the essential The defending nation challenged the one representing the host country, this Monday, January 29, in the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations. The two teams had to go through penalties to decide between them (1-1 after extra time).
A duel of (very) strong arms. This is how we could define this enticing Senegal-Côte d’Ivoire, this Monday, January 29, in the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations. It was, nothing more and nothing less, a confrontation between the defending nation and the one representing the organizing country.
- The Senegalese qualified by finishing in first place in their group (C) during the first phase, achieving a flawless performance: 3 matches, 3 victories against Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea,
- The Ivorians were almost miraculous in this CAN. Qualified among the best thirds in the group, they suffered two defeats, including a very heavy one against Equatorial Guinea (4-0) for only one victory (Guinea-Bissau). The French coach of the Elephants Jean-Louis Gasset had also slammed the door during the competition, replaced by Emerse Faé.
- The Ivorians forced their destiny this Monday evening at home: quickly trailing 1-0, they did not give up until equalizing in the second half before snatching qualification on penalties. They will challenge Mali or Burkina Faso, Saturday February 3 at 6 p.m.
SENEGAL 1 – IVORY COAST 1 (4 tab 5)
Nice you match
Despite the goal in the 4th minute from Habib Diallo, Côte d’Ivoire pushed throughout the match on the goal of the Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, before obtaining a penalty in the 86th minute, transformed by Franck Kessié. Ivory Coast, host of this CAN 2024, finally won on penalties, and now presents itself as the new favorite of the competition!
Ivory Coast in the quarter-final!!! Kessié, hero of these eighths, eliminates the title holder!!! (4-5)
Kessié for qualification in the quarter-finals
And he easily beats the Ivorian goalkeeper (4-4)
Sadio Mané’s turn…
Serge Aurier the captain now…
Dieng’s equalizer flush with Fofanan’s right post (3-3)
Bamba Dieng facing Fofana now
And it’s marked!!! Haller converts this shot on goal (2-3)
Haller who has the opportunity to go ahead
The pole !!!!! First turning point in this penalty shootout! (2-2)
Niakhaté’s turn to set off…
And it’s marked for the Fiorentina player!!! (2-2)
Kouamé to respond to Sarr…
It’s scored, under the bar, for Marseille! (2-1)
Sarr for Senegal again!
Pépé equalizes!! Under the arm of Mendy (1-1)
Pépé for the Ivory Coast will set off…
He scores ! Perfect counter foot to the right of the goalkeeper (1-0)
Kalidou Koulibaly steps forward, he is the first to shoot
Penalty shootout!!
120’+1 cross captured by Mendy
Aurier crosses to the near post following a throw-in
120′ 2 minutes of added time!
117′ Return of Bamba Dieng
Defender Abdou Diallo leaves and leaves his place to the Lorient striker
117′ Pépé’s fleeing center
Nobody to take this cross at the far post
115′ Injured Kossounou leaves
He leaves his place to Singo
113′ Senegal’s counter!!
Konan comes to counter this ball towards Gueye at the very last moment
112′ Mendy who against this center!
Superb cuff to remove this ball from the Ivorian attackers
111′ Ball too powerful for Mané
No projection in the area for the Al Hilal striker
109′ Cross captured by Mendy
Adingra sends this ball to the near post, easy for Mendy
107′ Kouamé offside
The attacker deceived by the alignment of the Senegalese defense
Start of the second half of overtime!
Halftime of overtime!
105’+1 What a save from Fofana on this Diatta cross!!
Mané who tried to take this ball from Diatta, was stopped by Fofana
105′ 1 minute added time
101′ The return!!
Just above the bar this acrobatic return from Diallo
99′ Center by Jakobs sorti in corner
The Fofana goalkeeper deceived by the trajectory of the ball collapses after a collision with his left post
97′ Aurier’s long shot!!
Just next to Edouard Mendy’s right post
94′ Yellow card for Serge Aurier
94′ Change for Senegal
Ndiaye replaces Ismaila Sarr
93′ Adingra does not target his attempt
Despite the loss of the Senegalese, the Brighton midfielder does not benefit from it
92′ Jackson offside
Despite the counter ball, the Chelsea striker stops this action
91′ Start of extra time!
Head for the extension between Senegal and Ivory Coast!
90’+6 Corner for Senegal
Blocked strike from Gueye
90’+5 Kouamé offside
Kouamé in an illicit position on this long ball from N’dicka
90’+4 Foul by Kessié on Mané
The two teams go blow for blow at the end of the match
90’+2 Foul by Koulibaly
Senegal concedes a dangerous free kick 25 meters from their goal
90′ 7 minutes of added time!
89′ Côte d’Ivoire pushes forward at the end of the match
The elephants are not far from overturning this meeting!
86′ Change for Senegal
Idrissa Gueye replaces Lamine Camara
86′ Franck Kessie equalizes on this penalty!!!
The Al Ahli midfielder wins his duel against Mendy and revives Ivory Coast
84′ Butttt for Ivory Coast!!!
83′ Penalty for Ivory Coast!!
Pépé is touched by the goalkeeper Mendy on Haller’s opening
82′ The referee goes to see the VAR!
80′ No penalty!!
No sanction for this muscular exit from Mendy
79′ Seko Fofana exit
Christian Kouamé replaces Al Nassr midfielder
78′ The dangerous corner for Senegal
Dismissed by Fofana, Ivory Coast remains in the match
76′ MENDY immense !!
