Senegal v Benin - as it happened
Join us for live coverage of the African Cup of Nations quarter-final tie between Senegal and surprise package Benin from 30 June Stadium in Cairo. A match against Madagascar or Tunisia awaits in the semi-finals.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
End of match
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95'FT: Senegal 1-0 (10) Benin!!! It's all over in Cairo!!! Senegal deservedly qualify for the semi-finals after a 1-0 win over Benin thanks to a 70th minute goal by Gueye. Benin defended solidly at 0-0, but were unable to create anything after falling behind. For Senegal, it's Madagascar or Tunisia in the semis. Thanks for joining us and see you again soon!
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94'What are Senegal doing? Diatta sends a terrible pass to a teammate and it goes out for a throw. Why not just keep it in the corner?
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93'Mounie is carded for a foul on Kouyate. Not much happening here in added time.
Yellow card
a Senegal
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91'Mane is booked for a foul.
Substitution
at Senegal
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89'Senegal sub: Gueye goes off and he's replaced by Sane.
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86'Mane makes a brilliant run despite being shirt pulled, but his pass to Diagne is underhit and the chance is gone.
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84'Diagne hits it straight at the keeper.
Red card
a Benín
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83'Gueye is fouled just outside the box and that was a promising run which is halted by Verdon's shirt pull. It's a red card and it's clear because it was a clear and obvious goal-scoring opportunity.
Substitution
at Benín
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81'Benin sub: Djigla on for Soukou.
Substitution
at Benín
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77'Benin sub: Dossou on for Pote.
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76'Circus football here!!! Allagbe comes charging out of his goal to stop Mane getting the ball, Mane gets there first and saves it, he gets a second chance and the defender on the line blocks it. N'diaye also have two chances blocked by the goalie and defender. Comedy.
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75'No goal is the verdict after all that! Was really close. If they have no lines, then I imagine they will have said the on-field call stands.
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74'They still checking. It's really close. The on-field call was no goal.
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73'Mane scores after going round the goalkeeper, but it is chalked off for offside. I think Mane is just in line. The goal may be given.
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71'Almost 2-0!!! Mane is played through on goal by Diatta and he sees his shot saved by Allagbe.
Goaaaaaal!
de Senegal en el 70'
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Statistics of I. Gueye in Copa África610.17110
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70'Gueye scores for Senegal!!! Gueye plays a lovely one-two with Mane and Gueye finishes it with a super strike past the diving Allagbe. Benin's resistance is broken.
Substitution
at Benín
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69'Benin sub: Mama on for D'almeida.
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66'Senegal sub: Balde replaced by Diatta.
Substitution
at Senegal
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64'Senegal sub: Diagne on for Niang who has left on a stretcher. Not really sure how he picked up leg injury.
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62'Verdon heads the free-kick well over the bar! It doesn't look like there'll be a goal.
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61'D'almeida is brought down and Benin can send this one into the box.
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59'Saivet strikes it over the crossbar.
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58'Senegal have a free-kick here right on the edge of the box for a foul on Mane. Verdon can't believe it.
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56'Senegal are back in charge now.
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53'Saivet delivers the free-kick, Koulibaly flicks on and the ball then hits Mane and it goes in. Mane was miles offside. VAR confirms the call.
Goal disallowed
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53'Senegal score from a free-kick, but it is disallowed for offside! VAR will check.
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50'The free-kick is dangerous and it beats everyone before going out for a free-kick. In fact, I think Niang gets a touch to it.
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50'Free-kick to Senegal here on the far side.
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47'They are in again!!!! Soukou passes to himself on the far side to beat Koulibaly, he then squares for Mounie who miscues it and then Pote can only hit a tame shot at Gomis.
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46'D'Almeida shoots wide for Benin wth his effort from outside the box. It took a deflection off Koulibaly and the ref misses it.
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46'We are back for the second half!! No changes for the second period.
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45'HT: Senegal 0-0 Benin!!! A rather dull first half in which Senegal were better sparked into life in the last five minutes. Benin had a goal disallowed for what looked like a foul on N'diaye, but definitely not a yellow and then Senegal had three chances in quick succession right in half-time which were all blocked. HT has come at a great time for Benin. Join us in the 10 for the second period.
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45'Scramble in the Benin area!!! Niang, N'diaye and Gueye all have shots blocked in the box after a well worked move! Benin need half-time desperately.
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45'Chance for Senegal!! Koulibaly puts in a lovely pass for Sabaly and his cross is cleared by Verdon. It would have been disallowed by VAR.
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45'Three extra minutes.
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45'He gets close to the ball, but I think it's just a foul. The yellow is to Soukou is very harsh though.
Goal disallowed
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44'Benin scored and it is disallowed!!!! N'Diaye is dispossessed in his own area and then Soukou smacks in after the whistle has gone.
