Senegalese won their qualification by winning the shooting of the match back of the qualifying dams for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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The story is repeated. On February 6, Sadio Mane allowed Senegal to raise the first African Cup of the Nations on its history by marking the last shot for the final against Egypt. Nearly two months later, the same Sadio Mane guided the pack of Tractanga’s Lions to Qatar, converting a new shot to the decisive goal, still against the Egyptians, this time during the return match of qualifying dams for the cup World 2022.
Wednesday, March 29, 30 km from Dakar, it was first necessary to baptize the abdoulaye-Wade Stadium of Diamniadio (inaugurated on February 22, 2022 during a Gala match). The 50,000 tickets had – obviously – found takers. The kickoff was scheduled at 17 hours local time, but at noon, they were already thousands to be heard in the stands.
When the time of the Egyptian hymn, the song of Mohamed Salah teammates is inaudible, covered by the vacarmas of the stands. Green points then appear on the faces of visitors players: these are lasers pointed since the stands. The match has not started yet, but the tone is already given. This evening is electric.
Electric evening
It becomes more when Senegal opens the mark from the e minute. After a free kick struck by Idrissa Gueye towards the second pole, the ball, poorly cleared by a defender, landed in the feet of Boulaye Dia who does not deprive himself to crumple the ends with the end.
Thanks to this early realization, the Lions of the Tranga caught up their delay granted during the first round. 1-0, it was already the score in the game to go for Egypt last Friday in Cairo.
Aliou Cissé Senegalese side and Carlos Queiroz Egyptian side Inapply: Very quickly, the referee must calm the two breeders. As the match advances, players claim mistakes and appear more and more nervous. The tension of the stands infuses the land.
Touched in a contact with his vis-à-vis Saliou CISS of play, the Egyptian lateral Omar Gaber must give his place on injury at the e minute. In the meantime, his teammate Mahmoud Hamdy had already had to leave his partners because of a pain in the thigh. Before half-time, half of the Egyptian defense is already redesigned.
Dominators in first period, the Lions of the Tranga rarefire their opportunities after the break. None of the two teams manages to worry the opposing goaltender. Consequences: the extension becomes inevitable, as in the final of the Can.
At the 95th, the Abdoulaye-Wade Stadium of Diamniadio is already ready to exult when Sadio Mane delivers an ideal center to the second pole to Ismaïla Sarr. Senegalese attacker has the goal open in front of him, but he strikes heel and the ball miraculously returns to the Egyptian goalkeeper, Mohamed El Shenawy.
Laser Swarim
This “remake” of the final of the last CAN extends thus prolonged with the goal. A confusing session that will start with four failed attempts (two on each side), including Mohamed Salah. Like all his teammates, the Egyptian star had to deal with a swarm of lasers pointed over his eyes from the stands. He sent the ball very largely above the transversal.
His friend and teammate in the club in Liverpool, Sadio leaned, has the clear vision to hit the fifth Senegalese attempt and deliver his supporters. As in 2002 and 2018, the Tranga Lions will participate in the World Cup.
Ghana will accompany Senegal in Qatar. After using 0-0 on 0-0 to go and 1-1 back against Nigeria, the “Black Stars” got their ticket in favor of the goal outside – a rule removed from European cuts, but still in force in these boards of the World Cup in the Africa zone.