VIDEO | AFCON 2023 Highlights: Mali vs Ivory Coast
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00:00 [Crowd cheering]
00:05 So the formalities are over and we are underway for this key league
00:09 to face the Democratic Republic of Congo in the semi-finals
00:13 a game that will be played on Wednesday in Abidjan
00:15 Kamari Dumbia comes forward for Mali
00:18 down the left hand side, boos ring out inside the stadium
00:21 Saddle-a-Pay, Buake is spilled by the goalkeeper
00:23 for Mali, Sotu
00:28 Samaseko, but it'll be Kamari who takes it down the left hand side
00:31 to Sina Yoko
00:32 onto his left foot, driven in
00:35 and spilled by Bofana
00:37 in this cauldron of an arena
00:39 Kamari swings it in again, deep it goes
00:41 Kesi up with it, not fully cleared
00:43 Hamari to Orells, that was the edge of the box
00:45 strike from Haidara
00:47 is that a harm in there by Kosanu?
00:49 Decisions to be made
00:50 Well, Eric Schelp looks as confused as the rest of us are
00:55 and it was fairly inevitable, was it not
00:58 that he was going to be invited
01:01 on your screen as well
01:02 there's absolutely no doubt whatsoever
01:07 that the ball hit the arm
01:08 the referee
01:11 and he has pointed to the spot
01:13 and it is a penalty
01:14 in what is a hostile atmosphere
01:20 strike a goal and saved by Bofana
01:25 and listen to the roar
01:26 Adam Amir's strike away
01:31 with his kick
01:32 and they are still celebrating
01:35 they're all up around us
01:37 all the fans on their feet
01:39 it was well struck
01:40 Sina Yoko trying to get in behind but
01:42 they can't clear their lines
01:45 and then it went to Sina Yoko
01:46 and it just falls behind for a corner
01:48 and the pressure is still coming from Mali
01:51 Orie, the skip up, standing over it
01:55 good ball in as well
01:56 deep, causing problems at the back line for Mali
01:59 they are in the Malian area
02:00 finally, the elephants
02:03 five men still in there waiting for the cross to come in
02:05 chipped in, high
02:07 and volley by Pepe was straight into a Malian
02:10 the last victory in a friendly
02:14 all the way back in 1983
02:16 Sina Yoko driving forward
02:19 the man who can make things happen for the Eagles
02:21 but he can't
02:22 just to get Ivor Koss off their feet
02:24 Kossonu playing to play it in
02:26 Orie who gets in behind the fullback
02:28 Orie into Kwame
02:30 tees it up to Fofana
02:31 No!
02:32 and on this occasion he didn't get it right
02:35 head back
02:36 and just blazed over the bar
02:38 and that was a promising opportunity
02:40 for a player of his calibre
02:41 yep, that was a very very good ball to start with
02:43 from Kossonu there on top of the defence
02:45 to find Orie there
02:46 who took his time there, looked for a pass
02:48 found Kwame up there
02:49 Kwame held it up very well, set up
02:52 and so too, Fala'i Isako
02:54 he stands over it
02:56 strike a goal for Mali
02:58 and just passed the post on this occasion
03:00 very poor free kick there
03:03 from Noss
03:04 I think you'd expect him to try and hit the target
03:06 at least from that position there
03:07 that's a very good scoring opportunity there
03:09 but
03:10 gives Ivory Koss the breather there
03:11 that's gonna be six minutes
03:15 no goals in the first 45 minutes
03:18 an exciting and very intense match
03:20 between Mali and Ivory Koss
03:21 but bad news for the Elephants
03:23 they will try to make it to the semi-finals
03:25 only with 10 men
03:27 will they make it?
