SENEGAL – BENIN FOOTBALL. Thanks to a new high-flying performance from Sadio Mané, author of a hat-trick, Senegal won against Benin on this first day of the CAN 2023 qualifiers.
23:20 – The summary of the match
Sadio Mané offers easy success to the Senegalese and launches his selection perfectly in this qualifying campaign for the next CAN 2023 which will take place in Ivory Coast thanks to a hat-trick. The Liverpool winger first scored a brace in the space of ten minutes after converting a penalty in the twelfth before doing it again in the 22nd on a superb one-two with Nampalys Mendy. Between the two goals, the Beninese had the opportunity to come back thanks to Tidjani but the Squirrels winger lacked success by touching the right post of Édouard Mendy. Then punished a second time by Mané, the Senegalese tried to rub salt in the wound and Mané’s hat-trick was played a few centimeters away when the Reds winger touched Allagbe’s post. In the end, the score of the first period was rather logical even if Steve Mounié could have upset the thread of the meeting if his whim had deceived Édouard Mendy irreproachable on this stop. The second period quickly saw a turning point. In the 51st minute, Beninese midfielder Sessi D’Almeida was guilty of a foul on Mané as the latter raced to score a hat-trick. The Moroccan referee of the meeting then decides to exclude the player of Moussa Latoundji. The Squirrels will suffer the wrath of Senegal and that of Sadio Mané who converts a second penalty (60th) to register the first hat-trick of his career in selection. The goal at the end of the game from Junior Olaitan (88th) will not have greatly spoiled the party even if it could be very important for the Squirrels with regard to the goal difference. The continuation of this group L, it is this Tuesday with the displacement of the players of Aliou Cissé on the lawn of Rwanda.
23:08 – The program for the second day of this group L
After this Senegal – Benin, the Teranga Lions will try to continue with a trip to Rwanda on Tuesday. As for the Squirrels, they will receive Mozambique on Wednesday to try to launch their qualification campaign for CAN 2023. For the moment, Mané and his teammates are leaders of the group with three points followed by Rwanda and Mozambique with one point while the Moussa Latoundji’s men are last.
23:03 – Mané sets a new record
Apart from his first hat-trick of his career in selection on the occasion of this Senegal – Benin, Sadio Mané is now the top scorer in the history of the selection of the Lions of Teranga with 32 goals ahead of Henri Camara.
22:58 – It’s over! Senegal win
The referee whistles the end of this Senegal – Benin. The reigning African champions get off to an ideal start in these CAN 2023 qualifiers and win against Benin thanks to a hat-trick from Sadio Mané (3-1).
22:54 – Four minutes of added time
The fourth referee has just indicated that there will be four additional minutes in this Senegal – Benin.
22:51 – Olaitan saves honor
Olaitan cools the Senegalese fans a little by scoring the first goal for the Squirrels in this Senegal – Benin. This goal should not affect the rest of this match but could play an important role for the goal difference in this group L.
10:50 p.m. – Mané gives up his place
Sadio Mané receives the ovation of the Abdoulaye Wade stadium because he gives up his place after an xxl performance marked by a hat-trick. He is replaced by former AS Monaco player Keïta Baldé.
22:49 – Nice attempt by Ballo Touré
On a corner played by two, Fodé Ballo Touré takes his chance after controlling but his shot escapes Allagbe’s frame.
22:48 – Mendy’s authoritative exit
Edouard Mendy goes out very far to intervene in the feet of Olaitan who had been launched in depth. The Chelsea goalkeeper raises the Abdoulaye Wade stadium and gets the touch.
22:46 – The strike of Idrissa Gueye largely out of frame
PSG midfielder, Idrissa Gueye, takes his chance from afar but does not find Saturnin Allagbe’s frame who had read the trajectory of this ball.
22:44 – Ten minutes left
There are only ten minutes left in this Senegal – Benin and victory is reaching out to Aliou Cissé’s men. The Teranga Lions lead three goals to nothing and calmly manage this end of the match against Beninese in numerical inferiority.
22:38 – Several changes
On the Beninese side, Poté replaced Steve Mounié at the forefront of the Squirrels’ attack while Doremus gave way to Assogba. On the side of Aliou Cissé, the Parisian midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye enters the place of Nampalys Mendy while Fodé Ballo Touré replaces Saliou Ciss.
22:36 – N’Diaye is already illustrated
He came into play 10 minutes ago in this Senegal – Benin and distinguished himself for his first selection with the reigning African champions with a strike outside the box which was controlled in two stages by Saturnin Allagbe .
22:34 – Senegal in management
The Senegalese are quietly managing this end of Senegal – Benin. The Beninese are running after the ball and had a hard time being dangerous in this second act after the expulsion of their midfielder D’Almeida.
10:30 p.m. – 25 minutes left
There are only 25 minutes left in this Senegal – Benin and, for the moment, the Teranga Lions are performing the perfect operation on the occasion of this first day of qualifying for CAN 2023. They lead three to zero thanks to a hat-trick from the incredible Sadio Mané.
22:27 – Aliou Cissé makes his first changes
The Senegalese coach makes a first change in this Senegal – Benin with the entry of Iliman Ndiaye, 22-year-old midfielder, in place of Boulaye Dia while Kouyaté replaces Marseille midfielder Pape Gueye. On the Benin side, Alhinvi gives way to Bawa while Dossou has been replaced by Junior Olaitan.
22:25 – The hat-trick for Mané
Sadio Mané scores a hat-trick by converting his second penalty from Senegal-Benin. The mass seems to be said when the Beninese are reduced to 10 since the exclusion of D’Almeida in the 51st minute.
22:24 – New penalty for Senegal
Saturnin Allagbe fouls in the penalty area after hooking Ismaïla Sarr who made the difference in the penalty area.
22:22 – What a mistake from Allagbe
Decidedly, Ismaïla Sarr is cursed in this Senegal – Benin and still cannot find the frame of Allagbe who had made a huge mistake with a control that was too long. The former Rennais counters but the ball slips past.
22:20 – What a parade of Allagbe
The Valenciennes goalkeeper still saves the Beninese in this Senegal – Benin. The goalkeeper of the Squirrels goes very quickly to the ground to repel the surprising attempt of Ismaïla Sarr who found a mouse hole to hit on goal.
22:18 – Nice intervention by Tosin
Tosin prevents Senegal from adding a third goal in this Senegal – Benin. The Beninese midfielder returns to its surface and is ahead of Mané who was wanted by Sabaly.
22:16 – Allagbe fends off Pape Sarr’s free kick
The former Messin takes charge of the free kick obtained by Mané and shoots open side but Saturnin Allagbe imposes himself in his area and pushes back the danger with the help of his defense.
22:15 – Sessi D’Almeida is excluded
The Beninese will finish this Senegal – Benin at ten against eleven after the exclusion of Sessi D’Almeida who is at fault on Sadio Mané while the latter had a real chance of scoring a goal.