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43'Imorou is down in pain here after a foul by Balde. I don't think he did much actually.
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41'Benin send a hopeful punt forward which finds the GK. This hasn't been a classic this one.
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39'Senegal win a free-kick 40 yards from goal.
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38'Senegal want a penalty!!! The ref is not interested though. Niang went down after a brilliant move inside the box and Adeoti hardly touched him.
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35'Coming together between D'Almeida and Gassama after the former almost pulls the latter's shirt off his back. Don't understand the fuss. The foul had been given.
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32'Saivet delivers a free-kick, Koulibaly tries to score at the far-stick, but Verdon gets a touch to it to knock it out. The ref wrongly gives a goal-kick.
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31'Senegal are the better team, but Benin look comfortable.
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29'Benin lose the ball in Senegal's half, a long punt is sent for Mane and he tries to feed Niang. His pass is too long though.
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28'Balde's cross from the far side is easily collected by Allagbe.
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26'Just 36% possession for Benin, but they are playing decently.
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25'Pooooooote!!!!! Soukou sends a lovely free-kick to the back post and Pote is there to backheel it just wide of the far stick.
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24'Benin get a free-kick here after Soukou is brought down by Koulibaly on the edge of the box.
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23'Kouyate cannot direct his header towards goal and it goes for a throw-in.
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22'Senegal win a corner on the far side. Their third of the match.
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21'Benin put a free-kick into the box and Mounie almost gets there. However, he fouled Gomis in the process.
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20'Benin are picking up now, but they have been kept well away from the Senegalese goal.
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19'Pote is fouled in midfield. He looks ok now.
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16'The referee cuts out a pass by Adeoti and he stops the game to give Benin the ball back. A good rule.
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15'Adeoti is pulled down by his shorts and Benin have a free-kick. They can't do anything with it though.
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13'Mane!!!!! The Liverpool man is played in by a teammate and he tries to beat the goalie from a tight angle at the near post, but the keeper is up to the task. He was offside anyway.
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12'Allagbe almost fumbles it! A hopeful ball in by Sabaly takes a deflection on the way through, the GK fumbles and he is just able to recover before Mane gets there to tap in!
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10'Chance for Senegal! A long pass is sent to Mane from Koulibaly, but he used his hand and he's penalised.
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8'Another corner for Senegal here. Imorou felt the ball went out beforehand. In any case, the corner was easily cleared.
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7'A long ball is sent forward by Koulibaly, but it beats everybody and goes for a goal kick.
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6'Pote is back on! Surely he can't continue? He looked so dazed. We will see how he goes.
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6'Mounie fouls Gassama in his own half.
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5'Pote is being taken off on a stretcher and his game looks to be over. He is sitting up and he has just given a thumbs up which is great news.
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3'There's a nasty head clash from Saivet's set piece between Koulibaly and Pote and the latter requires treatment!
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1'Senegal get us underway in the green shooting from left to right.
Start of match
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PRVWAbout to start here!
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PRVWThe players are out here! Very poor attendance once again for this game.
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PRVWRemember we have VAR here tonight. Mustapha Ghorbal of Algeria is the on-field ref while Pol Van Boekel of Holland leads the VAR crew.
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PRVWIt would be a major shock if Benin won here. Can they do it?
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PRVWIt's 37 degrees in Cairo at the moment. I'm sure we will sure a cooling break in each half.
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PRVWSenegal make one change from their last game. Keita Balde comes in for Sarr. Benin make three switches, Adenon, who sent off v Morocco, Mama and Dossou miss out, Baraze, D'almeida and Mounie come in.
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PRVWBenin are here after overcoming Morocco in dramatic fashion. They won a penalty shootout after it was 1-1 after 120 minutes. Ziyech hit the post with a penalty for Morocco with the last kick of the 90 minutes and then Benin were also reduced to 10 men in extra time. Benin drew all 3 of their matches in the group.
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PRVWSenegal reached this phase thanks to a Mane goal in their 1-0 victory over Uganda in the last round. In the group phase, they won two matches and lost controversially to Algeria.
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PRVWBenin side: Allagbe (GK); Adilehou, Imorou, Baraze, Verdon; D'almeida, Sessegnon, Adeoti, Pote; Soukou and Mounie.
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PRVWHere are the teams! Senegal XI: Gomis (GK); Sabaly, Gassama, Koulibaly, Saivet; N'diaye, Kouyate, Guetye, Niang; Mane and Balde.
Pre-match
10 July 2019, 18:00
Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
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PRVWGood afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the African Cup of Nations quarter-final match-up between Senegal and Benin from Cairo. Will Benin be able to continue their fairytale run in the competition? Stick with us to find out!