00:00And out onto the pitch for the start of this Group D encounter.
00:05Final match for both of these sides in the group phase.
00:21Olitan, 23-year-old from Goztepe in the top flight in Turkish football,
00:26gets that ball in towards Muniye.
00:27And this might be an opportunity at the back post for Benin back into the danger zone
00:33and hooked clear by Abdoulaye Sekh.
00:38Now, there is a player down, so play will stop.
00:42It looks as if it's Uhuru.
00:44He will run out wide.
00:58Doku.
00:59Dering header comes from Sekh.
01:03Long-range shots. Oh, I tell you what. Left-footed effort.
01:12Mende.
01:14Big man of forward as well.
01:17Both Abdoulaye Sekh and Khalidu Koulibaly. Here he comes, Diata.
01:23Goes straight for goal. Puts it over the top.
01:25There is no room to panic, Mark. You know, either way, I will qualify.
01:30It's just the way of packing up and then changing hotels and all that.
01:33Shot.
01:34Danjinu finally gets a bit of work.
01:36Long-range effort.
01:38Struck by Lamine Kamara. Here's Garnagay. Abdoulaye Sekh.
01:48Cheetah's just a little bit more fearsome than Squirrels.
01:51Now, Diata. Strong header. Goal.
02:04Set a goal with Sekh, the big centre-back. Delivers set-piece.
02:10They'll be disappointed. Benin with the defending. But Abdoulaye Sekh.
02:16I see, you know, the Benin goalkeeper, you know, protesting.
02:20So I just want to wait and see, you know, on the replay.
02:24But it's like only the goalkeeper is protesting. The other players are staying.
02:27And, you know, he cuts.
02:33But I said that's a good header. It's a beautiful, you know, ball swinging.
02:36And it's good for a player that who is coming in.
02:39Like you did say earlier, you know, if he's gonna stamp his authority and,
02:42you know, and get the players probably in the next game.
02:47There's the delivery.
02:48I don't know.
02:49In charge of VAR.
02:52He took his time.
02:57So as things stand now, Senegal are top of the table.
03:00But the goal difference is getting a little closer because they were plus three.
03:06Doku in the middle steaming down on that right-hand side.
03:09But here's Mounier. First touch was a bit heavy.
03:13Back inside, Steve Mounier.
03:15Saved by Mendy.
03:17That's a beautiful play, you know, from Benin.
03:20Good combination play, took it all out, brought it back.
03:23And, you know, Mendy was right there to stop, prevent it from being a 1-1.
03:28It was the other Diop, the late Papa Diop, who scored the goal on that occasion in the opening game.
03:37Oh, he saw rest in peace. What a player.
03:39Oh, that's a lovely ball.
03:44Excellent.
03:47Threaded through pass from...
03:52Well, they've taken so much time about it.
03:54The referee says that's it.
03:55So, half-time whistle here.
03:58Set piece.
04:01After the DVR review, of course, we would have seven minutes of added time.
04:05Senegal wins it 1-0 after 45 minutes of play with the set goal at minute 38.
04:10Well, thanks for breaking back with the highlights from the first time football here on Mendy Sports.
04:14The other change, Habib Diata, part of that large contingent of players from Sunderland who are competing here at this tournament as well.
04:34Now, Diata is there again for the free kick with the right foot and he takes it towards the back post.
04:41A little opportunity for Sek once more, but this time no head, no elbow.
04:47Because you should just have 48 hours for your players to recover, your medical staff.
04:53You know, everybody have to play his own role.
04:55The players on their own need to rest when they need to rest.
04:58You know, this generation has always complained from...
05:03Garnagay, now Baye will come into play.
05:05Can he get a good square pass in here looking for Diallo?
05:09No.
05:11And it'll be a corner.
05:16S Wooquatch at man is asking for more than the corner kick.
05:20A set-piece, albeit a freekick, this is a corner.
05:25But they got the big men forward again.
05:29Floaten in the air.
05:30This time delta did the near post.
05:33With a coach like Sebastian who is tactically sound.
05:40DR Congo 4, Botswana 0, Mane drawing the speck, Senegal!
05:46Goal for Diallo.
05:52You can hear the words have reached the bench.
05:55We are about to pack our loads and move to Rabat.
05:58We have to do something and then who else to come into play?
06:02You know, star player Mane did the same stuff he did earlier
06:08but couldn't get it to the right foot of the right player
06:11but did the same thing, took it in, brought it back.
06:14Diallo was right there and it's good to see him starting the game
06:16and hitting the back of the net and putting Senegal his two goals to nil.
06:20And putting a bit of pressure on Nicolas Jackson as well
06:23in terms of who starts the next game but excellent finish.
