Senegal v Benin - as it happened

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Senegal v Benin, African Cup of Nations, quarter-finals, 10/7/2019 - Official line-ups. BESOCCER
Senegal v Benin, African Cup of Nations, quarter-finals, 10/7/2019 - Official line-ups. BESOCCER
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.
Goal

List of goalscorers

70'
1 - 0
End of match

End of match

  • 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!
  • 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?
  • 93'
    Mounie is carded for a foul on Kouyate. Not much happening here in added time.
Card

Yellow card

a Senegal
  • 91'
    Mane is booked for a foul.
  • 89'
    Senegal sub: Gueye goes off and he's replaced by Sane.
  • 86'
    Mane makes a brilliant run despite being shirt pulled, but his pass to Diagne is underhit and the chance is gone.
  • 84'
    Diagne hits it straight at the keeper.
Card

Red card

a Benín
  • 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.
  • 81'
    Benin sub: Djigla on for Soukou.
  • 77'
    Benin sub: Dossou on for Pote.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 74'
    They still checking. It's really close. The on-field call was no goal.
  • 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.
  • 71'
    Almost 2-0!!! Mane is played through on goal by Diatta and he sees his shot saved by Allagbe.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Senegal en el 70'
  • 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.
  • 69'
    Benin sub: Mama on for D'almeida.
  • 66'
    Senegal sub: Balde replaced by Diatta.
  • 64'
    Senegal sub: Diagne on for Niang who has left on a stretcher. Not really sure how he picked up leg injury.
  • 62'
    Verdon heads the free-kick well over the bar! It doesn't look like there'll be a goal.
  • 61'
    D'almeida is brought down and Benin can send this one into the box.
  • 59'
    Saivet strikes it over the crossbar.
  • 58'
    Senegal have a free-kick here right on the edge of the box for a foul on Mane. Verdon can't believe it.
  • 56'
    Senegal are back in charge now.
  • 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

Goal disallowed

  • 53'
    Senegal score from a free-kick, but it is disallowed for offside! VAR will check.
  • 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.
  • 50'
    Free-kick to Senegal here on the far side.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 46'
    We are back for the second half!! No changes for the second period.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 45'
    Three extra minutes.
  • 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

Goal disallowed

  • 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.
  • 43'
    Imorou is down in pain here after a foul by Balde. I don't think he did much actually.
  • 41'
    Benin send a hopeful punt forward which finds the GK. This hasn't been a classic this one.
  • 39'
    Senegal win a free-kick 40 yards from goal.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 31'
    Senegal are the better team, but Benin look comfortable.
  • 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.
  • 28'
    Balde's cross from the far side is easily collected by Allagbe.
  • 26'
    Just 36% possession for Benin, but they are playing decently.
  • 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.
  • 24'
    Benin get a free-kick here after Soukou is brought down by Koulibaly on the edge of the box.
  • 23'
    Kouyate cannot direct his header towards goal and it goes for a throw-in.
  • 22'
    Senegal win a corner on the far side. Their third of the match.
  • 21'
    Benin put a free-kick into the box and Mounie almost gets there. However, he fouled Gomis in the process.
  • 20'
    Benin are picking up now, but they have been kept well away from the Senegalese goal.
  • 19'
    Pote is fouled in midfield. He looks ok now.
  • 16'
    The referee cuts out a pass by Adeoti and he stops the game to give Benin the ball back. A good rule.
  • 15'
    Adeoti is pulled down by his shorts and Benin have a free-kick. They can't do anything with it though.
  • 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.
  • 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!
  • 10'
    Chance for Senegal! A long pass is sent to Mane from Koulibaly, but he used his hand and he's penalised.
  • 8'
    Another corner for Senegal here. Imorou felt the ball went out beforehand. In any case, the corner was easily cleared.
  • 7'
    A long ball is sent forward by Koulibaly, but it beats everybody and goes for a goal kick.
  • 6'
    Pote is back on! Surely he can't continue? He looked so dazed. We will see how he goes.
  • 6'
    Mounie fouls Gassama in his own half.
  • 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.
  • 3'
    There's a nasty head clash from Saivet's set piece between Koulibaly and Pote and the latter requires treatment!
  • 1'
    Senegal get us underway in the green shooting from left to right.
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    About to start here!
  • PRVW
    The players are out here! Very poor attendance once again for this game.
  • PRVW
    Remember we have VAR here tonight. Mustapha Ghorbal of Algeria is the on-field ref while Pol Van Boekel of Holland leads the VAR crew.
  • PRVW
    It would be a major shock if Benin won here. Can they do it?
  • PRVW
    It's 37 degrees in Cairo at the moment. I'm sure we will sure a cooling break in each half.
  • PRVW
    Senegal 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.
  • PRVW
    Benin 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.
  • PRVW
    Senegal 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.
  • PRVW
    Benin side: Allagbe (GK); Adilehou, Imorou, Baraze, Verdon; D'almeida, Sessegnon, Adeoti, Pote; Soukou and Mounie.
  • PRVW
    Here are the teams! Senegal XI: Gomis (GK); Sabaly, Gassama, Koulibaly, Saivet; N'diaye, Kouyate, Guetye, Niang; Mane and Balde.
Info

Pre-match

10 July 2019, 18:00

Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor

  • PRVW
    Good 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!