Senegal 1-0 Benin: Mane assists Gueye to lift their side into AFCON semi-finals

Senegal beat Benin 1-0 in Cairo to become the first side to book their place in the semi-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Match Events

24' CLOSE! Pote's shot wide out

37' Niang goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!

45' Mane's cross was destroyed by the opposing guard

47' Pote's shot too straight

52' OFFSIDE! Mane's goal disallowed

59' Saivet's free kick over the bar

69' GOAL! Senegal 1-0 Benin (Gueye)

Goal! Senegal 1-0 Benin. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.

73' Disallowed! Mane scores but the goal is offside

82' Red Card! Verdon sent off

Olivier Verdon (Benin) is shown the red card.

Match Report

Sadio Mane and Idrissa Gueye linked up to break Benin's resolve as Africa Cup of Nations favourites Senegal earned a 1-0 win in Wednesday's quarter-final.

Senegal escaped with a slender victory against Uganda in the last 16 and they were again made to work hard to keep their quest for a first AFCON title alive by Benin.

Following a quiet opening hour in Cairo that saw Mane largely shackled, Aliou Cisse's side stepped things up and found a winner 21 minutes from time through Everton midfielder Gueye.

Mane was denied a goal by VAR four minutes later - the first use of the technology in the tournament - and he then had an attempt kept off the line by Emmanuel Imorou.

Verdon was shown a red card for bringing down Gueye in the 82nd minute as Benin's first quarter-final appearance ended in defeat.

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