LUANDA. Angola overcomes Gabon 3-1. Angola got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Zini (25′) and Papel Ary (56′). Gabon tried to recover with a goal from A. Meye (83′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by for Angola.
The match was played at the Estádio 11 de Novembro stadium in Luanda on Friday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Souleiman Ahmed Djama who had the assistance of Liban Abdourazak Ahmed and Rachid Bouraleh. The 4th official was Mohamed Diraneh Guedi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 75.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Angola was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Gabon that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Gabon was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Angola was able to find the solution to win this match.
Angola shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Gabon shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Angola received 3 yellow cards (M. Balburdia, Fredy and Papel Ary). On the other side, Gabon received 1 yellow card (D. Bouanga).
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 match, Angola has 3 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. while Gabon stays with 1 points (4th).
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Angola will play away with Gabon on the 11th of October with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Angola (2 draws).
Gabon will host Angola on the 11th of October with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Angola (2 draws).
Angola – Formation
Angola
14'
90'
56'
Angola started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pedro Valdemar Soares Gonçalves decided to play with the following team: Hugo Marques, Jonathan Buatu-Mananga, Inacio Miguel Ferreira Santos, Kialonda Gaspar, To Carneiro, Mário Balbúrdia, Show, Lépua, Lépua, Ary Papel and Zini.
The home team had on the bench: Carlinhos, César Sousa, Eddie Afonso, Herenilson, Kadú, Neblú, Paty, Vidinho, Zito Luvumbo, Mariano Vidal Jó and Erico Castro.
Substitutions
Angola made 3 changes: Papel Ary for Z. Luvumbo (66′), Zini for Erico (82′) and Fredy for Herenilson (90′).
Gabon – Formation
Gabon
Gabon started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Patrice Neveu played with: Anthony Mfa, André Poko, Didier N’Dong, Lloyd Palun, Johann Obiang, Guélor Kanga, Lévy Madinda, Mario Lemina, Denis Bouanga, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Aaron-Salem Boupendza.
They had on the bench: Axel Meye, A. Moussounda, A. Oyono, D. Sambissa, G. Missi Mezu, J. Amonome, J. Assoumou Akué, Louis Ameka Autchanga, S. Obissa and Jean Noel Amonome.
Substitutions
Gabon made 2 changes: A. Boupendza for A. Meye (67′) and L. Madinda for L. Ameka Autchanga (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa.
- Djibouti – Burkina Faso – 0-4
- Algeria – Niger – 6-1
- Malawi – Côte d’Ivoire – 0-3
- Cameroon – Mozambique – 3-1
- Angola – Gabon – 3-1
- Egypt – Libya – 1-0