03:28 the answer in the second half
03:30 keep watching
03:31 Pinsports
03:32 Mali against Ivory Koss
03:33 there's Offa as well
03:39 yet to score in this tournament
03:41 for the Elephants
03:42 that change was definitely needed there
03:45 Noss
03:47 for Mali
03:48 seemingly starting this half
03:49 as they entered the first
03:50 striking from Haiderat
03:51 but cleared away
03:53 Genoa
03:54 now said
03:55 hurt his ankle
03:57 before Christmas
03:58 swung into the box
03:59 and a little header takes it behind for a corner
04:00 Falai Seko who gets high
04:03 for left back
04:04 back to Haiderat
04:05 central
04:06 strike a goal from distance from Haiderat
04:08 blocked and parried by Fofana
04:09 and just pushed out
04:11 well the other substitute come on
04:13 will come to in a moment
04:15 as Ivory Koss swinging in
04:16 free header
04:17 Singo with it
04:18 but Mali clear their lines
04:19 touched the goal down because
04:20 he was actually out of
04:22 options there and didn't know
04:23 where to take the ball so
04:24 the foul actually helped him
04:25 in that situation
04:26 well the noise just continues
04:33 they played at youth level
04:34 high youth level
04:36 for Mali swings it in
04:37 oh and the near post
04:39 just missed
04:40 good delivery from Fossaini
04:45 Diabate has just come on
04:46 in it goes again
04:47 comfortably gathered
04:48 by Yahia Fofana
04:49 and celebrated
04:51 as if Ivory Koss have scored a goal
04:52 Niyakate
04:54 up towards Diabate
04:56 and Traore will pick it up
04:58 on this near side
04:59 into Diabate
05:00 busy
05:03 player out on the flank
05:05 Fossaini Diabate
05:06 bit of space here for Traore
05:08 he needs to find men in the middle
05:09 swings it in he does
05:10 and headed away
05:11 making light
05:14 of those serious injuries
05:16 in the side
05:17 giving others opportunities
05:18 onto his right foot
05:20 surely must let fly
05:21 he does
05:22 and into the back of the net
05:23 and Mali
05:24 has finally taken the lead
05:26 and it's Nene Dorsun
05:28 as the substitute
05:29 who has called home
05:30 an absolute beauty
05:31 and Mali how they've
05:33 deserved this goal
05:34 and he's not celebrating it
05:36 Nene Dorsun
05:38 because he was born here
05:40 in Ivory Coast
05:41 but that was stunning
05:42 and they have finally
05:43 got their reward
05:44 they're roof has just been
05:45 blown off in Boakye here
05:46 by that stunning strike there
05:48 I mean that's a wonderful goal
05:49 that's one for the
05:50 for the books
05:51 for the record books
05:52 and you can see there
05:53 he's an Ivorian
05:54 he's got a
05:55 Ivorian roof
05:56 and he's not going to
05:57 celebrate his goal
05:58 but that's a wonderful goal
05:59 and he'll definitely be
06:00 celebrating that one
06:01 in the change room
06:02 well he was given ample
06:03 opportunity to let fly
06:04 and eventually he did
06:05 and when he did
06:06 the 21 year old
06:07 look at the quality there
06:08 bent into the top right hand corner
06:10 by Nene Dorsun
06:12 and that is an absolutely
06:14 stunning goal
06:15 from him
06:16 and finally
06:17 Yahya Fafana is beaten
06:19 in the Ivorian goal
06:21 and now Ivory Coast
06:23 have what
06:24 20 minutes or so
06:25 to hold on
06:26 and see if they can survive
06:28 and finally
06:29 Mali have scored a goal
06:31 against Ivory Coast
06:32 in the knockout stage
06:33 for the next 20 minutes or so
06:35 a chance here for Ivory Coast
06:37 Sarri sweeps it in
06:38 headed away
06:39 from a set piece
06:40 five Ivorians on the penalty spot
06:42 up it goes
06:43 headed and headed wide
06:44 and was that
06:45 the chance
06:47 Jiggy Jarrah
06:49 absolutely scrambling
06:51 to get anything on it
06:53 and he's going to lie down
