Africa Cup of Nations

Senegal vs Benin, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Quarterfinals

· Africa Cup of Nations
Senegal
  • 69': Idrissa Gueye
FT
1 - 0
Benin
  • Red Card 82': Olivier Verdon

Senegal beat Benin to reach AFCON semifinals

Senegal's Idrissa Gana Gueye scored 20 minutes from time to take them through to the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals with a 1-0 win over Benin.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by M'Baye Niang (Senegal).
  • 1': Olivier Verdon (Benin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Sessi D'Almeida.
  • 3': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal).
  • 3': Mickaël Poté (Benin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Mickaël Poté (Benin).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Foul by Steve Mounie (Benin).
  • 6': Lamine Gassama (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Emmanuel Imorou.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly with a through ball.
  • 10': Foul by Sadio Mané (Senegal).
  • 10': Moise Adilehou (Benin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Offside, Senegal. M'Baye Niang tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
  • 14': Jordan Adeoti (Benin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Stéphane Sessegnon (Benin).
  • 15': M'Baye Niang (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Mickaël Poté (Benin).
  • 17': Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Offside, Benin. Moise Adilehou tries a through ball, but Mickaël Poté is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal).
  • 19': Mickaël Poté (Benin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by M'Baye Niang (Senegal).
  • 19': Stéphane Sessegnon (Benin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal).
  • 20': Sessi D'Almeida (Benin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Alfred Gomis (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Steve Mounie (Benin).
  • 22': Badou Ndiaye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Steve Mounie (Benin).
  • 22': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Moise Adilehou.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Henri Saivet with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Cebio Soukou (Benin) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 25': Cebio Soukou (Benin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Mickaël Poté (Benin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cebio Soukou with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Badou Ndiaye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Cebio Soukou (Benin).
  • 31': Hand ball by Sessi D'Almeida (Benin).
  • 33': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal).
  • 33': Steve Mounie (Benin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Jordan Adeoti (Benin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 35': Foul by Sessi D'Almeida (Benin).
  • 35': Lamine Gassama (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Cebio Soukou (Benin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Lamine Gassama (Senegal).
  • 40': Foul by Sessi D'Almeida (Benin).
  • 40': Keita (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Offside, Senegal. Sadio Mané tries a through ball, but Keita is caught offside.
  • 43': Emmanuel Imorou (Benin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Badou Ndiaye (Senegal).
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Imorou (Benin).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Badou Ndiaye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Cebio Soukou (Benin).
  • 44': Cebio Soukou (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. M'Baye Niang (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henri Saivet.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Keita (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Cebio Soukou (Benin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Sadio Mané (Senegal).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Senegal 0, Benin 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Senegal 0, Benin 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Sessi D'Almeida (Benin) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mickaël Poté.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Mickaël Poté (Benin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steve Mounie.
  • 49': Foul by Sessi D'Almeida (Benin).
  • 49': Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Emmanuel Imorou (Benin).
  • 50': Lamine Gassama (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Attempt missed. M'Baye Niang (Senegal) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Henri Saivet with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Foul by Badou Ndiaye (Senegal).
  • 51': Mickaël Poté (Benin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Seidou Barazé (Benin).
  • 52': Keita (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Henri Saivet with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Offside, Senegal. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal).
  • 54': Mickaël Poté (Benin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Sessi D'Almeida (Benin).
  • 55': Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Olivier Verdon (Benin).
  • 58': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Henri Saivet (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 60': Emmanuel Imorou (Benin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Keita (Senegal).
  • 61': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
  • 61': Sessi D'Almeida (Benin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Olivier Verdon (Benin) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cebio Soukou with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury M'Baye Niang (Senegal).
  • 64': Substitution, Senegal. Mbaye Diagne replaces M'Baye Niang because of an injury.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 65': Substitution, Senegal. Krépin Diatta replaces Keita.
  • 66': Foul by Mbaye Diagne (Senegal).
  • 66': Jordan Adeoti (Benin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Corner, Benin. Conceded by Alfred Gomis.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Seidou Barazé (Benin) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cebio Soukou with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Benin. Mama Seibou replaces Sessi D'Almeida.
  • 69': Goal! Senegal 1, Benin 0. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  • 71': Offside, Senegal. Krépin Diatta tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Stéphane Sessegnon (Benin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Adeoti.
  • 73': Offside, Senegal. Henri Saivet tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mbaye Diagne with a headed pass.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Mbaye Diagne (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Senegal) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 77': Foul by Henri Saivet (Senegal).
  • 77': Stéphane Sessegnon (Benin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Substitution, Benin. Jodel Dossou replaces Mickaël Poté.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Cebio Soukou (Benin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 78': Foul by Jodel Dossou (Benin).
  • 78': Lamine Gassama (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Emmanuel Imorou (Benin).
  • 79': Krépin Diatta (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Mbaye Diagne (Senegal).
  • 80': Olivier Verdon (Benin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Benin. David Djigla replaces Cebio Soukou.
  • 82': Foul by Olivier Verdon (Benin).
  • 82': Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Olivier Verdon (Benin) is shown the red card.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Mbaye Diagne (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 85': Foul by Jodel Dossou (Benin).
  • 85': Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Emmanuel Imorou (Benin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Senegal).
  • 85': David Djigla (Benin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal).
  • 86': Foul by Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal).
  • 86': Jodel Dossou (Benin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': David Djigla (Benin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Lamine Gassama (Senegal).
  • 88': Corner, Benin. Conceded by Krépin Diatta.
  • 89': Substitution, Senegal. Salif Sané replaces Idrissa Gueye.
  • 89': Foul by Mama Seibou (Benin).
  • 89': Henri Saivet (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Mbaye Diagne (Senegal).
  • 90': Saturnin Allagbe (Benin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Jodel Dossou (Benin).
  • 90': Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Sadio Mané (Senegal).
  • 90'+1': Moise Adilehou (Benin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Sadio Mané (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match (Senegal).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Steve Mounie (Benin).
  • 90'+3': Steve Mounie (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Senegal. Cheikhou Kouyaté tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Senegal 1, Benin 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Senegal 1, Benin 0.

