Sadio Mane scored the spot-kick that despatched Senegal to the 2022 World Cup after a 1-1 mixture attract common time over a two-legged affair that led to Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade on Tuesday night time.
The African champions wanted a post-match penalty shootout to topple the Egyptians; a course of through which they emerged 3-1 winners.
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Senegal got here into the sport trailing by one purpose however their fears had been cooled within the third minute when Boulaye Dia scored from closed vary to place the tie leveled.
Tempers boiled within the sport as coaches of each groups needed to be restrained from a conflict as they fought battles of their very own on the touchline. With the sport ending on an mixture on common time, the tie went into additional time the place Egypt had keeper El Shenawy to thank as he made two very important saves to disclaim Pape Abou Cisse.
Sadio Mane scored back-to-back successful penalties to win the AFCON Last and to ship Senegal to the World Cup 🙌 pic.twitter.com/mRKe7XH0FD
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Simply as within the AFCON remaining months in the past, the tie was to be determined by penalties the place each captains, Koulibaly and Salah, missed their opening kicks.
Cisse was denied by El-Shenawy and Zizo fired extensive. Sarr and Bamba Dieng then scored for Senegal, both facet of El-Solia’s transformed effort however Mohamed’s effort was saved by Mendy earlier than Mane completed the job.
