Yves Bissouma will rue letting his teammates down after picking up two unnecessary yellow cards to be sent off. Mali played with 10 men for over 50
Yves Bissouma will rue letting his teammates down after picking up two unnecessary yellow cards to be sent off.
Mali played with 10 men for over 50 minutes against a well-formidable and organised Senegalese side.
Saintfiet’s side’s indiscipline continued after receiving their third red card in the ongoing AFCON, surprisingly.
Malian goalkeeper Djigu Diarra failed to deal with Kreppin Diatta’s fine cross from the right-hand side, where Iliman Ndiaye had the easiest job on the day to just tap in the ball to give Senegal a 1-0 lead in the 27th minute.
Diarra’s calamity summed up the first half he had, simply unforgettable
The game was so close before Bissouma’s red card on the stroke of half-time.
In the second half, Tom Saintfiet had no option but to throw more men forward in search of an equaliser. Djigu Diarra found his feet and made more than five great saves to keep the Eagles of Mali in contention, but they failed to do the needful by scoring.
Senegal protected their lead but were threatened on a couple of occasions by Mali.
Pape Bounar Thiaw’s side qualified for the semi-finals of the AFCON for the third time since the 2019 AFCON.
Senegal will face the winner of ivory coast and Egypt, who play on Saturday.
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