Africa Cup of Nations

FT Sunday, January 30, 2022
Equatorial Guinea DLWWW 1
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Senegal WWDDW 3
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Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo

Match Report

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Senegal see off Equatorial Guinea to advance to Africa Cup of Nations semis

Senegal saw off the threat of giant-killers Equatorial Guinea and won 3-1 in their Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal on Sunday.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
23
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
1
55.9
Possession
44.1
7
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
325
Accurate Passes
245
398
Passes
313
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
0
14
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.0
66
Long Balls
54
31
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
2
16
Effective Clearances
6
16
Clearances
6

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

SEN · 4-3-3

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 22Abdou DialloCD-L
  3. 3Kalidou KoulibalyCD-R
  4. 2Saliou CissLB
  5. 20Bouna SarrRB
  6. 6Nampalys MendyCM
  7. 26Pape GueyeLM
  8. 5Idrissa GueyeRM
  9. 19Famara DiédhiouF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 9Boulaye DiaRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Pape Matar SarrSUB
  2. 15Bamba DiengSUB
  3. 4Pape Abou CisséSUB
  4. 21Ibrahima MbayeSUB
  5. 1Seny DiengSUB
  6. 7Keita BaldéSUB
  7. 8Cheikhou KouyatéSUB
  8. 18Ismaïla SarrSUB
  9. 11Habib DialloSUB
  10. 25Mamadou LoumSUB
  11. 23Alfred GomisSUB
  12. 24Moustapha NameSUB

EQG · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Jesús OwonoG
  2. 16Saúl CocoCD-L
  3. 21Esteban ObiangCD-R
  4. 11Basilio NdongLB
  5. 15Carlos AkapoRB
  6. 8José MachínCM-L
  7. 22Pablo GanetCM-R
  8. 14Jannick BuylaLM
  9. 6Iban SalvadorRM
  10. 10Emilio NsueF
  11. 17Josete MirandaRCF

Substitutes

  1. 24Álex BalboaSUB
  2. 27ObaSUB
  3. 19Luis NlavoSUB
  4. 23Luis MeseguerSUB
  5. 4Federico BikoroSUB
  6. 2Miguel Ángel MayéSUB
  7. 7Rubén BelimaSUB
  8. 5Cosme AnveneSUB
  9. 18Dorian HanzaSUB
  10. 12Mariano Magno MbaSUB
  11. 20Santiago EnemeSUB
  12. 3Marvin AniebohSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Saliou Ciss (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 18' Pape Gueye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 28' Goal! Senegal 1, Equatorial Guinea 0. Famara Diédhiou (Senegal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a through ball.
  4. 36' José Machín (Equatorial Guinea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Goal! Senegal 1, Equatorial Guinea 1. Jannick Buyla (Equatorial Guinea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Ganet.
  6. 58' Substitution, Senegal. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Boulaye Dia.
  7. 65' Substitution, Senegal. Bamba Dieng replaces Famara Diédhiou.
  8. 65' Substitution, Senegal. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Pape Gueye.
  9. 68' Goal! Senegal 2, Equatorial Guinea 1. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  10. 72' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Fréderico Bikoro replaces Pablo Ganet.
  11. 79' Goal! Senegal 3, Equatorial Guinea 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saliou Ciss.
  12. 80' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Santiago Eneme replaces Josete Miranda.
  13. 80' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Rubén Belima replaces Iban Salvador.
  14. 81' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Pedro Oba replaces Emilio Nsue.
  15. 85' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Álex Balboa replaces José Machín.

Africa Cup of Nations News

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