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Madagascar

FIFA #104
Round of 16
YES!
Madagascar beat Congo DR (4–2 on penalties)
Congo DR 2 – 2 Madagascar
FT-Pens · Sun, Jul 7

Match Details

Alexandria Stadium (Alexandria) · 5,890 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • 120'Penalty Shootout ends, Madagascar 2(4), Congo DR 2(2).
  • 120'Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Yannick Bolasie (Congo DR) right footed shot is too high. Yannick Bolasie should be disappointed.
  • 120'Goal! Madagascar 2(4), Congo DR 2(2). Jerome Mombris (Madagascar) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 120'Goal! Madagascar 2(3), Congo DR 2(2). Paul-José M'Poku (Congo DR) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 120'Goal! Madagascar 2(3), Congo DR 2(1). Thomas Fontaine (Madagascar) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 120'Goal! Madagascar 2(2), Congo DR 2(1). Cédric Bakambu (Congo DR) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120'Goal! Madagascar 2(2), Congo DR 2. Romain Métanire (Madagascar) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120'Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Marcel Tisserand (Congo DR) right footed shot is too high. Marcel Tisserand should be disappointed.
  • 120'Match ends, Madagascar 2(4), Congo DR 2(2).
  • 120'Goal! Madagascar 2(1), Congo DR 2. Ibrahim Amada (Madagascar) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 120'Penalty Shootout begins Madagascar 2, Congo DR 2.
  • 120'+1'Second Half Extra Time ends, Madagascar 2, Congo DR 2.

Line Score

12345T
COD 11002 2
MAD 11004 2

Match Leaders

Congo DR
Madagascar

Penalty Shootout

Madagascar · 4/4

  1. Ibrahim Amada
  2. Romain Métanire
  3. Thomas Fontaine
  4. Jerome Mombris

Congo DR · 2/4

  1. Marcel Tisserand
  2. Cédric Bakambu
  3. M'Poku Paul-José
  4. Yannick Bolasie

Key Events

113'Jérémy Morel (Madagascar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
112'Substitution, Madagascar. Njiva Rakotoharimalala replaces Faneva Ima Andriatsima.
105'Substitution, Madagascar. Jérémy Morel replaces Carolus Andriamahitsinoro.
97'Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'Substitution, Congo DR. Paul-José M'Poku replaces Britt Assombalonga.
90'Goal! Madagascar 2, Congo DR 2. Chancel Mbemba (Congo DR) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Meschak Elia with a cross following a corner.
89'Substitution, Madagascar. Dimitri Caloin replaces Lalaïna Nomenjanahary.
77'Goal! Madagascar 2, Congo DR 1. Faneva Ima Andriatsima (Madagascar) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romain Métanire with a cross.
70'Substitution, Congo DR. Yannick Bolasie replaces Chadrac Akolo.
67'Substitution, Congo DR. Merveille Bokadi replaces Youssouf Mulumbu.
58'Substitution, Madagascar. Dax replaces Rayan Raveloson.
45'Substitution, Congo DR. Meschak Elia replaces Wilfred Moke.
45'+1'Youssouf Mulumbu (Congo DR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21'Goal! Madagascar 1, Congo DR 1. Cédric Bakambu (Congo DR) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ngonda Muzinga with a cross.
9'Goal! Madagascar 1, Congo DR 0. Ibrahim Amada (Madagascar) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lalaïna Nomenjanahary.

Team Stats

Congo DRMadagascar
General
53.1 Possession % 46.9
17 Shots 16
8 On Target 5
2 Offsides 0
12 Corners 4
40 Fouls 16
Passing & Defense
380 Passes Completed 333
10 Crosses Won 2
17 Tackles Won 13
14 Interceptions 13
19 Clearances 26
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 5

Recent Form

Madagascar L D D W W
Congo DR W D L L W

Starting Lineups

Congo DR4-4-2
1 Matampi
2 Mpeko 22 Mbemba 90' 5 Tisserand 3 Muzinga A
6 Akolo 12 Moke 7 Mulumbu 20 Maghoma
19 Assombalonga 17 Bakambu 21'
2 9 Andriatsima 77' 12 Nomenjanahary A
15 Amada 9' 13 Andrianantenaina 18 Raveloson
22 Mombris 21 Fontaine 5 Razakanantenaina 20 Métanire A
23 Melvin
Madagascar4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Madagascar

  1. AM #23 Adrien MelvinG
  2. TF #21 Thomas FontaineCD-L
  3. PR #5 Pascal RazakanantenainaCD-R
  4. JM #22 Jerome MombrisLB
  5. #20 Romain MétanireRB
  6. AA #13 Anicet AndrianantenainaCM
  7. IA #15 Ibrahim AmadaLM9'
  8. #18 Rayan RavelosonRM
  9. FI #9 Fanéva Imà AndriatsimaF77'
  10. A #2 Andria LF
  11. LN #12 Lalaïna NomenjanaharyRF
Substitutes · 4 used

Congo DR

  1. LM #1 Ley MatampiG
  2. MT #5 Marcel TisserandCD-L
  3. CM #22 Chancel MbembaCD-R90'
  4. NM #3 Ngonda MuzingaLB
  5. IM #2 Issama MpekoRB
  6. YM #7 Youssouf MulumbuCM-L
  7. WM #12 Wilfred MokeCM-R
  8. JM #20 Jacques MaghomaLM
  9. CA #6 Chadrac AkoloRM
  10. CB #17 Cédric BakambuCF-L21'
  11. BA #19 Britt AssombalongaCF-R
Substitutes · 4 used

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Recent Results
L 0–4 at Morocco L 1–3 at Congo DR L 1–2 at Mauritania W 3–1 vs Benin L 1–2 vs Burkina Faso L 0–3 vs Tunisia Quarterfinals D 2–2 vs Congo DR Round of 16 W 2–0 vs Nigeria W 1–0 vs Burundi L 1–2 at Mauritania