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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.
00:09Remember, tomorrow we conclude the first round of action here at the tournament in Morocco.
00:15We'll know all the permutations.
00:17We should actually know all the permutations.
00:30And Muni up front is a good outlet for the quick counter as well.
00:46Definitely.
00:48Now, possession still battling away there with Sadio Mane.
00:53Nine wins for Senegal, two draws.
00:56And only one, though, in the Cup of Nations finals.
01:00As Daniel mentioned, Idrissa Ghanagay in the quarterfinal.
01:04Scoring for Senegal, who, of course, went on to reach the final.
01:08Lost to Algeria on post-match penalties.
01:11America and South America.
01:13And in the Middle East.
01:15Now, here's a chance for Senegal.
01:19Strong roar from the crowd, but nothing given by...
01:24Let's use that word.
01:27Natural position.
01:30Habib Diallo leading the line today.
01:32He plays for El Shabaab in Saudi Arabia, replacing Nicholas Jackson.
01:37You know, as a professional on the field and off the field.
01:39And in this tournament, he's got Khalilu Koulibaly right next to him.
01:43So, another wonderful opportunity to learn from a quality player.
01:49Olycan, 23-year-old from Goztepe in the top flights in Turkish football.
01:54Gets that ball in towards Muniye.
01:56And this might be an opportunity at the back post.
01:58And this might be an opportunity at the back post for Benin back into the danger zone.
02:02And hooked clear by Abdoulaye Sekh.
02:07Now, there is a player down, so play will stop.
02:10It looks as if it's Owuru.
02:12And this might be an opportunity at the devil.
02:18A girl down, so play will stop.
02:21And this might be an opportunity at the devil.
02:21A little bash on the head there.
02:26It's Doku, in fact.
02:28He plies his trade with Everton.
02:30d'Atham, he's homeborn at least, under a bit of pressure, given away to Munier,
02:39and the foul will go against Abdul I sec.
02:49More of a Frenchman these days, Roy's been living in France for several decades, coached
02:56Now here comes Mane on that ball hit by Yerdon against his own man ricocheting back in the playoff of Mohamed Tijani on Imuran and now Tijani Imuran out wide, Doku, staring at her comes from Sek.
03:23Kilometers he has in his legs over the two games, so it's a good position to be in for Senegal. Early ball in here. Excellent.
03:33One shovel of one close behind him, the other one moves, the other one stays behind him.
03:42Now, Djilf Sek will be hoping for a strong performance at the back to perhaps challenge Musa Nyakite for the position alongside Koulibaly in the centre of Senegal's defence.
03:55Oyelatan losing out.
04:00Was that a foul on Kamara?
04:04The young man has been taking some hits in the past 20 minutes of this game.
04:17Long range shots.
04:18Oh, I tell you what, left footed effort.
04:21Mende.
04:22Djilf.
04:24That'll be a corner.
04:27Oh, free kick's been given.
04:30And a yellow card as well on Tosin.
04:34He should be very careful.
04:37If I was TM, I would use that left flank more, you know, for him to consider as a late challenge.
04:44You know, he didn't get close to that ball.
04:46He's beating Uganda and Tanzania, of course, holding Tunisia to a draw, so they will go through as one of the on Sunday.
04:56Nigeria showed the depth that they brought into this competition.
05:01You know, almost seven to eight, you know, changes.
05:04On the third half, the whole team drops, you know, into the 18-yard box to defend.
05:11Late short.
05:14Ghana Gay played it initially, and Lamin Kamara has given possession away.
05:19Here's Doku.
05:22Very quickly closed down Doku, but gets the free kick.
05:27It does.
05:28Oylatan.
05:29Now, let's see what Benin can do.
05:32They'll be looking for running up front.
05:34Tosin's done well.
05:35Gets there ahead of two defenders.
05:37Can he keep it in play?
05:39Senegal recover.
05:40Sec.
05:44Well, the yellow card for Kamara and frustration for the youngster.
05:59Stood on the foot there.
06:01There's no room to panic, Mark.
06:05You know, either way, I will qualify.
