Burkina Faso vs Mauritania, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations

Burkina Faso

90'+6': Bertrand Traoré (P)

FT
1 - 0

Mauritania

Late penalty seals Burkina Faso win over Mauritania

Bertrand Traore scored a stoppage time penalty as Burkina Faso claimed a 1-0 victory over Mauritania in their Africa Cup of Nations Group D clash at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake on Tuesday, writing a piece of history in the process.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Omaré Gassama (Mauritania).
4': Aboubakary Koïta (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Blati Touré (Burkina Faso).
5': Foul by Aly Abeid (Mauritania).
5': Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Adama Guira (Burkina Faso).
7': Attempt saved. Aboubakary Koïta (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aly Abeid.
10': Hand ball by Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso).
10': Foul by Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso).
10': Ibrahima Keita (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt missed. Idrissa Thiam (Mauritania) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.
16': Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Idrissa Thiam (Mauritania).
17': Attempt saved. Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aziz Ki.
17': Aboubakary Koïta (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Adama Guira (Burkina Faso).
18': Attempt missed. Adama Guira (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Blati Touré.
19': Aboubakary Koïta (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Adama Guira (Burkina Faso).
22': Attempt missed. Hemeya Tanjy (Mauritania) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Idrissa Thiam with a cross.
23': Delay in match because of an injury Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Delay in match (Burkina Faso).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Substitution, Mauritania. Souleymane Anne replaces Aboubakar Kamara because of an injury.
29': Aboubakary Koïta (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Blati Touré (Burkina Faso).
31': Attempt saved. Aboubakary Koïta (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
31': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Hervé Koffi.
32': Attempt saved. Hemeya Tanjy (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Idrissa Thiam.
34': Adama Guira (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Hemeya Tanjy (Mauritania).
34': Attempt missed. Hemeya Tanjy (Mauritania) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Souleymane Anne.
35': Aly Abeid (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso).
36': Delay in match because of an injury Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Foul by Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso).
38': Omaré Gassama (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Attempt missed. Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
43': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
44': Attempt missed. Nouh El Abd (Mauritania) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aly Abeid with a cross following a corner.
45': Foul by Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso).
45': Nouh El Abd (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Foul by Souleymane Anne (Mauritania).
45'+1': Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Foul by Souleymane Anne (Mauritania).
45'+5': First Half ends, Burkina Faso 0, Mauritania 0.
45': Second Half begins Burkina Faso 0, Mauritania 0.
45': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Abdoul Tapsoba replaces Mamady Bangré.
47': Foul by Blati Touré (Burkina Faso).
47': Omaré Gassama (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Delay in match because of an injury Omaré Gassama (Mauritania).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Foul by Lamine Ba (Mauritania).
49': Hervé Koffi (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt missed. Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Issoufou Dayo.
51': Attempt blocked. Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Konaté.
51': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Nouh El Abd.
52': Attempt saved. Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steeve Yago.
52': Foul by Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso).
52': Souleymane Anne (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Abdoul Tapsoba.
54': Foul by Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso).
54': Hemeya Tanjy (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
57': Substitution, Mauritania. Sidi Amar replaces Hemeya Tanjy.
58': Substitution, Mauritania. El Ba replaces Idrissa Thiam.
58': Foul by Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso).
58': Omaré Gassama (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by El Ba (Mauritania).
60': Offside, Mauritania. Souleymane Anne is caught offside.
60': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Lamine Ba.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Lamine Ba (Mauritania).
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Offside, Burkina Faso. Aziz Ki is caught offside.
63': Foul by Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso).
63': Guessouma Fofana (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso).
66': Ibrahima Keita (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, Mauritania. Mohamed Dellahi replaces Lamine Ba because of an injury.
67': Substitution, Mauritania. Oumar Ngom replaces Guessouma Fofana.
68': Hand ball by Oumar Ngom (Mauritania).
69': Foul by Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso).
69': Nouh El Abd (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Delay in match (Burkina Faso).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Bertrand Traoré replaces Cédric Badolo.
75': Hand ball by Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso).
76': Foul by Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso).
76': Ibrahima Keita (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Attempt saved. Sidi Amar (Mauritania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by El Ba.
77': Corner, Mauritania. Conceded by Hervé Koffi.
78': Attempt missed. El Ba (Mauritania) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aly Abeid with a cross following a corner.
79': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Oumar Ngom.
80': Attempt blocked. Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
81': Offside, Burkina Faso. Edmond Tapsoba is caught offside.
82': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoul Tapsoba.
82': Foul by Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso).
82': Sidi Amar (Mauritania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Djibril Ouattara replaces Mohamed Konaté.
86': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Hassane Bandé replaces Aziz Ki.
87': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
87': Foul by Omaré Gassama (Mauritania).
87': Hassane Bandé (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Aly Abeid (Mauritania).
88': Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Penalty Burkina Faso. Issa Kaboré draws a foul in the penalty area.
90': Penalty conceded by Nouh El Abd (Mauritania) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso).
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': VAR Decision: Penalty Burkina Faso.
90'+4': Nouh El Abd (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Goal! Burkina Faso 1, Mauritania 0. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+8': Foul by Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso).
90'+8': Omaré Gassama (Mauritania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+9': Djibril Ouattara (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9': Foul by Aly Abeid (Mauritania).
90'+9': Aly Abeid (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Burkina Faso 1, Mauritania 0.
0': Match ends, Burkina Faso 1, Mauritania 0.

Statistics

MTN		BKA
13	Fouls	21
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	4
37.6	Possession	62.4
9	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
165	Accurate Passes	332
241	Passes	403
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	1
15	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.1
59	Long Balls	42
17	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	2
14	Effective Tackles	5
23	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.3
10	Interceptions	7
22	Effective Clearances	11
22	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade de Bouaké
Location: Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 27,898

Line-Ups

Burkina Faso (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Hervé Koffi (GK)
12	Edmond Tapsoba
14	Issoufou Dayo
25	Steeve Yago
9	Issa Kaboré
17	Stephane Aziz Ki
22	Blati Touré
24	Adama Guira
13	Mohamed Konaté
8	Cedric Badolo
11	Mamady Bangré

Burkina Faso Substitutes:

Gustavo Sangaré, Ismahila Ouédraogo, Hassane Bandé, Bertrand Traoré, Abdoul Guiebre, Nasser Djiga, Adamo Nagalo, Hillel Konaté, Kilian Nikiema, Djibril Ouattara, Dramane Salou, Abdoul Tapsoba.

Mauritania (4-4-2)

No.	Name
16	Babacar Niasse (GK)
5	Lamine Ba
13	Nouh El Abd
3	Aly Abeid
20	Ibrahima Keita
6	Guessouma Fofana
4	Omaré Gassama
9	Hemeya Tanjy
10	Idrissa Thiam
27	Aboubakar Kamara
19	Aboubakary Koita

Mauritania Substitutes:

Bakari Camara, El-Hadji Ba, Souleymane Anne, Mohamed Dellahi Yaly, Bakary N'Diaye, Souleymane Doukara, Sidi El Abd, Khadim Diaw, Sidi Amar, M'Backé N'Diaye, Namori Diaw, Oumar Ngom.

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