New Zealand tame Guineas at Allianz Riviera in Nice

On Wednesday 24 July, on the occasion of the 2024 Olympic Games, Guinea faced New Zealand at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice. We recap the match for you.

The match kicks off at 5pm between Guinea and New Zealand. The Allianz Riviera in Nice is welcoming them on this occasion. Despite the small crowd, the match was full of events.

First half

The match has begun. During the first twenty minutes referee Adel Al Naqbi blew his whistle for several fouls. After the twentieth minute the match was stopped. After a short wait he blew the whistle for a penalty kick for New Zealand with Matthew Garbett out of the cage. Five minutes later, he finally scored. 1-0 to the New Zealanders thanks to their 48% possession. Less than Guinea, who had 52%.

After 45 minutes of play, 6 minutes of stoppage time will be added. During this time, Aljassim Bah (Guinea) will try to score several times. Without success despite 7 shots on goal, 5 corners and 10 shots on goal. The first half ends like this.

Second half

The referee blows the whistle for the start of the second half. In the 53rd minute, Sarpreet Sait (New Zealand) is on the ground. The game is interrupted. The match then resumes with a corner kick from Guinea. In total, Guinea could have had four corners.

In the 62nd minute, Alou Balde scored the first goal for Guinea. With 54% of the ball possession and 3 shots on target. But there comes a moment of doubt… The goal will eventually be disallowed for offside. But the equalizer was scored by Amadou Diawara in the 72nd minute. New Zealand will notice they are behind immediately after the 76th minute. Ben Wane's goal. The result is therefore 2-1. According to the statistics, New Zealand scored two of their shots thanks to their 46% possession.

While the time showed 90 minutes, the referee pointed to 11 minutes of stoppage time. During this extra time, Joel Bell (New Zealand) received a yellow card for a violent challenge. From the same team, Finn Surman also received a yellow card. The referee blows the final whistle.

Guinea will face France on Saturday, July 27. New Zealand will also face France on July 31.