06:54 on the floor
06:55 and waste a little bit of time
06:56 but a good ball in
06:57 firmly met as well
06:58 very good cross there
07:01 into the ball there
07:02 from Frank Kersey
07:03 and then
07:04 Mopua defending from the set pieces
07:05 by Mali
07:06 this is the second time
07:07 that they're almost
07:08 conceding from a set piece
07:09 like from a corner kick actually
07:10 and you get the feeling
07:11 right now that
07:12 if Ivory Coast
07:13 were to finally go in this game
07:14 the supporters
07:16 certainly believe
07:17 swung in again
07:18 not cleared by Mali
07:21 still a step
07:22 not away in the area
07:24 Kessier goes down
07:26 Sarri swings it in
07:29 deep again
07:31 head on it
07:32 and straight at Jiggy
07:33 and this really is
07:37 where they are dangerous
07:38 yeah most definitely
07:41 Sakho
07:42 down the left flank
07:43 Sine Yoko in the middle
07:45 if he can find him
07:46 Kimuri Dunbira as well
07:47 Diabate
07:49 switch flanks
07:50 and plays it into Sine Yoko
07:52 he turns away from Bolle
07:53 and
07:54 well Bolle to be fair to him
07:55 is red
07:56 opening up for the
08:00 into the box they go
08:01 Jos got to drop it
08:02 into Fafana
08:03 it doesn't break free
08:04 but it does now
08:05 and the noise levels
08:07 are insane
08:08 because of Dingu
08:10 and it's just gone on
08:11 that's where the
08:12 Ivorians level
08:13 we're just seconds
08:14 into the 90s ago
08:15 have they gone out
08:18 of town again
08:19 they left it
08:20 late against Senegal
08:21 and they've left it
08:23 even later against Mali
08:24 the 10 man
08:26 Ivory Coast
08:27 are level
08:28 against Mali
08:29 crazy crazy
08:38 scenes here
08:39 in Boakye here
08:40 I mean
08:41 the elephant was
08:42 backed up the wall
08:43 it had to climb the mountain
08:44 and just finally
08:45 climbed the mountain
08:46 it's the first time in my life
08:47 I see an elephant
08:48 climb the mountain
08:49 and they just kept going
08:50 going and believing
08:51 and they finally get their goal
08:52 well done to them
08:53 well it was nicely
08:55 laid back to Fafana
08:56 and he hit it very well
08:57 and then it just
08:58 ricocheted
08:59 and it fell
09:00 so invitingly
09:01 for Simon Avingra
09:03 and he wasn't going to
09:06 make any mistake with that
09:07 because Jiggy Jara
09:08 had committed himself
09:09 to the initial shot
09:10 and it is tough on Mali
09:12 but Ivory Coast
09:14 are level
09:15 and we are surely
09:16 unless something
09:17 extraordinary happens
09:18 going in
09:19 to appear
09:20 they have extra time
09:21 there's going to be
09:22 7 minutes of additional time
09:23 as Ines Fayeh
09:24 pumps the air
09:26 in celebration
09:27 there's going to be
09:32 a break in play as well
09:33 because the Malian player
09:34 is down
09:35 on your screen
09:36 as the ball is
09:37 pumped forward
09:38 by Fafana
09:39 is still down
09:40 when you talk about
09:43 game management
09:44 this is what you're
09:45 talking about then
09:46 none more so
09:47 than after their
09:48 group stage ended
09:49 and they had to rely
09:50 on the results
09:51 of other teams
09:52 what a way
09:54 to end the game
09:55 the equaliser
09:56 came in the last minute
09:57 and now
09:58 we will have
10:00 extra time
10:01 Dorgelay is trying
10:04 to clear his lines
10:05 cannot do so
10:06 swing it in
10:07 there's a man
10:08 who backs Deculis
10:09 and out against the post
10:10 oh it was the man
10:11 he wanted to go to
10:12 really good cross
10:13 came in as well
10:14 from Singo
10:15 this is where the
10:18 experience comes in
10:19 from the Mali side
10:20 you can see they are
10:21 lacking that little bit
10:22 of experience
10:23 Adingra now
10:24 in behind
10:25 can he find his second
10:26 of the game
