabwe

26': Knowledge Musona
43': Kudakwashe Mahachi

FT
2 - 1

Guinea

49': Naby Keïta

Zimbabwe upset Guinea, but exit Africa Cup of Nations

Zimbabwe upset Guinea with a 2-1 win at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday, although Guinea will still advance to the last 16.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Jordan Zemura (Zimbabwe).
2': Ilaix Moriba (Guinea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Never Tigere (Zimbabwe).
4': José Kanté (Guinea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Foul by José Kanté (Guinea).
5': Thabani Kamusoko (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Mamadou Kané (Guinea).
6': Jordan Zemura (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Attempt blocked. Never Tigere (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
10': Offside, Guinea. Mohamed Camara tries a through ball, but José Kanté is caught offside.
13': Attempt missed. Never Tigere (Zimbabwe) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kudakwashe Mahachi.
13': Foul by Kudakwashe Mahachi (Zimbabwe).
13': Ibrahima Sory Conté II (Guinea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe).
14': Ilaix Moriba (Guinea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt blocked. Naby Keïta (Guinea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19': Corner, Guinea. Conceded by Gerald Takwara.
20': Bruce Kangwa (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by José Kanté (Guinea).
20': Foul by Admiral Muskwe (Zimbabwe).
20': Ousmane Kanté (Guinea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt blocked. Sory Kaba (Guinea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
23': Corner, Guinea. Conceded by Bruce Kangwa.
25': Attempt missed. Kudakwashe Mahachi (Zimbabwe) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
25': Corner, Zimbabwe. Conceded by Issiaga Sylla.
26': Goal! Zimbabwe 1, Guinea 0. Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Never Tigere with a cross following a corner.
32': Attempt missed. Mamadou Kané (Guinea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ibrahima Sory Conté II.
32': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Guinea).
32': Jordan Zemura (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Attempt saved. Never Tigere (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
34': Foul by Ibrahima Cissé (Guinea).
34': Never Tigere (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Ibrahima Cissé (Guinea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Hand ball by Ilaix Moriba (Guinea).
36': Hand ball by Godknows Murwira (Zimbabwe).
37': Attempt blocked. Sory Kaba (Guinea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
38': Foul by Jordan Zemura (Zimbabwe).
38': Ilaix Moriba (Guinea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Guinea).
41': Jordan Zemura (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Attempt missed. Godknows Murwira (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
43': Foul by Naby Keïta (Guinea).
43': Thabani Kamusoko (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Goal! Zimbabwe 2, Guinea 0. Kudakwashe Mahachi (Zimbabwe) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Admiral Muskwe.
45'+2': First Half ends, Zimbabwe 2, Guinea 0.
45': Second Half begins Zimbabwe 2, Guinea 0.
45': Substitution, Guinea. Mamadou Lamarana Diallo replaces José Kanté.
45': Substitution, Zimbabwe. Onismor Bhasera replaces Knowledge Musona.
46': Foul by Peter Muduhwa (Zimbabwe).
46': Sory Kaba (Guinea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Attempt missed. Ilaix Moriba (Guinea) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
48': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (Guinea).
48': Kudakwashe Mahachi (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Goal! Zimbabwe 2, Guinea 1. Naby Keïta (Guinea) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mamadou Kané.
50': Foul by Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe).
50': Mamadou Lamarana Diallo (Guinea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Sory Kaba (Guinea).
51': Talbert Shumba (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Sory Kaba (Guinea).
53': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Kudakwashe Mahachi (Zimbabwe).
54': Issiaga Sylla (Guinea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Lamarana Diallo (Guinea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla.
54': Corner, Guinea. Conceded by Onismor Bhasera.
55': Offside, Guinea. Naby Keïta tries a through ball, but Sory Kaba is caught offside.
55': Talbert Shumba (Zimbabwe) is shown the yellow card.
56': Foul by Ibrahima Cissé (Guinea).
56': Jordan Zemura (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Attempt saved. Never Tigere (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
58': Attempt missed. Ilaix Moriba (Guinea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla.
62': Corner, Guinea. Conceded by Onismor Bhasera.
63': Substitution, Guinea. Morlaye Sylla replaces Ilaix Moriba.
63': Substitution, Guinea. Mohamed Bayo replaces Sory Kaba.
63': Attempt missed. Mohamed Camara (Guinea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morlaye Sylla with a cross following a corner.
63': Attempt saved. Mamadou Lamarana Diallo (Guinea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
63': Attempt missed. Mohamed Bayo (Guinea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla with a cross following a corner.
66': Corner, Guinea. Conceded by Onismor Bhasera.
66': Foul by Mamadou Lamarana Diallo (Guinea).
66': Gerald Takwara (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Mamadou Kané (Guinea).
69': Thabani Kamusoko (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Admiral Muskwe (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Mamadou Kané (Guinea).
71': Attempt blocked. Godknows Murwira (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71': Attempt missed. Gerald Takwara (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kudakwashe Mahachi.
72': Bruce Kangwa (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Ibrahima Cissé (Guinea).
73': Offside, Guinea. Mohamed Camara tries a through ball, but Mamadou Lamarana Diallo is caught offside.
73': Foul by Admiral Muskwe (Zimbabwe).
73': Ousmane Kanté (Guinea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Corner, Guinea. Conceded by Godknows Murwira.
75': Substitution, Zimbabwe. Tinotenda Kadewere replaces Jordan Zemura.
75': Substitution, Zimbabwe. Prince Dube replaces Admiral Muskwe.
78': Foul by Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe).
78': Mamadou Lamarana Diallo (Guinea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Foul by Never Tigere (Zimbabwe).
78': Naby Keïta (Guinea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Attempt saved. Mamadou Lamarana Diallo (Guinea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibrahima Cissé.
80': Foul by Kudakwashe Mahachi (Zimbabwe).
80': Ibrahima Sory Conté II (Guinea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Corner, Guinea. Conceded by Tinotenda Kadewere.
81': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Sory Conté II (Guinea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morlaye Sylla with a cross following a corner.
82': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Guinea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
83': Offside, Guinea. Ousmane Kanté tries a through ball, but Mohamed Bayo is caught offside.
84': Attempt missed. Ousmane Kanté (Guinea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mamadou Kané.
85': Foul by Kudakwashe Mahachi (Zimbabwe).
85': Mamadou Lamarana Diallo (Guinea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Kudakwashe Mahachi (Zimbabwe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Attempt missed. Morlaye Sylla (Guinea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ibrahima Cissé.
88': Foul by Tinotenda Kadewere (Zimbabwe).
88': Mamadou Kané (Guinea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Guinea. Pa Konaté replaces Issiaga Sylla because of an injury.
88': Substitution, Zimbabwe. Takudzwa Chimwemwe replaces Kudakwashe Mahachi.
90': Corner, Guinea. Conceded by Godknows Murwira.
90'+1': Foul by Mohamed Bayo (Guinea).
90'+1': Talbert Shumba (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Naby Keïta (Guinea) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Never Tigere (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+2': Foul by Mamadou Kané (Guinea).
90'+2': Tinotenda Kadewere (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Mamadou Kané (Guinea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Offside, Zimbabwe. Never Tigere tries a through ball, but Tinotenda Kadewere is caught offside.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Zimbabwe 2, Guinea 1.
0': Match ends, Zimbabwe 2, Guinea 1.