06:27Mane, well just a minute or so ago,
06:31for Kamara.
06:33So it's 3-3 on yellows as well.
06:36There goes the coins.
06:37We got to go with the drawing of the lots.
06:40Unless of course Benin might do something here.
06:43It's a free kick conceded by Koulibaly and a yellow card.
06:47So that's to DR Congo's favour.
06:49DRC, you know, the goal, the fourth goal of DRC Congo was disallowed.
06:55Ah, okay.
06:56So that means Senegal then ahead on goal difference.
07:00Yeah.
07:01Wow.
07:03Limitation.
07:04It could not be tighter.
07:06VAR.
07:07Well, he's got to go and check now.
07:08Koulibaly made the foul.
07:09What is the VAR check for?
07:10Was it?
07:11A red card.
07:12He knows it too.
07:13Free kick given away in a dangerous position.
07:15Toss-in brought down.
07:16The referee is vacillating a little bit.
07:17The longer he looks at that screen, the more you know he's still trying to make up his mind.
07:22There's the stamp on the back of the heel.
07:23His mind.
07:24Right.
07:25Let's see what's the decision.
07:26Yeah.
07:27He's gonna cancel the yellow and hand out the red.
07:29The red.
07:30What is the VAR check for?
07:31What is the VAR check for?
07:32What is it?
07:33The red card?
07:34He knows it too.
07:35Free kick given away in a dangerous position.
07:37Toss-in brought down.
07:38The referee is vacillating a little bit.
07:39The longer he looks at that screen, the more you know he's still trying to make up his mind.
07:42He's gonna cancel the yellow and hand out the red.
07:46Khalidou Koulibaly, while he realized what his fate would be here.
07:51That's why he's standing on the touch line.
07:53He knows.
07:54A little bit sloppy on the Senegalese bench.
07:56Bit of indecision and the wrong numbers put up.
08:00Let's see how this free kick turns out.
08:03So Benin!
08:04Oh, save from Mendy.
08:05Did he get a touch on that?
08:06Taken by Imoro.
08:08And just over the top.
08:11That's the best way to go about it.
08:13You know, try and hit the ball.
08:14You know, towards where the goalkeeper is.
08:16And the water save.
08:17That's what made him to be one of the best goalkeepers in the last three years.
08:30You know, towards where the goalkeepers in the last three years.
08:33There we go with a set piece.
08:35There we go with a set piece.
08:36There we go with a set piece.
08:39Good save from Mendy.
08:40Mooney with a follow up.
08:41Mooney with a follow up.
08:42It's still bouncing around.
08:43corner out.
08:47Corner out will be.
08:48What a save from Mendy.
08:56It's a beautiful run.
08:58Toss in again.
08:59It's been a real handful, hasn't it?
09:00Yeah.
09:01It's a beautiful run.
09:02A beautiful pass behind the line.
09:04behind the line, timed the run beautifully, did everything that he needed to do to hit
09:09the target, but Mendy was right there, strong hands, got the ball.
09:15Still bobbing around in the end, Tijani got rid of it, only as far as Diata.
09:23Diata will get the corner.
09:26The substitute that came in in the first game against Botswana, they came and they're trying
09:33to replicate what they did against Botswana, they end up putting Senegalese two and three
09:37goals up.
09:38Here's Sadio Mane, he has had another stellar contribution, wonderful assist for goal number
09:47two.
09:48He has Sheriff Njaye now, can he make it three, good save, Dijanul, and the follow-up.
09:56One player more, you know, that's why I said earlier that I thought it would have changed
10:01information.
10:03Garnagay won possession and Baye gets the pass from Njaye, penalty!
10:14Bomini just done for pace.
10:23So, Papa Sheriff Njaye from Sansom Spor in Turkey, played in Red Star Belgrade previously,
10:32played in China as well.
10:35He's got a chance for his second of the tournament and does so comfortably.
10:41Senegal, three goals to the good.
10:45Coming off the bench, getting a goal, did the same in the first game against Botswana.
10:51That builds confidence from players who are coming off the bench.
10:55That's the depth that we're talking about.
10:57You can see Dijan can relax because he knows that's what he expects from his substitutes
11:04and his team.
11:05The two goal lead on goal difference at the top of the table, both to finish on seven points.
11:11Maybe Benin to pull one back here, corner it'll be.
11:17Amusu with a cross, gets a deflection.
11:19Little turn, Munier at the back post.
11:21Evades him, goal kick it'll be.
11:24And the crowd wait now for the final whistle.
11:28There it is.
11:29All over.
11:30Senegal, win Group D.
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