00:03And we're underway. Benin looking for their first win of 2027 Africa
00:10Cup of Nations qualifying up against the Mauritania side, looking to make it six
00:16points from two matches. Top spot towards the back post and kept alive well but
00:26clutched by Marcel D'Anginou. Just fizzles out, yet to have any sort of attempt on
00:36goal in this game. Gleitam was fouled at least a couple of times there.
00:48Mauritania skipper.
00:54It's a nice overlapping run. In goes the cross. It was towards Haloko at the back
01:00post. Decent ball in that from Tamim.
01:05Zongli Tode is a judge to have fouled Abubakari Koita here. Not for the first
01:13time in these opening stages. It's a free kick in a strong position for Mauritania.
01:23Good ball in. And headed away for a corner.
01:28Johan Roche perhaps getting there first for Benin with an important header.
01:42Excellent delivery from Mohsin Boda.
01:54Calaman Azongli Tode. That's a really good cross from Azongli Tode and it's put behind for
02:00a corner at the back post by Mohamed Ali Diadjiye. First really important defensive contribution for him on his debut.
02:14Didn't really have any other option there Diadjiye with Benin's first corner.
02:21It's a decent one towards the near post.
02:25And a very ambitious long-range strike sails harmlessly over the crossbar from
02:33Pauli by Ngom. And now Tosin's away here for Benin. He's gone down.
02:39Lamine Bar might be in trouble here.
02:43That attack came out of nowhere.
02:47Nervous times for Bar as referee Messi Cuncu thinks about his decision.
02:54Bar just slipped as he was beaten to the ball by Eugen Tosin.
03:03It's going to be Olaytan. It is. It's a decent strike and it's, I could say, from Mamadou Diop.
03:12Well, that's the first time either goalkeeper's been tested so far.
03:18Diop more than up to the task. It was well hit from Olaytan for Benin.
03:30Foul by Lamine Bar.
03:42Olaytan's free kick.
03:46Mauritania creates something now.
03:49Strong defending from Aloko.
03:53Excellent running from the 19-year-old to get back and help out his defence.
04:10advantage played.
04:13That's on Nittode.
04:15Now you've got a touchdown. It's broken kind before.
04:17Aloko is deflected and Benin have taken the lead just after the half-hour mark.
04:23And it's 19-year-old Rodolfo Aloko who scores.
04:29It's a good ball out wide towards right-back
04:33as on Nittode.
04:37And it broke kindly for Aloko.
04:42who was not at all afraid to take on the shot.
04:50It's a first-ever international goal
04:55for Rodolfo Aloko.
04:59It took a big deflection off Jordan Lefort.
05:02But the teenager won't care.
05:06He's off the mark for his country.
05:10on his 10th international appearance.
05:15Completely wrong-footing Mamadou Diop in goal.
05:20The season with Charlotte and the way he goes again.
05:24Aloko cuts inside.
05:25Aloko goes for goal.
05:27Oh, it's just over the top.
05:29Well, he's brimming with confidence right now.
05:32Demanding a corner.
05:34Thought it took another deflection.
05:43Made it look easy to get away from Dipres.
05:46He didn't manage it.
05:48And now Mauritania have built a promising attack.
05:51And that's a decent ball into the middle.
05:53Dauda Kamara trying to turn and get a shot away.
05:56And it's hooked to safety by Tijani.
06:00There was one heavy touch in 3-1
06:03after conceding that goal shortly after half-time.
06:18He's got a free kick here.
06:20He's forward for the free kick.
06:23It's too deep.
06:27Sails out harmlessly for a goal kick.
06:34Gernot Rohr has seen it all before as a coach.
06:37Both in Europe and then for a long part of his career in Africa.
06:44And they might be about to take a 2-0 lead here.
06:46It's Eigen tossing.
06:47It's saved and put over on the follow-up.
06:53By Yamiro Waru.
06:57It's a huge chance for the 20-year-old.
07:00And he couldn't take it.
07:04Well, he'll be hoping that that doesn't prove to be a crucial moment in this game.
07:11Toss-ins touch just took him a bit too close to Mamadou Diop who makes a good save.
07:18And Rohr has to score.
07:22And he scored as a substitute against the Central African Republic.
07:26Oh, and that was well struck.
07:30Hard to tell from this angle how close it was.
07:32You can see the frustration there from Oumann Gom, the Mauritania Central midfielder.
07:39It's the first half that started quite well for them.
07:42But they've tailed off in the last 10 minutes or so.
