SM
Newcastle vs. West Ham: 59 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
GN
Africa Cup of Nations | Group Stage
Jan 28, 2015 at 6pm UK
 
MN

1-1

Constant (15' pen.)
FT(HT: 1-0)
Maiga (47')

Guinea, Mali to draw lots to decide AFCON quarter-finalist

:Headline: Result: Guinea, Mali to draw lots to decide AFCON quarter-finalist: ID:202023: from db_amp
Guinea and Mali will have to wait until lots are drawn to determine who will go through to the quarter-finals after playing out a 1-1 draw and finishing level in Group D.

Guinea and Mali will have to wait until lots are drawn to decide who will advance to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations because of tonight's 1-1 draw in Mongomo.

Five of the six Group D games finished as 1-1 draws, meaning that nothing separates Guinea and Mali in second and third place. Ivory Coast go through as group winners following their 1-0 win over Cameroon.

Mali were quickest out of the blocks in Mongomo this evening, with Abdoulay Diaby firing a couple of efforts inside the opening five minutes wide.

Mali felt that they should have been awarded a penalty in the 12th minute when Fode Camara bundled over Mustapha Yatabare, but Guinea escaped both the spot kick and a red card for Camara.

It got even worse for Mali minutes later when a penalty was awarded against them following Salif Coulibaly's handball, and Kevin Constant cheekily dinked home from 12 yards to give Guinea the lead against the run of play.

Incredibly, Mali were then awarded a penalty of their own two minutes later after Issiaga Sylla's handball, but Seydou Keita couldn't match Constant as his weak effort was saved by Naby-Moussa Yattara.

After that end-to-end spell in the game, chances were limited for the rest of the first half, with Modibo Maiga denied a Mali equaliser by Yattara's fingertip save.

The West Ham United man would pull the Eagles level shortly after half time, though, by heading home Diaby's cross from close range.

At 1-1, the two sides knew that a winner would send them through, but neither really threatened in the rest of the second half with so much at stake.

They will now have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to find out who will be joining Ivory Coast as the last quarter-finalist. Group C winners Ghana await the lucky team who are drawn as group runners-up.

amp_article__202023 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2015-01-30 09:52:02:
html db last update - 2015-01-30 09:52:02 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html
Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .