World Cup Qualification · Thursday 8 May 1980 · Tripoli, Libya
Libya 2–1 Gambia (8 May 1980): Result & Goals
Goals
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Abubaker BaniLibya - 'Rashid Mohammed RashidLibya
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Assan SarrGambia
Pre-match prediction
62%24%14%
Libya winDrawGambia win
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Match facts
- This is the first recorded meeting between Libya and Gambia.
- Libya won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Gambia won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Libya 1492, Gambia 1382 — Libya were favourites.
Libya: last 5 matches
- 3–0 vs Malta27 Apr 1980 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Palestine3 Sep 1979 · International Friendly
- 0–5 vs Poland19 Aug 1979 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Algeria8 Jul 1979 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–3 vs Algeria24 Jun 1979 · AFCON Qualification
Gambia: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Senegal18 Feb 1980 · Amílcar Cabral Cup
- 2–2 vs Mauritania16 Feb 1980 · Amílcar Cabral Cup
- 0–0 vs Guinea13 Feb 1980 · Amílcar Cabral Cup
- 2–0 vs Guinea-Bissau9 Feb 1980 · Amílcar Cabral Cup
- 0–2 vs Sierra Leone29 Sep 1979 · International Friendly