LUSAKA. Zambia demolishes Mauritania 4-0 with goals of P. Daka (34′), F. Sakala (37′), F. Sakala (45′) and F. Sakala (63′).
The match was played at the National Heroes Stadium stadium in Lusaka on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail assisted by Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim and Najem Abdullah. The 4th official was El Fadil Mohamed. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.1 degrees Celsius or 79.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 7 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 83 Attack 103
- 64 Dangerous attack 53
- 74 Ball safe 94
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Zambia was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Mauritania that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Zambia was was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zambia won the match.
Zambia shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Mauritania shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Zambia received 1 yellow card (E. Kangwa). Talking about the opposition, Mauritania received 2 yellow cards (M. Dellahi and B. Diop).
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 match, Zambia will have 7 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Mauritania will stay with 1 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Zambia will play away against Tunisia on the 16th of November with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Tunisia (0 draws).
Mauritania will host Equatorial Guinea on the 16th of November with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Equatorial Guinea (0 draws).
Zambia – Formation
Zambia adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Beston Chambeshi decided to play with the following team: E. Banda, Toaster Nsabata, Simon Silwimba, Prosper Chiluya, Tandi Mwape, Dominic Chanda, Lubambo Musonda, Larry Bwalya, Luka Banda, Evans Kangwa, Fashion Sakala and Patson Daka.
The home team had on the bench: Benedict Chepeshi, C. Chibwe, Dickson Chapa, G. Sanjase, J. Ngulube, Kelvin Kampamba, Kings Kangwa, M. Changa Chaiwa, M. Phiri, S. Sakala, Spencer Sautu, Kabaso Chongo, Benson Sakala and Jack Ngulube.
Substitutions
Zambia made 6 changes: L. Bwalya for K. Kangwa (53′), L. Bwalya for K. Kangwa (53′), E. Kangwa for K. Kampamba (76′), S. Silwimba for B. Chepeshi (76′), L. Musonda for S. Sautu (81′) and E. Banda for D. Chapa (82′).
Mauritania – Formation
Also Mauritania adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Gérard Buscher played with: O. Mangane, B. Mouhsine, Babacar Diop, Moustapha Diaw, Aly Abeid, Abdoul Ba, Bakary N’Diaye, Mohamed Dellahi Yali, Mouhamed Soueid, Mohamedhen Beibou, Idrissa Thiam and Adama Ba, Aboubakar Kamara.
They had on the bench: N. Diaw, A. Mahmoud, A. Moussa N’diaye, D. Diarra, Hassan Houbeib, E. Lembrabott, Houssen Abderrahmane, H. Tanjy, M. N’diaye, Mamadou Niass, Y. El Welly, Moulaye Ahmed El Khalil and El Hacen.
Substitutions
Mauritania made 4 changes: O. Mangane for E. Houeibib (46′), M. Diaw for E. H. Lembrabott (82′), A. Ba for Bessam (70′) and B. N’Diaye for H. Abderrahmane (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa.
- Equatorial Guinea – Tunisia – 1-0
- Zambia – Mauritania – 4-0
- Liberia – Nigeria – 0-2
- Cape Verde Islands – Central African Republic – 2-1
- Malawi – Cameroon – 0-4
- Côte d’Ivoire – Mozambique – 3-0