• Thu. Mar 23rd, 2023

Equatorial Guinea beat Mali on penalties to reach quarter-finals

Jan 27, 2022

Taken by anxiety and the desire to score in the first minutes, both teams failed to create real goal opportunities

Mali could have opened the scoring after the 32nd minute. RB Leipzig midfielder Amadou Handara came close to scoring but could not keep his balance to finish off a freekick.

The Malian Eagles tried a counter-attacking move to force their opponents into making mistakes. In the 37th minute, Mali striker Moussa Doumbia claimed a penalty kick, but the assistance of VAR overturned the penalty awarded.