06:07It's just the way of packing up and then changing hotels and all that.
06:10Shot.
06:11Danjinu finally gets a bit of work.
06:13Long-range effort.
06:17Struck by Lamin Kamara.
06:19Struck by Lamin Kamara.
06:20Here's Ghana Gay.
06:21Abjulaisek.
06:22Koulibaly turn from Sa.
06:26Now, lovely turn from Mane.
06:31Can he get it inside?
06:32He does.
06:34Clearance came from Roche.
06:35This is Senegal a little bit better now than what we've seen in these opening 35 minutes or so.
06:42And Jai is being closely watched though.
06:45Not much room for him to manoeuvre.
06:47We'll get the free kick.
06:51Much better from that.
06:52Cheetah is just a little bit more fearsome than Squirrels.
06:55Now, Diata.
07:05Strong header.
07:06Goal.
07:07Setter goal.
07:08With Sek, the big centre-back, delivers set-piece.
07:14They'll be disappointed, Benin, with the defending.
07:17But Abjulaisek.
07:19I see, you know, the Benin goalkeeper, you know, protesting.
07:24So I just want to wait and see, you know, on the replay.
07:28But it's like only the goalkeeper is protesting.
07:30The other players are staying.
07:31And, you know, he cuts.
07:37But I said that's a good header.
07:38It's a beautiful, you know, ball swinging.
07:40And it's good for a player who is coming in.
07:42Like you did say earlier.
07:44You know, if he's gonna stamp his authority and, you know, and get the players probably in the next game.
07:49Oh, there's the delivery.
07:52I don't know.
07:54In charge of VAR.
07:56He took his time.
08:01So as things stand now, Senegal are top of the table.
08:04But the goal difference is getting a little closer because they were plus three.
08:10Doku in the middle, steaming down on that right-hand side.
08:13But here's Mounier.
08:14First touch was a bit heavy.
08:16Back inside, Steve Mounier.
08:19Saved by Mendy.
08:21That's a beautiful play, you know, from Bene.
08:24Good combination play.
08:25Took it all out.
08:26Brought it back.
08:27And, you know, Mendy was right there to stop.
08:30Prevent it from being a 1-1.
08:32Now Mane turns.
08:35Minjai on this right-hand side up against Roche.
08:40Beats him.
08:41Carries on onto the edge of the area.
08:44Imoran with the...
08:47It was the other Diop, the late Papa Diop, who scored the goal on that occasion in the opening game.
08:55He saw rest in peace.
08:56What a player.
08:57Now, that's a lovely ball.
09:02Excellent threaded through pass from...
09:07Well, they've taken so much time about it.
09:12The referee says that's it.
09:13So, halftime whistle here.
09:16Set piece.
09:18After the DVR review, of course, we would have seven minutes of added time.
09:23Senegal wins it 1-0 after 45 minutes of play with the set goal at minute 38.
09:28Well, thanks for breaking back with the highlights from the first of football here on Mane Sports.
09:33The other change, Habib Diata, part of that large contingent of players from Sunderland who are competing here at this tournament as well.
09:52Now, Diata is there again for the free kick with the right foot and he takes it towards the back post.
10:01Little opportunity for Sek once more, but this time no head, no elbow.
10:06Set pieces, you know, going forward. That shows a lot of him.
10:10Now, this is too strong for Diouf, who gets an opportunity on the left today in place of Ismailia Jacobs.
10:18That they cover every game. It's not the same like when you play, you know, in Middle East.
10:23Oh, the intensity.
10:24Yes. So that can easily give you that room, you know, to last more 90 minutes than certain players like players that are playing in the Premiership.
10:34Now, here comes Diata onto the edge of the area, places his shots and puts it wide a goal.
10:41He was given acres of everything right. They gave him all the room.
10:44And I thought you will have, you know, laced the shots and then probably look for something there because the room was there.
10:51But the room was there. Instead, Sault to place the...
10:58Uhuru looking for Munier. Lays it back.
11:08He will run again. Chance to turn and get the shot in. Toss in. That's saved by Edouard Mendy.