Statistics

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22 Fouls 25
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 6
2 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 3
37.3 Possession 62.7
9 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
165 Accurate Passes 335
240 Passes 397
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
9 Crosses 19
0.4 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 63
30 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 5
17 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 9
19 Effective Clearances 6
19 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: 30 June Air Defence Stadium
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Attendance: 5,798

Line-Ups

SEN Senegal (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Alfred Gomis (GK)
3 Kalidou Koulibaly
8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
12 Youssouf Sabaly
21 Lamine Gassama
17 Badou N'Diaye
5 Idrissa Gueye
14 Henri Saivet
9 M'Baye Niang
11 Keita Baldé
10 Sadio Mané
Senegal Substitutes:
Salif Sané, Mbaye Diagne, Abdoulaye Diallo, Sada Thioub, Pape Abou Cissé, Saliou Ciss, Alfred N'Diaye, Ismaïla Sarr, Moussa Konaté, Krépin Diatta, Moussa Wagué.

BEN Benin (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
16 Saturnin Allagbé (GK)
6 Olivier Verdon Red Card
13 Moïse Adilehou
8 Jordan Adéoti
11 Emmanuel Imorou
2 Séidou Barazé
17 Stéphane Sessegnon
15 Sessi D'Almeida
10 Mickaël Poté
14 Cebio Soukou Yellow Card
9 Steve Mounié Yellow Card
Benin Substitutes:
David Djigla, Cherif Dine Akakpo, Rodrigue Kossi, Jodel Dossou, Désiré Ségbé Azankpo, David Kiki, Junior Salomon, Fabien Farnolle, Tidjani Anaane, Rodrigue Fassinou, Seibou Mama.

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