07:48Ever since Rodolfo Aloko gave Benin the lead with his first international goal.
07:56A deflected strike, but a great moment for the 19-year-old.
08:02Lee.
08:05And it's the Mauritanians who get us back underway.
08:13They could get something from this. It would be a big result for them.
08:19Forward come Benin with Waru.
08:22Panaches to get to the byline. They put a really good ball in.
08:25And the Mauritania defence just fell asleep and Rodolfo Aloko's day goes from brilliant to even better.
08:37The only man alive to the situation inside that six-yard box.
08:45It's horrible defending.
08:50From Mauritania.
08:53Good work from Waru.
08:57And Jordan Lefort just
09:02dithering over that ball.
09:12And that is a catastrophic way for Mauritania to go 2-0 down.
09:19Again, it was a pass in the final third that was well off target, but Jedi Ghassam has done well.
09:33He got his team a free kick in a good foot race, which is going to be won by Hassan.
09:40And it's an excellent stop from Diop.
09:43Imuran Hassan.
09:46Could have put the game to bed there.
10:03This is promising, Ghassam.
10:10Hamoud gives the ball back to Boda.
10:13The flag's up there against Diop.
10:17The flag's up there against Diop.
10:36That's mollied high over the crossbar by Johan Roche.
10:49Trying to launch a counter.
10:50Tossing.
10:52Still going.
10:53Slides it through.
10:54And now it is three.
10:56Until the flag was raised.
10:59Imuran Hassan denied.
11:02Offside given against the Benin midfielder.
11:05Basically dangerously.
11:07Decent long-range strike, but
11:09it's always going to be tough to really test Marcel D'Anginou from all of 40 yards from goal.
11:24He made the tackle.
11:27Oh, the referees pointed to the penalty spot.
11:31There's a yellow card as well for Zongnitode.
11:36And Mauritania
11:39may have found themselves a route back into the game.
11:42Keep them in the game.
11:46And Gassama can't half the deficit.
11:50As Marcel.
11:51It's a good turn though from the winger.
11:53And he's got himself into the box again.
11:55And he's won another penalty.
11:57Fouled by Johan Roche.
11:59Well, who takes it this time?
12:02Mauritania
12:04have got their second penalty in the space of 10 minutes.
12:12Gassama couldn't score the first.
12:18Johan Roche just got the wrong side of Zjeri Gassama.
12:24It was an excellent turn from the Rangers man who's been a lot livelier in this
12:31second half than he was in the first.
12:34There was an arm across when he was outside the box.
12:42Well, if there was contact, there wasn't.
12:51He can't this time.
12:54Slotted away by Abubakari Koita.
13:00Second goal in as many AFCON qualifiers for him.
13:05And there's still time here for Mauritania to try and get themselves back into this game.
13:15Just waited for Marcel D'Anginou to move.
13:24And place the ball towards Gassama.
13:27And it's been a slip there.
13:28Gassama has been penalised for a push.
13:36It was Tamimu Wauru who went down.
13:56Gassama will field.
13:58Koita into Gassama.
14:01Balloons his shot well over.
14:05Probably wasn't the right option there.
14:08For Gedi Gassama.
14:20It's an opportunity for Keita to get forward and send in across.
14:26That's good goalkeeping from Marcel D'Anginou.
14:36It's a good move from Mauritania.
14:42Huge win for Benin.
14:46Tangy wanted a free kick.
14:48Didn't get it.
14:52Koita keeps it in play on this nasty head injury here.
14:56And we're going to need some medical attention.
15:00This is an awful way for this game to finish.
15:09There's real concern here.
15:13I didn't see who it was that went down.
15:24Oh, it's Charlemagne.
15:26There is a final whistle.
15:27It's victory for Benin in Abidjan.
15:30Two goals from 19-year-old Rodolfo Aloko have got them past Mauritania.
15:38On match day two of Afghan qualifying.
15:43Benin go top of the Group F table with four points.
15:48Despite a late comeback from the Lions of Chingeti who
15:55scored a penalty through Abubakari Koita.
15:59Having already seen one saved by Benin goalkeeper Marcel D'Anginou.
16:05When Gedi Gassama stepped up to the spot.
16:11There was a nasty injury late on for Charlemagne
16:15as on the toe day.
16:20Hopefully he'll be okay.
16:22Had to be stretched from the field after a nasty clash of heads.
16:35From him.
16:36By Ron.
16:37Topical Josh.
16:37From him.
16:40By Ron hiding.