11:17He did everything right, but unfortunately, you know, he...
11:22Guaranteed third place for Benin, of course, with Botswana eliminated.
11:27And a guaranteed place in the last 16 as well, as one of the four...
11:32Because you should just have 48 hours for your players to recover, your medical staff.
11:37You know, everybody have to play his own role. The players on their own need to rest when they need to rest.
11:42You know, this generation has always complained from...
11:47There was a good challenge in there from Diata and that ball kept in play by Koulibaly.
11:54Diata all over the place. He's really making a strong impression in the midfield in his early stages.
11:59This is the position, of course, with Garnaguet. Now, Baye will come into play.
12:04Can he get a good square pass in here looking for Diallo?
12:09And it'll be a corner.
12:14So, their money is asking for more than a corner kick.
12:20Senegal's goal came from a set-piece, albeit a free kick. This is a corner, but they've got the big men forward again.
12:26They've been floated in the air. This time dealt with it at the near post.
12:32There's been quite a lot said about some of the VAR decisions, but to be fair to the referees, a lot of the criticism has come from those who don't know the VAR rules.
12:41It's the rule of the game. That's why I said...
12:43Up to Munier. Support from Umaru.
12:49Munier on the edge of the area. Good defending, good hustling from...
12:53With a coach like Sebastian, who is tactically sound.
12:56DL Congo 4, Botswana 0, Mane drawing the speck! Senegal!
13:03Goal for Diallo!
13:08You can hear the words have reached the bench.
13:14You know, we are about to pack our loads and move to Rabat.
13:19We have to do something, and then who else to come into play?
13:23You know, star player Mane did the same stuff he did earlier, but couldn't get it to the right foot of the right player.
13:31But did the same thing, took it in, brought it back. Diallo was right there, and it's good to see him starting the game and hitting the back of the net and putting Senegal his two goals to nil.
13:40And putting a bit of pressure on Nicholas Jackson as well in terms of who starts the next game, but excellent finish.
13:48Mane, well, just a minute or so ago...
13:51Well, they've got away with it. Umaru with a cross, looking for Munier. 2-0 down now.
13:59For Kamara. So it's 3-3 on yellows as well.
14:11There go the coins.
14:12We've got to go with the drawing of the lots.
14:15Unless, of course, Benin might do something here.
14:18It's a free kick conceded by Koulibaly and a yellow card.
14:21So that's to DR Congo's favour.
14:24DRC, you know, the goal, the fourth goal of DRC Congo was disallowed.
14:30Ah, okay. So that means Senegal then ahead on goal difference.
14:35Yeah.
14:36Wow.
14:38Limitation.
14:39It could not be tighter.
14:41VAR.
14:42Well, he's got to go and check now. Koulibaly made the foul.
14:50What is the VAR check for? What is it?
14:53A red card.
14:54He knows it too.
14:56Free kick given away in a dangerous position.
15:00Toss-in brought down. The referee is vacillating a little bit.
15:04The longer he looks at that screen, the more you know he's still trying to make up his mind.
15:09There's the stamp on the back of the heel.
15:13We have Koulibaly, Sané, and Idrisha. They are all on the assistance.
15:18His mind. Right. Let's see what's the decision.
15:21Yeah.
15:23He's going to cancel the yellow and hand out the red.
15:27Khalidou Koulibaly, while he realized what his fate would be here.
15:32That's why he's standing on the touch line. He knows.
15:35A little bit sloppy on the Senegalese bench.
15:37Bit of indecision and the wrong numbers put up.
15:41Let's see how this free kick turns out.
15:43So Benin. Oh, save from Mende. Did he get a touch on that?
15:47Taken by Imoro.
15:50And just over the top.
15:52That's the best way to go about it. You know, try and hit the ball.
15:55You know, towards where the goalkeeper is.
15:57And what I said, that's what made him to be one of the best goalkeepers in the last three years.
16:03Free kick turns into a corner.
16:06Ola Tan again to take the set piece.
16:08Numbers forward for Benin. They're looking to get themselves back in this game.
16:11They're up against the ten-man Senegal.
