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00:00I think they are going forward on that left side.
00:07Senegal in their chainstrip today in the whites with the green shorts up against Mali.
00:12The West African derby underway here at the Grand Stade de Tangier.
00:17It's the 40th meeting between these two neighbours.
00:20Senegal have won 15 times to Mali's 10 with 14 draws.
00:26And already now an opportunity, a little miscue.
00:30And Gassama just got a little touch in front of Njai to rescue Mali.
00:37Mali certainly on the attack.
00:39A lot more attacking than we perhaps figured from the line-up.
00:42Piaz Haidara Taware, Sinayoko beaten in the challenge by Nyakite.
00:48Mane chases Onya from Juf, gets the square ball behind Ilimandai.
00:54Papagey, gets the shot and takes the deflection.
00:57Came off Diaby.
01:03Diaby will take it.
01:05Mane has gone to the near post.
01:07It's a low one, cleared away fairly comfortably by Diaby.
01:12Pesuma keeps that in play with the two centre-backs.
01:16Well, certainly one of them, Kamara.
01:19Now, Taware, good ball up front.
01:22This is a good turn from Sangare.
01:24Early one here for Sinayoko.
01:26Has he got space?
01:27That's a very good challenge in there from Crependia.
01:30The team on the right-hand side, here he is.
01:33He's a former Sunday League player in the UK.
01:37On the edge of the area, Gay.
01:39And it took a deflection of his own man.
01:41And now a breakaway chance.
01:45Yes, Sinayoko with an opportunity for Mali.
01:47He cuts inside.
01:48What a challenge.
01:50Krependia, the right-back, coming across.
01:55And taking away the threats of Lassina Sinayoko.
02:00It's Gassama.
02:01It's a good turn.
02:02Deflection.
02:03Corner, it'll be for Mali.
02:05It's a war in a moment for Senegal.
02:09This is what Mali can bring into play.
02:11But Sinayoko, I think it did.
02:13The second one for them will be taken by Haidara.
02:18Towards the back post.
02:20He's looking for Sangare.
02:21Gets the shot in but without making any proper contact.
02:26Set out the last game.
02:29Back in the line-up today.
02:32Little ball here.
02:35Now can Gay get this back into the danger zone.
02:38Diara slips it and Njai scores.
02:41He starts play, you know, from the right side.
02:45He ends up scoring by himself.
02:47You know, this is his first goal in the tournament.
02:49We always say that...
02:51I have always said that he hasn't shown us what,
02:54you know, the rest of the stars have been showing.
02:56But it's good to see him being rested.
02:58Now he's back into the team.
02:59And he said, listen, I'm here to stay.
03:02And this is how he does it.
03:04Iman Njai has Senegal in the lead.
03:11And, you know, that's when goalkeepers have a bit of wins.
03:19You know, you should take him out.
03:21There is no risk.
03:22You can see in Njai, he started the build-up.
03:24He took the man in.
03:25Put a beautiful ball behind the defense.
03:27A pull back.
03:28And you can see a goalkeeper who is struggling.
03:31Fumble the ball and they score.
03:33You don't take chances when it comes to crunch time.
03:37In mid-year, the Lions of Taranga, France, Norway,
03:42and one of Bolivia, Suriname, or Iraq.
03:45Good shot!
03:47Well, he's got a real appetite now and a taste for it, Papage,
03:50because his efforts against Sudan,
03:52they were a little bit closer, more on the edge of the area,
03:54but he's the second time now we've seen him fire off.
03:58He got that cylinder going. That was a whisker.
04:01Algeria and Nigeria tomorrow, the early game.
04:06The last two quarterfinals, then Cote d'Ivoire up against Egypt.
04:13Surely offside there against the Sanacoulibaly and the flag.
04:21Chase on now for Diallo.
04:22Needs a good first touch.
04:23Square ball.
04:24It's hit with some power.
04:26Maybe he intended that more as a shot than a cross.
04:30Diallo got a touch to it.
04:31There will be a corner here for Senegal.
04:33Yeah, that's certainly looking to get this on.
04:35So Mane towards the near post.
04:38Diallo with a little punch.
04:39Not that effective.
04:40He's back out again and snatches that out of the air.
04:43Oh yeah.
04:44I won't believe the weather man.
04:46The weather man?
04:48Wait and see.
04:50Yeah.
04:51Now Mane.
04:52Now Mane.
04:53Njai chasing in.
04:54Diallo goes towards the near post.
04:56Here comes Papenge and Malik Chouf.
05:01Tightest of angles but that wasn't far away at all.
05:05And Illy Benin Jais kept it in play.
05:08How did that didn't go in?
05:10I thought it was already.
05:11From there.
05:12Down about 10-15 minutes from the city centre.
