Senegal v Algeria - as it happened
Join us for live coverage of tonight's AFCON match between Senegal and Algeria, two teams that boast two of Africa's best players, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez!
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
Substitution
at Argelia
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80'Fares comes in for Bensebaini.
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74'Diagne comes in for Diatta!
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73'PENALTY APPEAL! In a horrid foul, Adlene Guedioura and Ramy Bensedaini both challenge Sadio Mane, but somehow the referee plays on...
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69'Mahrez got SO CLOSE!
Substitution
at Senegal
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63'Keita Balde makes his way off and Sada Thioub comes on.
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62'CLOSE! Badou Ndiaye wriggles clear for Senegal but then lashes his shot over from the angle...
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60'Sabaly shoots wide! Senegal are starting to get desperate...
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58'Mané gets up a gallop and runs past two defenders down the left and carries on in to the box. Mandi runs across and slides in to poke the ball of his feet to concede a corner. A perfectly timed tackle!
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55'Another freekick for Argelia!
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51'Koulibaly steps in to take the ball off Atal, who can’t stop running and carries on straight into the defender’s knee. It makes for an accidental but very painful looking collision. For a moment Koulibaly looks like he might be seriously hurt, but within 20 seconds he’s on his feet and making another clearance. He’s a superb centreback.
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50'Youcef Belaili scored a beautiful shot from outside the box, right when spectators were getting sick of the fouling. The shot flew through a couple of bodies and straight into the centre of the goal, with the keeper beaten motionless, partly unsighted and beaten by the power.
Goaaaaaal!
de Argelia en el 49'
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Statistics of Y. Belaïli in Copa África620.33010
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49'GOAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!
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46'The fouls continue in this second half... Sadio Mane is challenged by Guedioura and nearly gets injured.
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46'No substitutions during the break.
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45'Second half underway!
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45'HT: Senegal 0-0 Algeria. It was a tense but even first half, marked by fouling and free kicks. Senegal started strong but Algeria is catching up thanks to their main man Mahrez. See you in a couple of minutes!
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45'Free kick by Mahrez, who delivers it beautifully but can't get over the ball enough. Mahrez has been making the difference for Algeria all game.
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45'2 min of added time!
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44'A lot of fouling going on in this game, making it hard to narrate the good actions, as it really has not allowed there to be any.
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40'Bounedjah goes down, holding his mouth, but the replay seems to show that his reaction is unnecessary. Mahrez's free-kick is headed away,
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38'Another booking, the fourth of this game! Keita Balde is the latest player to be shown a yellow card for a tug on Youcef Attal.
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34'The game is lacking flow due to the frequent challenges by several players... Which has also hindered considerably any attempts at scoring by both teams.
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30'Corner for Algeria, but the shot is diverted and Mendy comfortably saves it.
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26'A free kick is awarded, but it is wasted by Keita Balde who throws it straight into the wall!
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25'Niang finds Mané with a canny pass behind Atal, who lunges for it but appears to catch the Liverpool player. Algerian players get in a in a seemingly heated argument with the referee, and Atal is given a yellow card for his challenge and attitude.
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23'Sadio Mane is the man who takes responsibility, but he strikes an awful shot way over the crossbar.
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23'Sadio Mane is the man who takes responsibility, but he strikes an awful shot way over the crossbar.
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21'Benlamri studs high on the shin of Badou Ndiaye and he is rightly booked. Now Senegal have a free-kick 25 yards out, which they are taking their sweet time with.
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21'Some disturbance to the game as one of Senegal's players goes off injured, and a considerable amount of time is now being wasted.
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16'The shot goes straight past the wall, but it isn't powerful enough and the Senegalese goalkeeper comfortably stops it.
Yellow card
a Senegal
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15'A first hint of a goal for Algeria striker Baghdad Bounedjah, but his shot deflects wide. It comes off Senegal skipper Cheikhou Kouyate's outstretched arm and the Crystal Palace is given a harsh booking.
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15'Free kick for the Algerian men! Mahrez will take it.
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12'Sadio Mane does not look like the kind of player who's just had to play until the very last days of the European football season, much less compete in a Champions League final. He's truly in top shape.
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6'The noise level just goes up a notch as Algeria's main man Riyad Mahrez collects the ball inside the final third, but is crowded out by a contingent of Senegal defenders
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5'Mane with the first attacking action of the game, which leaves the Algerian defence terrified! He brings Atal into a false sense of security down the left and then suddenly zooms past him and into the box before pulling the ball back towards the penalty spot. Dangerous!
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3'Both teams have started with a considerably physical football, but no team is dominating as of yet, instead just building momentum.
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1'AND WE'RE OFF!
Start of match
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PRVWFT: Senegal 0-1 Algeria. Mahrez's Algeria beats Senegal in a close and tense game. Thank you for joining us folks!
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PRVWBehind the scenes! Kick off is imminent!
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PRVW5 min to kick off, the match is about to start!
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PRVWSenegal are without a victory in the last four times when they faced Algeria. The countries met in the previous edition of the tournament and ended in finished in a 2:2 draw. Two of the previous five meetings between Senegal and Algeria produced over 2,5 goals and also two witnessed goals at both ends.
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PRVWAnd as The Guardian reports, the managers, Djamel Belmadi and Aliou Cissé, know each other well, not least from having lived just a few doors from each other during part of their childhood in Paris.
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PRVWAll eyes will be set on the two Premier League stars, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez, but the teams have a lot of class beyong the two main attractions.
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PRVWIf either team prevails here today, they will be guaranteed a place in the next round and will probably leap to the top of the favourites table.
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PRVWSenegal and Algeria are among the favourites for outright glory and both come into this clash on the back of solid victories in their opening games and, in the case of Senegal, reinforced by Sadio Mané, who missed the win over Tanzania through suspension.
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PRVWAlgeria starting XI: M’bolhi; Atal, Bensebaini, Benlamri, Mandi; Guedioura, Feghouli, Bennacer; Mahrez, Belaili, Bounedjah.
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PRVWSenegal starting XI: Mendy; Wagué, Koulibaly, Kouyaté, Sabaly; A. Ndiaye, Pape A. Ndiaye; Diatta, Mané;- Baldé, Niang
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PRVWLine-ups to come!
Pre-match
27 June 2019, 19:00
Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
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PRVWHello and welcome to our live, minute to minute coverage of tonight's Africa Cup of Nations game!