16:14And Baye on the...
16:16Well, we've been talking a little bit earlier about all of the...
16:19The fact that the disciplinary record might come into play.
16:21So basically, Daniel, if DR Congo can get a fourth goal against Botswana,
16:26this red card is going to knock Senegal into second place.
16:29Definitely. Definitely. You are 100% right, man.
16:36You didn't make the 25-28-man list to come and sleep in your third room and keep eating.
16:43That's why the depth comes into play.
16:45You should be ready to play any time you've been called in.
16:48People don't see that.
16:50Senegal, one of the top seeds, of course, so they stayed at the venue.
16:55Yes, Mbaye!
16:56Away he goes!
16:57The 17-year-old loses his footing in the end.
17:02And Roche will clear it away.
17:04Now, that challenge...
17:07And it's Matassa who will depart.
17:09Good effort from Pape Matassa, the Tottenham man.
17:12Pape Siss from Rio...
17:14Rayo Vallecano in La Liga.
17:1931-year-old.
17:29So here we go with a set-piece.
17:31Bounces around.
17:33Imbolic.
17:35Acerc---Wzos up.
17:37Imbolic.
17:40Imbolic.
17:42Imbolic.
17:43Imbolic.
17:45Imbolic.
17:46Imbolic.
17:48Imbolic.
17:49Imbolic.
17:51Imbolic!
17:53Imaru, Mbaye.
17:54The turn here from Diara, using strength.
17:59Imaru under pressure from Garnagay.
18:00the first time.
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18:22I'm going to go to the first time.
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18:26I'm going to go to the first time.
18:28pass behind the line, timed the run beautifully, did everything that he needed to do to hit the
18:34target, but Mendy was right there, strong hands, got the ball.
18:44Oloko, excuse me, not tossing the... at his birthday.
18:54In swinging corner, Mendy collects under a bit of pressure.
18:58Still bobbing around, in the end, Tijani got rid of it, only as far as Diata.
19:06Diata will get the corner.
19:11That's the substitute that came in in the first game against Botswana.
19:14They came and they're trying to replicate what they did against Botswana, that they end up putting Senegalese two and three goals off.
19:21And as things stand now, Senegal are headed to top place in this group by a single goal.
19:29Garnage's effort straight against the referee, so it's going to be a drop ball here.
19:33Another stellar contribution, wonderful assist for goal number two.
19:39He has Sherefin Jai now.
19:41Can he make it three?
19:43Good save, Dijanul!
19:45And the follow-up...
19:47Musu back on his feet, and he'll be the man to take the set piece as well.
19:54For once, Benin have put everybody in that penalty area, hoping for a little touch.
19:58Here's Mumini.
20:02One player more, you know, that's why I said earlier that I thought he would have changed his formation.
20:10Garnage, one possession, and Baye gets the pass from Njai. Penalty!
20:22Mumini just done for pace.
20:24And there will be a chance for Senegal to make it three, and to make sure that they finish this group in top position.
20:40So, Papa Sherefin Jai from Sansom Spor in Turkey, played in Red Star Belgrade previously, played in China as well.
20:53He's got a chance for his second of the tournament, and does so comfortably.
20:59Senegal, three goals to the good.
21:03Coming off the bench, getting a goal, did the same in the first game against Botswana.
21:09That builds confidence from players who are coming off the bench.
21:13That's the depth that we're talking about.
21:15You can see Dijan can relax because he knows that's what he expects from his substitutes.
21:22And his team.
21:23Two goal lead on goal difference at the top of the table.
21:27Both to finish on seven points.
21:29Maybe Benin to pull one back here.
21:31Corner it'll be.
21:32Oh, Mendy's got rather excited, but, uh, have a look here.
21:42It does seem to come off of Senegal.
21:44Amusu with a cross.
21:45Gets a deflection.
21:46It'll turn.
21:47Mounier at the back post.
21:48Evades him.
21:49Goal kick it'll be.
21:50And the crowd wait now for the final whistle.
21:55There it is.
21:56All over.
21:57Senegal.
21:58Win Group D.
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