Published September 29, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
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Match report
Mali beat Liberia 0-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification, with Ange Martial Tia’s 79th minute goal deciding a match that was level at the break. The result was a 1-0 win for Mali over Liberia, and only Mali ever led.
The decisive moment came late, when Tia put Mali in front. Liberia did not find an equaliser, leaving Mali with the win and the only goal of the match.
How it unfolded
The teams reached half-time at 0-0. The deadlock held until the 79th minute, when Ange Martial Tia scored for Mali to make it 0-1. That was the match’s only goal: Liberia finished with no goals, Mali with one goal, and there was one goal overall.
The numbers
Mali had 68% possession, while Liberia recorded 32%. The shot count was 7 for Mali and 4 for Liberia; on target, Mali had 1 and Liberia 0. Those figures frame a contest in which Mali found the breakthrough but neither side registered a high number of efforts on target.
Mali won 6 corners and Liberia 2. The save totals were 1 for Liberia and 0 for Mali. The numbers show the difference between the teams came down to the goal rather than a sequence of scoring incidents: the match remained goalless until Tia’s finish, and no further goal followed.