Mali vs Burkina Faso, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Round of 16

· Africa Cup of Nations

Mali

3': Edmond Tapsoba (OG)
47': Lassine Sinayoko

FT
2 - 1

Burkina Faso

57': Bertrand Traoré (P)

Mali seal quarterfinal place with 2-1 win over Burkina Faso

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Mali profited from quick starts to each half as an own goal from Edmond Tapsoba and a strike by Lassine Sinayoko secured a 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Falaye Sacko (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso).
3': Amadou Haidara (Mali) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hamari Traoré with a cross.
3': Own Goal by Edmond Tapsoba, Burkina Faso. Mali 1, Burkina Faso 0.
4': Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Kamory Doumbia (Mali).
5': Foul by Falaye Sacko (Mali).
5': Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Attempt saved. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Sangaré with a headed pass.
6': Dangerous play by Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso).
6': Djigui Diarra (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Delay in match because of an injury Djigui Diarra (Mali).
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Amadou Haidara (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso).
9': Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
11': Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Falaye Sacko (Mali).
11': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
12': Attempt missed. Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré with a cross following a corner.
13': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Mali).
13': Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
17': Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
20': Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
21': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
21': Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
24': Foul by Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso).
24': Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Offside, Mali. Lassine Sinayoko is caught offside.
25': Offside, Mali. Adama Traoré is caught offside.
26': Amadou Haidara (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso).
27': Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Foul by Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
28': Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt saved. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
30': Attempt missed. Amadou Haidara (Mali) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
31': Delay in match (Mali).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Attempt missed. Kamory Doumbia (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko.
33': Foul by Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso).
33': Mohamed Camara (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt saved. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
38': Offside, Burkina Faso. Issa Kaboré is caught offside.
39': Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Mali).
40': Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
41': Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Falaye Sacko (Mali).
41': Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Mali).
44': Attempt missed. Amadou Haidara (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Camara.
45': Falaye Sacko (Mali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso).
45'+1': Foul by Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso).
45'+1': Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': Foul by Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso).
45'+4': Kamory Doumbia (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+5': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
45'+5': First Half ends, Mali 1, Burkina Faso 0.
45': Second Half begins Mali 1, Burkina Faso 0.
45': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Adamo Nagalo replaces Abdoul Tapsoba.
45': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Cédric Badolo replaces Steeve Yago.
47': Goal! Mali 2, Burkina Faso 0. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamari Traoré.
48': Adamo Nagalo (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
50': Attempt missed. Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
50': Adama Traoré (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso).
51': Adama Traoré (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso).
53': Foul by Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso).
53': Mohamed Camara (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt missed. Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
53': Penalty conceded by Kiki Kouyaté (Mali) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
54': VAR Decision: Penalty Burkina Faso.
57': Goal! Mali 2, Burkina Faso 1. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
62': Foul by Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso).
62': Kamory Doumbia (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
64': Attempt saved. Kamory Doumbia (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Falaye Sacko.
64': Foul by Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso).
64': Mohamed Camara (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Haidara (Mali).
66': Delay in match because of an injury Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Sacha Bansé replaces Ismahila Ouédraogo.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Haidara (Mali).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Attempt saved. Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
72': Djigui Diarra (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Cédric Badolo (Burkina Faso).
72': Cédric Badolo (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Hamari Traoré (Mali).
73': Substitution, Mali. Diadié Samassékou replaces Amadou Haidara because of an injury.
74': Substitution, Mali. Sékou Koïta replaces Adama Traoré.
74': Substitution, Mali. Fousseni Diabaté replaces Lassana Coulibaly.
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Dango Ouattara replaces Bertrand Traoré.
78': Attempt missed. Mohamed Camara (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sékou Koïta.
80': Foul by Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
80': Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card.
81': Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) is shown the yellow card.
84': Foul by Adamo Nagalo (Burkina Faso).
84': Sékou Koïta (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Attempt blocked. Kamory Doumbia (Mali) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84': Corner, Mali. Conceded by Dango Ouattara.
86': Diadié Samassékou (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Foul by Blati Touré (Burkina Faso).
87': Foul by Kamory Doumbia (Mali).
87': Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Aziz Ki replaces Gustavo Sangaré.
89': Foul by Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso).
89': Kamory Doumbia (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Mali).
90': Offside, Burkina Faso. Issoufou Dayo is caught offside.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Sékou Koïta (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fousseni Diabaté.
90'+3': Substitution, Mali. Mamadou Fofana I replaces Mohamed Camara.
90'+3': Substitution, Mali. Boubacar Traoré replaces Lassine Sinayoko.
90'+4': Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Kamory Doumbia (Mali).
90'+5': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Diadié Samassékou.
90'+6': Offside, Burkina Faso. Issoufou Dayo is caught offside.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cédric Badolo with a cross.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Mali 2, Burkina Faso 1.
0': Match ends, Mali 2, Burkina Faso 1.

Statistics

BKA		MLI
18	Fouls	19
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	1
3	Saves	3
43.6	Possession	56.4
8	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
247	Accurate Passes	355
327	Passes	435
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	1
14	Crosses	7
0.4	Cross %	0.1
61	Long Balls	51
23	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	6
10	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	9
8	Effective Clearances	22
8	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Location: Korhogo, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 19,184

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
16	Djigui Diarra (GK)
6	Sikou Niakate
5	Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
12	Mohamed Camara
17	Falaye Sacko
2	Hamari Traoré
26	Kamory Doumbia
4	Amadou Haidara
11	Lassana Coulibaly
21	Adama Noss Traoré
25	Lassine Sinayoko

Mali Substitutes:

Fousseni Diabate, Diadie Samassekou, Nene Dorgeles, Yves Bissouma, Sekou Koita, Mamadou Fofana, Moussa Diarra, Youssoufou Niakate, Ibrahima Sissoko, Aliou Dieng, Boubacar Traoré, Ismael Diarra Diawara.

Burkina Faso (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Hervé Koffi (GK)
12	Edmond Tapsoba
14	Issoufou Dayo
25	Steeve Yago
9	Issa Kaboré
18	Ismahila Ouédraogo
22	Blati Touré
20	Gustavo Sangaré
13	Mohamed Konaté
15	Abdoul Tapsoba
10	Bertrand Traoré

Burkina Faso Substitutes:

Adamo Nagalo, Dango Ouattara, Abdoul Guiebre, Hillel Konaté, Sacha Bansé, Cedric Badolo, Stephane Aziz Ki, Kilian Nikiema, Nasser Djiga, Dramane Salou, Mamady Bangré, Djibril Ouattara.

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