COTONOU. Côte d’Ivoire was finally too good for Mozambique with the goal of M. Gradel (10′), M. Cornet (61′) and J. Seri (90′). Côte d’Ivoire took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stade de l’Amitié stadium in Cotonou on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was with the collaboration of Youssef Wahid Youssef Elbosaty and Samir Gamal Saad. The 4th official was Mohamed Adel Elsaid. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29 degrees Celsius or 84.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 8 Total 4
- 4 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 101 Attack 80
- 70 Dangerous attack 40
- 91 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Côte d’Ivoire was in firm control of the ball 59% while Mozambique was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Côte d’Ivoire was was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Côte d’Ivoire won the match.
Côte d’Ivoire shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Mozambique shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Côte d’Ivoire didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Mozambique received 1 yellow card (M. Kambala).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After playing this contest, Côte d’Ivoire will have 13 points to gain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Mozambique will stay with 1 points to go up in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Côte d’Ivoire will play away with Cameroon on the 16th of November with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Cameroon (1 draw).
Mozambique will host Malawi on the 16th of November with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Malawi (2 draws).
Côte d’Ivoire – Formation
Côte d\'Ivoire
86'
61'
Côte d’Ivoire started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Patrice Beaumelle decided to play with the following team: H. Traorè, Sylvain Gbohouo, Serge Aurier, Odilon Kossounou, Willy Boly, Hassane Kamara, Franck Kessié, Jean-Michaël Seri, Maxwel Cornet, Sébastien Haller and Max Gradel.
The home team had on the bench: A. Cissé, B. Sangaré, C. Kouamé, E. Agbadou, E. Bailly, Digbo Maiga, I. Sangaré, J. Akpa Akpro, Jean Evrard Kouassi, L. Junior, Nicolas Pépé, Serey Dié, S. Diomandé and Yohan Boli.
Substitutions
Côte d’Ivoire made 6 changes: M. Gradel for J. Kouassi (70′), M. Cornet for N. Pepe (70′), F. Kessie for Serey Die (77′), S. Aurier for Y. Boli (86′), S. Haller for H. Maiga (86′) and S. Aurier for Y. Boli (86′).
Mozambique – Formation
Mozambique
85'
Mozambique started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Horácio José Paredes Mota Gonçalves played with: Ernan, Fidel, Zainadine Júnior, Martinho, Reinildo Isnard Mandava, Manuel Kambala, Geny Catamo, Domingues, Gildo, Witi and Luis Miquissone.
These were the players on the bench: Bonera, Clésio, Dayo António, Edmilson, Foia, Geraldo, Ivane Carminio Urrubal, Reginaldo Faife, Shaquille, Sidique, Stelio Marcelino Ernesto Telinho and Víctor Guambe.
Substitutions
Mozambique made 2 changes: G. Lourenco Vilanculos for R. Faite (59′) and G. Catamo for Geraldo (72′).
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
