
Congo vs Senegal, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAFAbout
Congo are hosting Senegal
at Stade Alphonse Massamba Débat, Brazzaville, Congo, starting on
. The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Abdou Diallo (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Silvère Ganvoula (Congo).
- 2': Foul by Ravy Tsouka (Congo).
- 2': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Durel Avounou (Congo).
- 7': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt saved. Dylan Saint-Louis (Congo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Prestige Mboungou with a through ball.
- 9': Boulaye Dia (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Durel Avounou (Congo).
- 10': Bradley Mazikou (Congo) is shown the yellow card.
- 11': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
- 11': Silvère Ganvoula (Congo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (Senegal).
- 12': Prestige Mboungou (Congo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Fodé Ballo-Touré (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Offside, Senegal. Abdou Diallo tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
- 13': Abdou Diallo (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Silvère Ganvoula (Congo).
- 13': Dylan Saint-Louis (Congo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
- 14': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Senegal).
- 14': Silvère Ganvoula (Congo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Ibrahima Mbaye (Senegal).
- 14': Sylvain Kibamba (Congo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Dylan Saint-Louis (Congo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ravy Tsouka.
- 19': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (Senegal).
- 19': Merveille Valthy Streeker Ndockyt (Congo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Abdallah Sima (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Attempt saved. Boulaye Dia (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdallah Sima.
- 22': Abdou Diallo (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Silvère Ganvoula (Congo).
- 23': Boulaye Dia (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Gaïus Makouta (Congo).
- 24': Foul by Joseph Lopy (Senegal).
- 24': Prestige Mboungou (Congo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Joseph Lopy (Senegal).
- 25': Gaïus Makouta (Congo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Abdou Diallo (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Silvère Ganvoula (Congo).
- 26': Bradley Mazikou (Congo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Boulaye Dia (Senegal).
- 27': Goal! Congo 0, Senegal 1. Boulaye Dia (Senegal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly with a through ball.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, Congo. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
- 32': Foul by Ibrahima Mbaye (Senegal).
- 32': Prestige Mboungou (Congo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Prestige Mboungou (Congo).
- 36': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Sadio Mané (Senegal) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 42': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 45': Penalty Congo. Prestige Mboungou draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45': Penalty conceded by Ibrahima Mbaye (Senegal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45': Ibrahima Mbaye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Goal! Congo 1, Senegal 1. Silvère Ganvoula (Congo) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Congo 1, Senegal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Congo 1, Senegal 1.
- 48': Dylan Saint-Louis (Congo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
- 50': Attempt missed. Merveille Valthy Streeker Ndockyt (Congo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gaïus Makouta.
- 54': Bradley Mazikou (Congo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Senegal).
- 55': Foul by Durel Avounou (Congo).
- 55': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Durel Avounou (Congo).
- 57': Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Prestige Mboungou (Congo).
- 57': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Bradley Mazikou (Congo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Senegal).
- 59': Foul by Prestige Mboungou (Congo).
- 59': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Bradley Mazikou (Congo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Senegal).
- 60': Offside, Senegal. Joseph Lopy tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, Senegal. Krépin Diatta replaces Abdallah Sima.
- 61': Substitution, Senegal. Saliou Ciss replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
- 62': Offside, Congo. Bradley Mazikou tries a through ball, but Silvère Ganvoula is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Silvère Ganvoula (Congo).
- 64': Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Bradley Mazikou.
- 65': Attempt saved. Krépin Diatta (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a cross.
- 65': Hand ball by Merveille Valthy Streeker Ndockyt (Congo).
- 66': Foul by Durel Avounou (Congo).
- 66': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal).
- 66': Prestige Mboungou (Congo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Dylan Saint-Louis (Congo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 68': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Ravy Tsouka.
- 72': Foul by Sylvain Kibamba (Congo).
- 72': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Sylvain Kibamba (Congo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Saliou Ciss (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 75': Foul by Durel Avounou (Congo).
- 75': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Substitution, Congo. Mavis Tchibota replaces Merveille Valthy Streeker Ndockyt.
- 75': Substitution, Senegal. Famara Diédhiou replaces Boulaye Dia.
- 77': Attempt saved. Krépin Diatta (Senegal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a through ball.
- 77': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Ravy Tsouka.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye with a cross.
- 78': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Dylan Saint-Louis.
- 79': Foul by Mavis Tchibota (Congo).
- 79': Ibrahima Mbaye (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Gaïus Makouta (Congo).
- 79': Joseph Lopy (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Gaïus Makouta (Congo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Senegal).
- 80': Sylvain Kibamba (Congo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt missed. Saliou Ciss (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 83': Goal! Congo 1, Senegal 2. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saliou Ciss.
- 85': Penalty Senegal. Sadio Mané draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 85': Penalty conceded by Christoffer Mafoumbi (Congo) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 86': Christoffer Mafoumbi (Congo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Goal! Congo 1, Senegal 3. Sadio Mané (Senegal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 88': Substitution, Congo. Dylan Bahamboula replaces Silvère Ganvoula.
- 88': Substitution, Congo. Guy Mbenza replaces Dylan Saint-Louis.
- 89': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Senegal).
- 89': Prestige Mboungou (Congo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Dylan Bahamboula (Congo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Prestige Mboungou.
- 90': Offside, Congo. Sylvain Kibamba tries a through ball, but Mavis Tchibota is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Senegal. Moustapha Name replaces Joseph Lopy.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Senegal. El Hadji Baldé replaces Ibrahima Mbaye.
- 90'+3': Foul by Prestige Mboungou (Congo).
- 90'+3': Édouard Mendy (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Gaïus Makouta (Congo).
- 90'+4': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
- 90'+4': Prestige Mboungou (Congo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Congo 1, Senegal 3.
- 0': Match ends, Congo 1, Senegal 3.
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
Venue: Stade Alphonse Massamba Débat
Location: Brazzaville, Congo
Venue: Stade Alphonse Massamba Débat
Location: Brazzaville, Congo
WCQ - CAF Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tunisia | 6 | +9 | 16 |
2 | Namibia | 6 | +6 | 12 |
3 | Liberia | 6 | +3 | 10 |
4 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | -4 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Congo
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Christoffer Mafoumbi (GK) ![]() |
20 | Bradley Mazikou ![]() |
6 | Varel Joviale Rozan |
5 | Baron Kibamba ![]() |
15 | Ravy Tsouka Dozi |
14 | Durel Avounou |
8 | Dylan Saint-Louis |
3 | Silvére Ganvoula |
10 | Gaïus Makouta ![]() |
7 | Merveil Ndockyt |
11 | Prestige Mboungou |
Senegal
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
12 | Fodé Ballo-Touré ![]() |
3 | Kalidou Koulibaly ![]() |
22 | Abdou Diallo |
21 | Ibrahima Mbaye ![]() |
13 | Joseph Lopy |
5 | Idrissa Gueye |
18 | Ismaïla Sarr |
10 | Sadio Mané ![]() |
11 | Abdallah Sima |
9 | Boulaye Dia |
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