Cape Verde Islands snatched a late win Liberia 1-0 after R. Mendes scored just 1 goal (90′). Cape Verde Islands took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Ali Moussa who was helped by Abdoul Aziz Yacouba and Yahaya Mahamadou. The 4th official was Moussa Ahamadou Alou.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 21 Total 10
- 8 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 68 Attack 62
- 48 Dangerous attack 24
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Cape Verde Islands was in firm control of the ball 58% while Liberia was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Cape Verde Islands was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cape Verde Islands won the match.
Cape Verde Islands shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Liberia shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Cape Verde Islands received 2 yellow cards ( and R. Mendes). On the opposite side, Liberia received 4 yellow cards (B. D. Benaiah, T. L. Tisdell, M. Macauley and A. Kamara).
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, Cape Verde Islands will have 7 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Liberia will stay with 3 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Cape Verde Islands will host Central African Republic on the 10th of November with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Liberia will host Nigeria on the 10th of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Nigeria (0 draws).
Cape Verde Islands – Formation
Cape Verde Islands
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Cape Verde Islands started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Pedro Leitão Brito decided to play with the following team: Nuno Borges, Vágner, Vozinha, Stopira, Roberto Lopes, Jeffrey Fortes, Jamiro Monteiro, Nenass, João Paulo, Júlio Tavares and Ryan Mendes.
The home team had on the bench: Diney Borges, Dylan Silva, Garry Rodrigues, Gilson Tavares, Hélder Tavares, Kenny Rocha Santos, Márcio Rosa, Marco Soares, Patrick Andrade, Ponck, Willis Furtado and Willy Semedo.
Substitutions
Cape Verde Islands made 5 changes: Vagner for G. Rodrigues (60′), Nenass for K. Rocha Santos (60′), J. P. Moreira Fernandes for P. Andrade (69′), J. Monteiro for G. Tavares (69′) and J. Fortes for W. Semedo (83′).
Liberia – Formation
Liberia
Liberia started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Peter Butler played with: Tommy Songo, Alvin Maccornel, Prince Balde, Sampson Dweh, Oscar Dorley, Allen Njie, Abu Kamara, Brem Soumaoro, Marcus Macauley, Kpah Sherman and Moussa Sanoh.
They had on the bench: A. Williams, Ben Beniah, Carlos Williams, M. Keita, Terrence Tisdell, V. Harmon, Jeremy Saygbe, Seth Hellberg and Ayouba Kosiah.
Substitutions
Liberia made 3 changes: A. Kamara for T. L. Tisdell (68′), A. Maccorenel for C. Williams (84′) and M. Sanoh for B. D. Benaiah (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa.
- Zambia – Equatorial Guinea – 1-1
- Central African Republic – Nigeria – 0-2
- Kenya – Mali – 0-1
- Uganda – Rwanda – 1-0
- Benin – Tanzania – 0-1
- Cape Verde Islands – Liberia – 1-0
- Madagascar – Congo DR – 1-0
- Mauritania – Tunisia – 0-0
