In a match that was more complicated than expected from the start, the selection of Senegalone of the candidates to take over this Africa Cupeliminated Sudan and reached the quarterfinals this Saturday (3-1). It was with a comeback included and with a notable role for the Villarreal midfielder Pope Gueyewho scored two of his team’s three goals.
The first to strike, however, was a team from Sudan for whom getting through the group stage was already quite a feat. Specifically, he did it in the 6th minute, when Aamir Abdallah He scored one of the best goals of the tournament so far. He received it at the right corner of the area and from there he drew a beautiful shot towards the far corner from his position against which the former Chelsea player could do nothing. Edouard Mendy.
Senegal, 3: E. Mendy; Diatta, Sck, Niakhity, Jakobs (El Hadji Diuf, 53)); Habib Diarra (Lamine Camara, 73′), Idrissa Gueye, Pope Gueye (Pathée Ciss, 87′); Sarr (Mybaye, 73′), Nico Jackson (Boulaye Dio
Sudan, 1: Elneel; Barglan, Saeed Ahmed, Karshoum (Abaker, 61′), Khamis; Abuaagla (Nooh, 79′), Taifour; Abdallah (Omer, 79′), Khidir (Robia, 79′), Rahman (Adil, 68′); Eisa.
Arbitrator: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Goals: 0-1 Abdallah (6′); 1-1 Pape Gueye (29′); 2-1 Pape Gueye (45+3′); 3-1 Mbaye (77′)
Spectators: 30,045 en el Stade Ibn-Batouta
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Nevertheless, Senegal He reacted instantly, and when the half hour of play was about to expire, he restored the tie on the scoreboard with the aforementioned Pope Gueye (29′). And the ‘groguet’ footballer himself, with a tight shot from the edge of the area, made Senegal began to command the scoreboard from added time in the first half.
Already in the second act, Sudan tried to react, but it was sterile and far from scoring a tying goal, what ended up happening was that Ibra pumber Fyimthe pearl of PSG who was only 17 years old, finished the match with a counterattack in the 77th minute. The Senegal of Sadio Mane and company, champion of the Africa Cup in 2021, is already in the quarterfinals.
