Senegal defeated Morocco 1-0 in a really chaotic African Cup of Nations remaining. Pape Gueye scored a surprising objective in additional time after the Lions of Teranga had been awarded a penalty on the finish of the match and refused to play by leaving the pitch.
Brahim Dias had an opportunity to win the trophy for the hosts with the ultimate kick of regulation time, however the resolution to penalize El Hadji Malick Diouf for dragging Dias down pressured Senegal coach Pape Thiau to take his gamers again to the dressing room.
This spot kick was awarded within the fifth minute of stoppage time, nevertheless it was not taken till the twenty fourth after Senegal’s gamers returned, and Dias’ panenka was simply caught by Edouard Mendy.
This arrange Senegal’s second AFCON victory within the wild ambiance of Rabat, with Pape Gueye’s piledriver in what was doubtless Sadio Mane’s final recreation of the match.
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The primary 90 minutes had been comparatively quiet in comparison with the chaos that adopted. Yliman Ndiay and Nayef Ageld missed huge probabilities late within the first half, however Ayub El Kaabi fired diagonally from shut vary within the 58th minute.
A violent collision between Diouf and Nir El Ainaoui left Nir El Ainaoui bleeding from the pinnacle, however though play continued, the accident prompted an eight-minute delay and prolonged stoppage time within the second half.
Ismaila Sarr scored from beneath the crossbar to push the ball into the online within the first half stoppage minute after Idrissa Gueye’s header bounced off the publish, however referee Jean-Jacques Ndala had already whistled for a gentle foul on Achraf Hakimi.
Senegal, already enraged by the choice, had been incensed when Dias received a late penalty, resulting in a weird scene through which Thiau ordered his gamers to go away the pitch and Mane urged them to proceed enjoying.
When play lastly resumed, Díaz’s chip barely left the bottom and was collected by Mendy, leaving the Actual Madrid ahead in tears as regulation time got here to an finish.
Morocco’s woes worsened three minutes into the extra interval when Papu Gueye lined as much as the sting of the penalty space and fired a rocket into the highest nook.
There was nonetheless time for Agerud to hit the crossbar with a header and Cherif Ndiaye by some means shoot large of a very empty objective, sparking wild celebrations amongst these in inexperienced because the full-time whistle sounded.
full time!
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Pape Gouye’s huge hit was really the primary objective scored by the Lions of Teranga in an AFCON remaining, following a 0-0 draw towards Cameroon in 2002 and a spot-kick defeat in 2019 after a 1-0 loss to Algeria.
On the finish of 120 minutes (or extra) of drama, Senegal had 14 pictures, seven on track, and an anticipated targets (xG) of 1.75. Morocco had 20 pictures, posting 2.19 xG, however solely three had been on track.
