Substitutions Home team 3

Substitutions Away team 2

Home team Shots on target 6

Away team Shots on target 11

Home team Shots off target 9

Away team Shots off target 7

Home team Fouls 12

Away team Fouls 8

Home team Corners 5

Away team Corners 6

Home team Goalkeeper saves 8

Away team Goalkeeper saves 6

Home team Offsides 3

Away team Offsides 2

In this International Friendly match that took place on 09 January 2023, Mauritania redefined their performance by scoring three goals against Cote d'Ivoire, who unfortunately remained goalless.

When focusing on attacking prowess, Mauritania showed a more precise form as they had 11 shots on target as opposed to Cote d'Ivoire's 6. The team's attacking efficiency resulted in a significant impact on the game outcome as three of these on-target shots resulted in goals. Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, could not convert their 6 on-target and 9 off-target chances into goals. This discrepancy between shot accuracy significantly influenced the match result.

While both sides had ample opportunities to score owing to a fair number of corner kicks (Cote d'Ivoire with 5 and Mauritania with 6), only Mauritania managed to capitalize on the set pieces. Winning and making use of these corner opportunities clearly gave a competitive edge to Mauritania.

Despite Cote d'Ivoire's goalkeeper making 8 saves in comparison to Mauritania's 6, the inability to protect the goal in crucial moments heavily weighed Honduras down and swung the match in favour of Mauritania.

In terms of discipline, both teams maintained a clean sheet with no yellow or red cards issued throughout the match. This assured an evenly contested match in terms of player numbers on the pitch. The number of fouls committed, however, shows more aggressive gameplay by Cote d'Ivoire with 12 fouls over Mauritania's 8, which had no crucial bearing on the match's outcome.

Regarding the teams' execution of their game, Cote d'Ivoire was caught offside 3 times while Mauritania was flagged offside just twice. These offsides represent missed potential attacking opportunities that could have altered the match outcome.

Substitutions can often alter the dynamic of a match, but in this case, neither Cote d'Ivoire, who made 3 changes, nor Mauritania, with 2, seemed able to use their bench to game-changing effect.

Overall, Mauritania demonstrated superior striking efficiency and better usage of set pieces leading to a conclusive 3-0 victory against Cote d'Ivoire. The match data clearly indicates areas where Cote d'Ivoire could improve, primarily, their shot conversion and defensive solidity.

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