10:27 to the byline he goes
10:28 and turned behind
10:29 and he was offside
10:30 in any case
10:31 he's got men on the edge
10:32 of the box
10:33 if he can find them
10:34 plays it back
10:35 and he's gone
10:36 into a wall
10:37 of orange bodies
10:38 i.e. they were dead
10:40 but still involved somehow
10:41 strike from distance
10:45 straight into the
10:46 arms of Fafana
10:47 from Boubacar Traoré
10:49 the noise
10:51 inside here
10:52 every time anything happens
10:53 the crowd just
10:54 cheer and chant
10:55 the Malian supporters
10:57 just well
10:58 they must feel like
10:59 they're whistling in the wind
11:00 most definitely
11:02 just a sea of orange here
11:04 you can only be inspired
11:05 can't you Clifford
11:06 if you're a player on the pitch
11:07 in an orange jersey
11:08 very inspired
11:09 very inspired
11:10 Diabate plays it back
11:11 out to Dorgelès
11:12 they've still got men in there
11:13 Mali
11:14 trying to work
11:15 an angle for the cross
11:16 onto the left
11:17 he goes
11:18 swung in
11:19 oh there's a cross
11:20 to face a goal
11:21 almost an own goal
11:22 with the 11 out
11:23 on the field Mali
11:24 that's a nice ball
11:25 now can he get in behind
11:26 he's going to let fly again
11:27 and it's not going to be
11:29 the same end product
11:30 cleared everything
11:33 in their way
11:34 Bissouma
11:35 30 yards from goal
11:36 into Sissoko
11:37 back to Bissouma
11:38 and got a late winner
11:39 against Ivory Coast
11:40 and Dika as you say
11:41 in there
11:42 Bolle in there
11:43 Singo in there
11:44 bit of movement as well
11:45 over all of them
11:46 headed away
11:47 comes to Fafana
11:48 Lord Arden is in the back
11:49 of the net
11:50 and Ivory Coast
11:51 has surely won it
11:52 extraordinary scenes
11:53 they're going with 10 men
11:54 well Romeu
11:56 and right at the end
11:58 with seconds to go
12:00 they have surely delivered
12:02 with a killer blow
12:03 and found their way through
12:05 to the semi-finals
12:06 of the African Cup
12:07 and it is absolutely
12:08 extraordinary
12:09 pandemonium inside the stadium
12:12 what a moment for Ivory Coast
12:16 and you've got to feel
12:17 sorry for Mali
12:18 but you just look around
12:20 this arena
12:21 and it is absolutely
12:23 bad luck
12:24 pandemonium
12:26 but I am not feeling
12:27 sorry for Mali right now
12:28 because from a technical
12:29 point of view
12:30 they had all the chances
12:31 they had all the position
12:32 to win this game
12:33 they couldn't manage it
12:34 they let themselves down
12:35 and they should definitely
12:36 take the blame for this loss
12:37 we have to applaud Ivory Coast
12:39 the Lion has finally managed
12:41 to climb the mountain
12:42 found their winner there
12:43 and they deserve this victory
12:44 they've worked for it
12:45 and well done to them here
12:47 absolutely extraordinary
12:50 they have held on
12:51 and held on
12:52 and held on
12:53 rope-a-dope at times
12:55 and in the very very last moment
12:58 they have delivered
12:59 the killer knockout blow
13:02 Uma Diakite
13:07 will dine out on this
13:08 for many a year
13:09 a delightful little flick
13:11 a delightful little flick
13:13 look at that
13:14 definitely
13:15 what a marvellous flick there
13:17 when a cool head up
13:19 was called for
13:20 in this cauldron
13:22 that was the man
13:25 Uma Diakite
13:26 just 20 years of age
13:29 he looks in absolute tears
13:31 I think he's been sent off as well
13:35 because he's got a second yellow
13:36 for removing his shirt
13:38 he's going to be out of the semi-final
13:40 which they're surely going to get to
13:42 because in a moment
13:43 the most made history
13:44 in the African Cup of Nations
13:46 they are in the semi-finals
