Senegal vs DR Congo: 1-1 Draw – Match Recap

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After this Senegal-DRC, the clash between Nigeria and Tunisia in group C will also be followed on leparisien.fr this Saturday evening around 8 p.m. for a kick-off at 9 p.m. On Sunday, you will be able to follow live commentary on the match between Algeria and Burkina Faso (6:30 p.m.) then the Ivory Coast-Cameroon clash (9 p.m.).

To know the names of the qualified clubs in this group, we must now wait for the final day on December 30: Senegal will challenge Benin, while DR Congo will face Botswana. Both matches will take place at the same time at 8 p.m.

The Senegalese defender prevents his opponent from crossing and forces him to play backwards. We are slowly but surely moving towards a parity score.

There will be four minutes of added time. Enough to see a third goal in this clash?

While it continues to rain, Cheick Sabaly enters in place of Iliman Ndiaye.

Meshack Elia is replaced by Malik Balikwisha for the last minutes.

Sadio Mané crosses to try to find someone in the area but Ibrahim Mbaye had not yet arrived and the ball is cleared by a Congolese defender.

How complicated it has been for Mkubu against Sadio Mané since he came into play. This is the third time in a few minutes that the Montpellier man has committed a foul on Mané.

Pape Gueye and Nicolas Jackson are replaced by Lamine Camara and Habib Diallo.

Lionel Mpasi comes out well but wow what action again from Ibrahim Mbaye.

His chest control was of no use to the Senegalese as the DRC recovered the ball for a foul but since his return, the Parisian has clearly brought freshness and danger.

Sadio Mané is sandwiched by Nathanaël Mbuku’s leg and recovers the ball.

the Lions of Teranga want to ride on their equalizer to get a second goal and secure a place in the round of 16.

Another very good action from Iliman Ndiaye who crosses… but the ball passes in front of the heads of Pape Gueye and Kayembe.

Injured on goal, Arthur Masuaku is helped by trainers to get out. He gives way to Joris Kayembe while Edo Kayembe replaces Mukau.

Having just entered the game, Nathanaël Mbuku decides to strike at the edge of the area but he completely misdirects his shot. It was perhaps not the best choice to make, there were other solutions but his choice was made.

Nathanaël Mbuku and Fiston Mayele will appear. They replace Théo Bongonda and Cédric Bakambu for the last half hour of play.

The shot didn’t go very far but it was still a very quick counter for the Leopards.

Very good action from the Parisian who benefits from a favorable counterattack, but it is cleared for a corner by Mukau at the last moment.

Pape Thiaw did not wait long after the goal to make a first change: Parisian Ibrahim Mbaye came in in place of Ismaila Sarr.

Served on a very long ladle behind the defense, Sadio Mané enters the area and is slightly mowed down by Lionel Mpasi but he gets up to try to score, in vain. The ball went out of bounds and returned to the Congolese goalkeeper.

The Congolese goalkeeper follows the action well even though Congo had lost the ball in its camp.

Nicolas Jackson is sanctioned for contact with Chancel Mbemba.

Is there a hand in the Senegalese area? Pape Gueye cleared the ball on his teammate Sadio Mané on the Congolese center the referee remains calm.

The Senegalese defender imposes himself perfectly in front of Meshack Elia in his area. It was also very well played by Masuaku who served his teammate behind the opposing defense.

In the rain, the second half was kicked off by the Congolese.

It’s the break in Tangier. Senegal dominated the first period but failed to open the scoring, even if they came close to finding the fault a few seconds before half-time. The DRC even thought they were taking the lead after a quarter of an hour of play but their goal was logically canceled for an offside position. As a reminder, if there is a winner in this match, they will officially qualify for the round of 16. There are 45 minutes left to hope to see at least one goal!

It won’t be long before the referee sends everyone back to the locker room.

Moutoussmy and Tuanzebe team up to prevent Sadio Mané from being dangerous in the area. The referee finally gives the ball back to the Congolese for a foul by Koulibaly on Mbemba on the corner.

And that gives a new free kick for the Leopards. Arthur Masuaku takes charge and shoots into the pile, without success.

In an aerial duel, Gana Gueye puts his knee in the hip of Cédric Bakambu.

The Congolese try to slowly settle into the Senegal camp in these last minutes of the first period.

Sadio Mané wraps his shot perfectly (or almost) and even takes Lionel Mpasi on the wrong foot but the ball passes along the right post.

We’re not entirely sure we understood why the referee blew the whistle. He seems to have thought that Moutoussamy touched the ball but that is not what the footage shows. If Senegal scores, it risks getting people talking.

Already five shots for the Lions of Teranga but none on target since the start of the match. The Congolese defend well and the Senegalese especially have difficulty setting up.

On Senegal’s counter, the Bayern Munich player decides to play alone but his shot is cleared by a Congolese foot.

Pape Gueye is the first player sanctioned for this overly involved contact with Noah Sadiki. He seems to have touched the ball but it gives a distant free kick, to the Leopards who play on the ground and quickly lose the ball. It’s poorly played.

Fortunately for him, Ismaila Sarr was flagged in an offside position but what a huge miss from the Crystal Palace striker when he was alone in front of the goals.

Pape Gueye found Sadio Mané at the far post but the ex-Liverpool player saw his shot blocked.

This time, it’s Pape Gueye who fouls Bongonda, him again. Things are going much better for the DRC, even more so since their goal was denied.

Théo Bongonda is mowed down by Gana Gueye on the Congolese counterattack. It gives the Leopards a very good long-range free kick, but it’s poorly played.