This Wednesday, July 24th, on the occasion of the 2024 Olympic Games, Guinea faced New Zealand at the Allianz Riviera in Nice. Here’s a summary of the match.
The match between Guinea and New Zealand kicked off at 5:00 PM. The Allianz Riviera in Nice hosted the event. Despite a small audience, the match remained eventful.
First Half
The match began. During the first twenty minutes, referee Adel Al Naqbi whistled for several fouls. At the twentieth minute mark, the game was interrupted. After a short wait, he awarded a penalty to New Zealand, with Matthew Garbett missing the goal. Five minutes later, he finally scored a goal. 1-0 for the New Zealanders with 48% ball possession, which was lower than Guinea’s 52%.
After 45 minutes of play, six minutes of added time were included. During this time, Algassime Bah (Guinea) attempted to score several times. Despite seven shots on target, five corners, and ten shots on goal, he was unsuccessful. The first half thus concluded.
Second Half
The referee blew the whistle for the second half. In the 53rd minute, Sarpreet Singh (NZ) was down on the ground. The game was interrupted. It resumed with a corner for Guinea. In total, Guinea had four corners.
In the 62nd minute, Allou Balde scored the first goal for Guinea. With 54% ball possession and three shots on target. However, a moment of doubt arose… And the goal was eventually disallowed and considered offside. But the equalizer came in the 72nd minute with a goal from Amadou Diawara. New Zealand then scored again shortly afterwards at the 76th minute with a goal from Ben Waine. A result of 2-1 was therefore displayed. According to the stats, New Zealand goaled two of their shots with 46% ball possession.
As the time showed 90 minutes, the referee indicated 11 minutes of added time. During this added time, Joel Bell (New Zealand) received a yellow card following an aggressive tackle. From the same team, player Finn Surman also received a yellow card. The referee blew the final whistle.
Guinea will face France on Saturday, July 27th. New Zealand will also face France on July 31st.