13:48 they had to fight
13:49 with one less player
13:50 from the beginning of the second half
13:52 and the whole team
13:53 has scored in the last minute
13:54 the whole stadium is celebrating
13:56 the whole stadium is jumping
13:58 and nobody can believe it
14:00 look at those faces
14:02 Mali is eliminated
14:04 of the African Cup of Nations
14:06 the whole team
14:07 the whole team
14:08 is in the next round
14:09 they will be in the semi-finals
14:12 ladies and gentlemen
14:14 nobody can believe it
14:16 nobody can believe it
14:19 look at the stadium
14:21 look at the celebration
14:23 look at those tears
14:26 oh my god
14:27 what a way to end
14:29 this match
14:31 shake it D
14:35 the tears
14:37 going down
14:39 this is amazing
14:45 this is unbelievable
14:47 in the last minute
14:48 in the 90 minutes
14:54 Ivory Coast
14:55 got the equalizer
14:56 and in the last minute
14:58 of the extra time
15:00 they got
15:01 the winning goal
15:03 all the players from Mali
15:05 they are complaining
15:07 they are sad
15:08 they are upset
15:09 they are fighting
15:12 they are complaining to the ref
15:13 look at those
15:15 pictures
15:16 we don't want to see that
15:18 we don't want to see that
15:20 what we do want to see
15:23 is this stadium
15:24 are those faces
15:26 are those people celebrating
15:28 ladies and gentlemen
15:31 Ivory Coast
15:33 will be
15:34 in the semi-final
15:36 of the African Cup of Nations
15:39 I'm coming up next
15:41 we have more action
15:43 we have more
15:44 more action here
15:46 in the evening
15:47 because Geyper
15:48 will be facing South Africa
15:50 South Africa
15:51 but now
15:54 Nigeria
15:55 the Democratic Republic of the Congo
15:57 and now Ivory Coast
16:02 the Falks of Formosan
16:04 the international
16:05 Clifford Malenga
16:06 inside me
16:07 well this party
16:09 is going to go on
16:11 they have been
16:13 absolutely extraordinary
16:15 Ivory Coast
16:16 how many last chances
16:18 can one team have
16:19 how many times can it seem as though
16:21 they are dead and buried
16:22 only to stay alive
16:24 yeah
16:26 I mean we have just seen
16:27 the 69th goal
16:29 in the second half
16:30 of this tournament
16:31 that's amazing
16:32 it shows that the teams
16:33 have been switched on
16:34 they have fought until the end
16:35 of the final minute
16:37 and to see Ivory Coast
16:38 the host nation
16:39 coming back like that
16:40 and doing what they have done here
16:42 is really really amazing
16:43 and you just have to give it
16:44 to them here
16:45 but that's why we love
16:46 football so much
16:47 this is the name of the game
16:48 this is what we want to see
16:49 this is what all these fans
16:50 that came out here
16:51 wanted to see
16:52 they finally got their money's worth
16:53 and well done to football
16:55 football always wins
16:56 at the end of the day
16:57 they certainly will be
16:58 there will be parties
16:59 across this nation
17:01 of 30 million
17:02 and in the diaspora
17:03 overseas as well of course
17:05 and they will talk about this win
17:08 for many a year
17:09 and if they were lacking confidence
17:11 after the group stages ended
17:13 there is nothing
17:14 but nothing that is going to stop
17:16 the buoyancy of this elephant's side now
17:19 look at that from
17:20 Gielaert Conan
17:21 wearing number 3
17:22 absolute warrior he has been
17:25 they have just kept on doing it
17:28 and they have scored late on
17:30 ladies and gentlemen
17:37 Ivory Coast
17:39 Ivory Coast will be in the semi-finals
17:41 Mali is eliminated
17:43 they don't want to be filmed
17:46 they don't want to be recorded
17:48 but you'll watch the semi-finals
17:50 ladies and gentlemen
17:52 in Beachports
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