Ivory Coast vs Benin, 2024 International Friendly

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Ivory Coast

29': Max Gradel
69': Oumar Diakité

FT
2 - 2

Benin

8': Junior Olaitan
51': Junior Olaitan

African champions Ivory Coast held to draw by Benin

Oumar Diakite scored a second-half equaliser to spare the blushes of newly-crowned African champions Ivory Coast who were held to a 2-2 draw by Benin in a friendly in Amiens, France on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
8': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 0, Benin 1. Junior Olaïtan (Benin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
29': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Benin 1. Max Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
40': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Emmanuel Agbadou replaces Willy-Arnaud Boly.
45'+1': Mohamed Tijani (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 1, Benin 1.
45': Second Half begins Côte d'Ivoire 1, Benin 1.
51': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Benin 2. Junior Olaïtan (Benin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dodo Dokou.
63': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Guela Doué replaces Jean-Philippe Krasso.
63': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Karim Konaté replaces Wilfried Singo.
63': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Oumar Diakité replaces Simon Adingra.
69': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 2, Benin 2. Oumar Diakité (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Konaté.
71': Emmanuel Agbadou (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Benin. Mattéo Ahlinvi replaces Junior Olaïtan.
73': Substitution, Benin. Prince Dossou replaces Andréas Hountondji.
73': Substitution, Benin. Rachid Moumini replaces Youssouf Assogba.
78': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Idrissa Doumbia replaces Jean Seri.
78': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pépé replaces Max Gradel.
88': Substitution, Benin. Mariano Ahouangbo replaces Dodo Dokou.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 2, Benin 2.
0': Match ends, Côte d'Ivoire 2, Benin 2.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne
Location: Amiens, France
Attendance: 4,100

Line-Ups

Ivory Coast (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Yahia Fofana (GK)
12	Willy Boly
2	Ousmane Diomande
26	Ismaël Diallo
5	Wilfried Singo
13	Jérémie Boga
8	Franck Kessié
4	Jean Michaël Seri
11	Jean-Phillipe Krasso
24	Simon Adingra
15	Max Gradel

Ivory Coast Substitutes:

Emmanuel Agbadou, Ghislain Konan, Abdul Keita, Oumar Diakité, Odilon Kossounou, Guela Doué, Mohamed Koné, Jonathan Bamba, Pacome Zouzoua, Karim Konaté, Nicolas Pépé, Issa Fofana, Idrissa Doumbia.

Benin (4-4-2)

No.	Name
16	Saturnin Allagbé (GK)
4	Cédric Hountondji
25	Mohamed Tijani
12	David Kiki
2	Youssouf Assogba
19	Dodo Dokou
15	Sessi D'Almeida
8	Hassane Imourane
18	Junior Olaitan
9	Steve Mounié
17	Andreas Hountondji

Benin Substitutes:

Marcel Dandjinou, Lenny Pirringuel, Charbel Gomez, Prince Dossou, Rabiou Sankamao, Melvyn Doremus, Matteo Ahlinvi, Mariano Ahouangbo, Serge Obassa, Brandon Agounon, Yohan Roche, Tosin Aiyegun, Jodel Dossou, Rachid Moumini.

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