Welcome to Ivory Coast versus Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations. It's the second game for both teams in Group D after a pair of 1-1 draws in the first round of fixtures. Herve Renard's Elephants made things difficult for themselves against Guinea in the opener, going a goal and a man down before substitute Seydou Doumbia rescued a point for them. Mali, meanwhile, were just six minutes from a win over Cameroon, until Ambroise Oyongo's equaliser. In short, there's all to play for in Malabo with a win for either side putting them on the fringe of the quarter-finals.

TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations / Group Stage

Nuevo Estadio de Malabo / 24.01.2015

Ivory Coast

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Mali

M. Gradel(87')

B. Sako(8')

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ByThe Editorial Team

Updated 24/01/2015 at 17:55 GMT

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Highlights

90+6'

F-T! Ivory Coast 1-1 Mali. The corner comes to nothing and the game is over. It's another 1-1 draw in Group D and another underwhelming performance from Ivory Coast. Sako's brilliant half volley after six minutes looked like it would win it for Mali but Gradel was on hand four minutes from time to rescue The Elephants.

90+5'

Ivory Coast have a corner in the final moments after Kalou's ball across the area is knocked behind.

90+4'

Sambou Yetebale tries a full-blown bicycle kick from the edge of the area and it's on target, but it's easily held by Gbohouo.

90+2'

Tiote is on the deck for the third time and looks unable to carry on. They have made their three substitutions and will be down to 10 without him

90'

There will be six minutes of added time. It should be double that.

88'

Sambou Yatabare is the latest player in the book for a nasty hack at Tiote.

86'

GOAL! Ivory Coast 1-1 Mali. Just like in their opening game the Ivory Coast pull level. Aurier, who has been their best attacking outlet, pulls the ball across the box and Gradel allows the ball to travel across him before sidefooting into the net from 12 yards out. Relief.

84'

Tallo immeadiately concedes a freekick. How to lose friends and alienate people...

83'

To most people's surprise Bony is also replaced, with Tallo coming on.

82'

Kalou comes on for Kanon. The Ivory Coast will switch to a back four with Gradel and Kalou out wide and Doumbia and Bony through the middle.

81'

Tiote gets his obligatory yellow card for a late tackle on N'Diaye.

80'

Aurier goes on an outstanding, slaloming run towards the heart of the Mail penalty area, only to be blocked off 18-yards from goal with teammates to pass too either side of him. It was an incisive piece of play but he should have passed it.

78'

Sako, who has been excellent today, is removed and replaced by Mali's very own Doumbia.

77'

Yatabara wins a freekick for Mali level with the Ivory Coast penalty area after being hauled to the ground by Bailly. The players put their heads together before Keita gets booked for moaning at the referee for too long.

75'

Bony, for the third or fourth time today, gets his head to the ball in the area but cannot direct the ball on target.

74'

Sako gets Mali into the Ivory Coast penalty area for on eof the first time sthis half. His ball from the left is straight at Gbohouo, however.

72'

Mali make the change, with Diakite off for Berthe. There have been at least six minutes lost here. Mali won't mind that at all.

71'

The striken goalkeeper, dressed all in pink and on a matching pink stretcher, is in some pain.

69'

The stretcher has been called for and that could well be the end of Soumbiela Diakite's tournament.

66'

Having said that, he is now back on the floor with his hands over his face. This doesn't look good.

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