World Cup
Senegal – Egypt 3: 1 penny: Mane sends them to the World Cup, Salah deadly
Senegal made it 2/2 on penalties against Egypt after winning the Africa Cup of Nations in World Cup qualifiers in the same way, securing the ‘ticket’ to Qatar. Mohamed Salah missed a penalty.
Santo Mane lifted the ball to the ball, looked at the sky and then sent Senegal into the air. His penalty to make it 3-1 in the soul-shattering process sent the Teranga Lions into the closing stages of the 2022 World Cup, leaving Egypt sidelined.
1-0 in regular time, despite Senegal’s chances, sent the game into extra time and penalties. In the end what happened weeks ago between the two teams in the Africa Cup of Nations final happened as the Senegalese celebrated their 3rd appearance in the final stages of the World Cup.
Senegal tried to grab Egypt by the throat and ended up paying it with the same currency. The 1:0 was achieved in the same minute and in the same way as in the first game, ie with an own goal in 4′. The victim this time was Hamdi Faji, who accidentally sent the ball into Mohamed el Senawi’s net.
The Egyptian goalkeeper would later become the protagonist, because the “Pharaohs” did nothing offensively, even if they had Mohamed Salah in the squad.
The Senegalese were looking for the second goal of the game but Ismail Sar missed every big chance that came his way. In the second half, Egypt had two good moments with Zizos coming on, but he couldn’t find the nets either.
The Senegal monologue from then on was unique. Shar continued to miss chances while in extra time even Olympiacos’ Pap Abu Cisse (who started as a key player) missed a double chance while El Sennawi said ‘no’.
The Egyptians’ delays sent the game to penalties where the less…timid prevailed. The two leaders carried out the first executions and failed, with Kalindou Koulibali sending the ball over the crossbar and Salah wide. Two failures followed from equally fatal players, Salio Siss, who scored the own goal in the first game (saved by El Senawi) and Zizo. After three well-aimed executions, Edouard Medi repulsed Mustafa Mohamed’s attempt and Mane sent Senegal to Qatar with his own well-aimed effort.
The results of the first games
The results of the second games
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.