05:17Get on the face of the referee you always get that.
05:22Stay away from the referee.
05:23That's a red card.
05:24Now we're going to have to look at that all over again.
05:33Come on for a little run here.
05:37He's looking for the referee to bring him back on.
05:39Let's see what happens from this corner.
05:41Collected comfortably by Diara.
05:43And is that the end of the first half?
05:46Indeed.
05:47Amungilet.
05:48Can walk for an extra player or two in that midfield.
05:54Well that's the Sangaren Aliou Diang.
05:57Of course the Al-Akli Senegal knocked out in the round of 16
06:02at the last tournament by the hosts Ivory Coast.
06:04He has a chance.
06:05That hit Diaby.
06:07It's laid back here for Garnagay.
06:10Good save from Diara.
06:12Away for a corner.
06:14He doesn't score that much.
06:15But when he hits it and he always hits it pretty good.
06:18That's a good strike.
06:19A good layout back from Sadio Mane.
06:22And what a strike.
06:24Who captained the team when Bissouma was missing in the first match.
06:28When they started that game against Zambia.
06:31Where Mali really were in control.
06:33Let Zambia score late in the game.
06:35Heller over the top.
06:36That's Diallo leading the line today in place of Nicholas Jackson.
06:43There's one incident happened with Jackson in the last game.
06:48A lot of people didn't see it.
06:50That's a foul.
06:57So Mali got numbers forward for the set piece.
06:59Looking for a little touch at the back post.
07:00It comes in and Mendy makes the save.
07:03That's what the Malians can bring into this game.
07:18The corner.
07:19Well we've got Lassina Kamara the youngster standing by to come on.
07:2522 year old who plays for Monaco.
07:27He has a chance at the back post.
07:29Bendy makes the save.
07:30That's a well stretched.
07:31That's a good header on the ball.
07:33Forming from day one.
07:34Without any flaws.
07:35They had flaws.
07:36And they've rectified it.
07:37Kamara gets it out wide.
07:38Now.
07:39Chance for Senegal.
07:40Looking for the second.
07:41That's a good save.
07:42Sadio Mane with the shots.
07:43And Diara equal to the task.
07:44Well done Diara.
07:45Stronghand.
07:46He had the strike.
07:47But unfortunately for Mane the ball went straight.
07:49You know in the path of Diara.
07:50Instead of the curve.
07:51That he needed.
07:52In the far corner.
07:53Everyone now except for Edouard Mendy inside the Mali half.
07:55That's a good catch.
07:57He had the shot.
07:58Now.
07:59Now.
08:00Now.
08:01Now.
08:02Now.
08:03Now.
08:04Now.
08:05Now.
08:07Now.
08:08Now.
08:09Now.
08:10Now.
08:11Now.
08:12Now.
08:13Now.
08:14A curling ball and an excellent header, which produced a very fine save from Diara.
08:23He's keeping them in the...oh, that's head pollution, he's bleeding.
08:28Diara definitely kept them in the game with that header, with that save.
08:35Now that's two saves in as many minutes from Diara in the Mali goal.
08:48Kamara, Jouf.
08:52Is Kamara shaping up for a shot here? Over the top it goes.
08:59Senegal first competed in the Cup of Nations in 1965.
09:03He has Sis stealing the ball away. Saved by the goalkeeper.
09:09Well, Diara, for the howler that he committed in the first half, has kept him alive here in the second.
09:15That's a beautiful save, you know, from the veteran goalkeeper.
09:18But, you know, Assisi could have done much better because he has his teammates on his left side
09:23that he could have just easily rolled the ball to him and would have been attacked.
09:27There comes Mane.
09:30To the byline.
09:33Last touch from Traore, we will have a corner here for Senegal.
09:38Bobbing around in that area.
09:48Refusing the foul.
09:53It will be looking to fight back as they did in the last game against Tunisia.
09:58Nene, cleared away by Ndiaye, Dumbia, dispossessed, Senegal, on the counter.
10:12He has them by, into the penalty area, can he pull it back, has he done a bit too much?
10:18Corner kick, comes off Diaby.
10:20Yeah, and the target.
10:21Another one bouncing around for Mali, on the edge of the area, Elbilalture lays it back,
10:32he has a chance for a shot, into the middle, he has Mane, looking for Sheriff Ndiaye and
10:40cut out by Kamara, but not far enough, oh what a save from Diara, what a superb save to deny
10:49Kamara, much tougher win for them today than their previous encounters, but looking to
10:56add a second to the score sheet, shot, Diara palms it away, and the big clearance from Gassama,
11:04but every loser that are trying to push their team for an equalizer, what a beautiful scene.
11:10Lovely noise around Grand Stade de Tangier, and that's it, it's all over, Senegal are into
11:17the semi-finals.
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