Another huge save from the Senegalese goalkeeper on this strike from Nicolas Pépé
75′ 2nd cool break!
74′ Mané just above!
On this counter, the winger almost made the break just before the last quarter of an hour
73′ What a save from Edouard Mendy!!!
69′ The shot very close to the goal!
Camara right next door
67′ What a save from Mané!
On a ball thrown over the defense, the attacker returned to remove the ball in front of Mendy’s goal
65′ Exit of the scorer Diallo!
He is replaced by Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson
63′ Double change for Ivory Coast!
Simon Adingra replaces Gradel and Pépé comes in for Diakité on the right side
62′ Seri shows the way!
Big recovery in his area and ball rise from the former Nice player
60′ An intractable Senegalese defense
Very little space left to the Ivorians near the surface
59′ Yellow card for Habib Diallo
58′ Ivory Coast goes on the attack again
Gradel makes himself available on the left flank and crosses a ball caught by the Senegalese goalkeeper
56′ Sarr remains on the ground
The referee is in discussion with the VAR, waiting for the player to return
55′ Sarr collapses in the area!
No fault from Kossounou according to the referee
54′ Dangerous cross…
Diakité’s center crossed the entire surface without being caught
52′ New Ivorian possession
Center finally captured by Mendy
49′ The Ivorians put the pressure on
As in the 1st period, Ivory Coast forces Senegal to clear the ball and return it
48′ Free kick for the elephants!
Left axis of the penalty area
46′ What a save from Fofana
On a quickly played free kick, Sarr almost deceived the Ivorian goalkeeper!
Start of the second half!
It’s halftime (1-0)
It is indeed Senegal which leads, through Habib Diallo, from the 4th minute, an opening score which we thought would be disastrous for the elephants and yet! Ivory Coast recovered in this first period, maintaining the pressure on Mendy’s goal, but even if the Terenga Lions also know how to keep their backs round, everything remains to be done in the second period!
45’+3 Long shot
Pope Sarr tries his luck from afar, without success
45’+2 Free kick won by Mané
45′ 5 minutes of added time!
45′ Sadio Mané accelerating!
The winger dropped Kossounou, then gave a cross back but no real danger for Fofana
43′ Foul of Diakité
The Lions of Terenga can give themselves some fresh air
42′ New corner!
The elephants push on Mendy’s goal, multiplying crosses and long balls
40′ What action from Fofana!
The former Lensois almost deceived the entire Senegalese defense, corner!
38′ Big Ivorian highlight
A long period of possession pushes the Senegalese to errors
36′ The elephants go on the attack again
10 minutes from halftime, Ivory Coast continues to put pressure on the Senegalese defense
33′ What a revival for the Lions of Terenga!
Mendy, for Diallo then Jakobs, the Senegalese are doing perfectly to get rid of the Ivorian pressing
30′ No head found…
Seri’s long free kick does not find the receiver
28′ The opportunity for Krasso!
No shot in the end, the attacker preferred to keep it for the arrival of Fofana
26′ Foul on Ismaila Sarr
Senegal leaves after a slight weak time
25′ Screening and corner for Ivory Coast
The pressure persists on Mendy’s goal
23′ Free kick for Senegal
Foul conceded along the touchline by Gradel
19′ Ivorian highlight
The Senegalese increase their efforts to recover and make mistakes
17′ The threatening elephants
Ivory Coast gradually settles into the opposing half of the field
16′ First Ivorian incursion
Ivory Coast projects itself into the opposing 30 meters, ultimately without danger
14′ Ball lost by Senegal
Fofana recovers a crossbar that is too long
12′ Sangaré finally returns
Despite the seriousness of the tackle, the Ivorian returns to the pitch
10′ Ibrahim Sangaré goes out on a stretcher!
The Nottingham midfielder hit following Mané’s tackle leaves at the start of the match
9′ What a mistake from Mané!
Yellow card for the Senegalese winger
8′ Good ball release from the elephants
Despite their complicated start to the match, the Ivorians manage to get through it
7′ New corner
Corner won by Senegal
6′ Mané as boss
A foul caused by the Al-Hilal player
5′ Long coup-franc
Long ball captured by Edouard Mendy
4′ What a sequence from Habib Diallo!!
A chest control and a shot under the bar to pin the goalkeeper in place
Butttttt from Senegalllll!!!!
3′ Senegal maintains a monopoly on the ball
Ivory Coast still waiting to receive the ball
2′ Ball too deep
No one on one on this ball over the top for Gradel
1′ Premier corner
After a long ball from Diallo, Mané wins a corner on his hook
Kick-off
The Senegalese kick off in this Charles Konan Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro
8:57 p.m. The anthems ring out
8:55 p.m. Players enter!
8:50 p.m. Ivory Coast miraculously, Senegal favorite!
A first shock from the round of 16 in this CAN between the Ivorian host, 3rd and survivor of its group and Senegal, 1st in its group, undefeated and best defense of the tournament
8:40 p.m. Time to warm up!
8:35 p.m. The compositions revealed
Senegal: Mendy, Koulibaly, Diallo, Niakhaté, Camara, Sarr, Diatta, Jakobs, Mané, Diallo and Sarr / Ivory Coast: Fofana, N’Dicka, Kossounou, Aurier, Konan, Seri, Sangaré, Fofana, Gradel, Krasse and Diakite
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