KIGALI. Mali was eventually too good for Rwanda with the goal of M. Djenepo (19′), I. Kone (21′) and K. Coulibaly (87′). Mali took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stade Régional de Nyamirambo stadium in Kigali on Thursday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Helder Martins de Carvalho who was helped by Ivanildo Meirelles Lopes and . The 4th official was Jose Alvaro Clemente Chitumba. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.7 degrees Celsius or 69.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Mali had a superior ball possession 60% while Rwanda was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mali was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mali won the contest.
Rwanda shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Mali shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Rwanda received 1 yellow card (E. Imanishimwe). Regarding the opposition, Mali received 3 yellow cards (I. Kone, K. Coulibaly and M. Camara).
(Rwanda) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (7′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After this contest, Rwanda will stay with 1 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Mali will have 13 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Rwanda will play away with Kenya on the 15th of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Kenya (1 draw).
Mali will host Uganda on the 14th of November with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Rwanda – Formation
Rwanda
82'
73'
7'
Rwanda started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Vincent Mashami decided to play with the following team: Emery Mvuyekure, Denis Rukundo, Salomon Nirisarike, Thierry Manzi, Emmanuel Imanishimwe, Olivier Niyonzima, Haruna Niyonzima, Djihad Bizimana, Kevin Muhire, Dominique Savio Nshuti, York Rafael and Ernest Sugira.
The home team had on the bench: Ally Serumogo, Bryan-Clovis Ngwabije, Blaise Nishimwe, Clement Twizere, C. Niyigena, Eric Rutanga, F. Ntwari, I. Nshuti, Muhadjiri Hakizimana, Evode Ntwari, D. Usengimana, F. Usengimana and K. Nsanzimfura.
Substitutions
Rwanda made 3 changes: E. Sugira for I. Nshuti (66′), R. York for N. Blaise (66′) and E. Imanishimwe for E. Rutanga (82′).
Mali – Formation
Mali
19'
Mali started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mohamed Magassouba played with: B. Kouyaté, H. Traoré, Ibrahim Mounkoro, Charles Traoré, Falaye Sacko, Mohamed Camara, Aliou Dieng, Moussa Djenepo, Adama Traoré, Adama Traore, Ibrahima Kone.
They had on the bench: Djigui Diarra, Ismael Diawara, Amadou Haidara, S. Coulibaly, Diadie Samassekou, A. Haïdara, M. Doumbia, El Bilal Toure, Lassine Sinayoko, Kalifa Coulibaly, M. Sissako and Rominigue Kouame.
Substitutions
Mali made 5 changes: M. Djenepo for M. Doumbia (46′), A. Traore for E. B. Toure (61′), I. Kone for K. Coulibaly (62′), M. Camara for D. Samassekou (80′) and A. Traore for L. Sinayoko (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa.
- Rwanda – Mali – 0-3
- Uganda – Kenya – 1-1
- Ethiopia – Ghana – 1-1
- South Africa – Zimbabwe – 1-0
- Togo – Senegal – 1-1
- Congo – Namibia – 1-1
- Tanzania – Congo DR – 0-3
- Benin – Madagascar – 2-0