Statistics

GUI		ZIM
18	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	2
63.4	Possession	36.6
16	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
303	Accurate Passes	155
399	Passes	241
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
5	Accurate Crosses	1
26	Crosses	6
0.2	Cross %	0.2
52	Long Balls	64
23	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	8
14	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	7
5	Effective Clearances	34
5	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon

Africa Cup of Nations Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cape Verde Islands	3	+4	7
2	Egypt	3	0	3
3	Ghana	3	-1	2
4	Mozambique	3	-3	2

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Zimbabwe (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
21	Talbert Shumba (GK)
5	Gerald Takwara
20	Peter Muduwa
13	Thabani Kamusoko
12	Bruce Kangwa
2	Godknows Murwira
17	Knowledge Musona
11	Never Tigere
3	Jordan Zemura
16	Kudakwashe Mahachi
19	Admiral Muskwe

Zimbabwe Substitutes:

Petros Mhari, Takudzwa Chimwemwe, Tino Kadewere, Martin Mapisa, Prince Dube, David Moyo, Onismor Bhasera.

Guinea (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Aly Keita (GK)
13	Mohamed Ali Camara
4	Ibrahima Sory Conté
17	Ousmane Kanté
8	Naby Keïta
14	Ilaix Moriba
19	Mamadou Kané
3	Issiaga Sylla
7	Ibrahima Cissé
9	José Kanté
21	Sory Kaba

Guinea Substitutes:

Pa Konate, Mory Konaté, Ibrahima Conté, Seydouba Soumah, Gaoussou Youssouf Siby, Saïdou Sow, Mikael Dyrestam, Morlaye Sylla, Fodé Camara, Mamadou Diallo, Ibrahima Koné, Mohamed Bayo.

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