These Algerians are rough... Too physical

Give this Bennecer card na.

SENEGAL 2 - 1 ALGERIA

panch001:
Senegal gave us false hope they shot themselves in the foot. Nigeria is the the only match for this Algerian team if not for that useless last minute goal. E still dey pain me I swear

Senegalese players throw themselves on the ground like little girls in each little contact . for the referee to give cards to the Algerians.

These guys deserve an oscar award. Their play acting is legendary.

I still stand by Senegal no matter what look at how some of the Liverpool fans go jump go man city don't worry may be it shows that it will end Senegal 2-1 Algeria Final see how u Nigerians support people who beat us??

Physical match going on

Someone call the cops

Algeria will likely win.they have been the best team so far in the tourney.anytime a north African country host afcon,them or another north African team end up winning but mane should be mvp

Asabe4:
Thank you sir

that ur booby dey succulent..

Algerian1:
Senegalese players throw themselves on the ground like little girls in each little contact . for the referee to give cards to the Algerians.

I don see am see ur name

God help senegal this game pls. senegal can't just loss this game. how can algeria who beat nigeria win this game, it is a shame on us.

KidsNEXTdoor:
Physical match going on
Someone call the cops

Rollitout:
SENEGAL 2 - 1 ALGERIA

Why are we nigerians always so sentimental and primitive? You know that the algerian team is better and your hoping for a miracle

mehn that girl balance o

This Algerians are just animals, they are playing like they are in the jungle. Ref needs to get action I beg

O

Mane

Good effort

Would have been an excellent goal

Karleb:
I really wish this year's AFCON could go to Senegal.

Mane and Africa deserve's the ballon d'or.

no be only Ballon d'or, nah baron de vine

Algerian1:
Senegalese players throw themselves on the ground like little girls in each little contact . for the referee to give cards to the Algerians.

Your players are unnecessarily too physical as well. I won't be surprised if this match ends in a brawl.

Too much infringements

Niangggg!!!
Oh my gosh! Where senegal village people to come and adjust the post when you need them?

This senegalese are fire. why dey com allow Algerians score dem first?

8pm 20:38
35 min: Setpieces look to be Senegal’s most likely route to goal at the moment. They have a corner here but before it can be taken there’s a stoppage, as Mané throws his arm into Feghouli’s mid-riff as players jostle for position in the goualmouth. Feghouli accepts the invitation to fall to the ground. The ref sensibly decides a firm word for both is sufficient. Then Saivet wastes the corner.

8.35pm 20:35
33 min: Kouyaté is good to continue. Within moment of his return to the action, there’s another stoppage as Bensebani gets a yellow card for a late tackle on Gueye. It’s getting very scrappy out there.

Updated at 8.36pm BST
8.33pm 20:33
31 min: Kouyaté hares out to the right wing and clears the ball just before Bennacer can collect it. His momentum takes him crashing into the Algerian player and now he’s down in need of treatment. No blame on Bennacer for that, but perhaps more costly bad luck for Senegal ...

8.31pm 20:31
29 min: Bennacer rages at the referee to awarding a free against him in midfield. He throws his hands in the air and spins like a Tasmanian devil. The ref figures he needs a stern lecture to set him straight.

8.28pm 20:28
27 min: Saivet goes from goal from the freekick, fizzing in a swerving shot that bounces just in front of the keeper, who holds is well.

8.28pm 20:28
25 min: Lovely turn in midfield by Mané, followed by an nimble scamper past two players before he wins a freekick about 25 yards from goal ...

8.25pm 20:25
22 min: Algeria try to set up camp in the Senegalese half but that ambition is undermined by scrappy passing. The increased tempo and pressure from Senegal has made Algeria a tad scruffy, but has not yet opened up any real chances for an equaliser.

8.23pm 20:23
20 min: Saivet curls over a freekick from the right. It’s a wicked delivery and the two nearest Senegalese players go down in a heap under challenges from the defenders; but the referee correctly rules that no foul took place.

8.20pm 20:20
18 min: Ndiaye drives 40 yards forward, turning defence into attack, and then slips the ball wide to Sabalay on the left. Mahrez gets back to clear the incoming cross.

8.19pm 20:19
16 min: Mané brings the non-Algerian part of the crowd to its feet by tricking his way past two opponents in his own half before calmly laying the ball back to Sané, who punts it downfield.

8.17pm 20:17
14 min: A positive spell from Senegal, insofar as they have spent a bit of time in Algerian territory, albeit without being able to release any of their forward. But Mané has made a couple of clever runs, suggesting that if they can pick him out, he’ll do damage.

8.15pm 20:15
12 min: This is a mental test for Senegal, too. Their history in this tournament is full of near misses, misfortune and critical errors at crucial times, so conceding a freakish goal early on inevitably risks triggering fatalistic fears. Let’s see how they fend them off.

Updated at 8.16pm BST
8.12pm 20:12
10 min: Niang, who has had a stinker of tournament all told, fails to control a low pass from deep. If he can’t hold up balls, Senegal are going to struggle to unsettle this Algerian defence.

8.10pm 20:10
8 min: During a pause in play the TV shows a replay of the goal, pointing out that Badou Ndiaye was furious at Gomis for not trying to jump for the goal as it drifted over his head. It did seem to arc very slowly past him but it looked like it was heading over the bar until it dropped quite suddenly into the net.

8.08pm 20:08
6 min: Belaili clips a freekick from midway into the Senegalese box. And now the absence of Koulibali is clear, as it takes Senegal several attempts to scramble the ball away under pressure.

8.07pm 20:07
4 min: It’s been a tremendous start, not just because of the goal but thanks to the tempo and attacking intent of both sides. Algeria are showing no sign of simply trying to protect their lead: they want more.


Bounedjah celebrates. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images
Updated at 8.28pm BST
8.04pm 20:04
GOAL! Senegal 0-1 Algeria (Bounedjah 2)

What a start! Kouyaté is too eager to cut out a ball and Bounedjah rolls him out of the way to collect it wide on the left, then dashes towards the area and unleashes a 20-yard shot that takes a treacherous deflection off Sane and loops over the keeper and into the net! That sounds like immediate evidence of the fallibility of Senegal without Koulibaly but there was nothing Sané could do about that: wretched luck for Senegal, the perfect beginning for Algeria.


Baghdad Bounedjah’s shot takes a wicked deflection on Sané. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images
Updated at 8.15pm BST
8.03pm 20:03
2 min: Gassama flings a throw-in from the right to Sarr, who takes it nicely and flashes a fierce ball across the face of goal.

8.02pm 20:02
1 min: The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations is go! Senegal kick off and zoom forward pronto. That’s the spirit!

8.01pm 20:01
“Algeria v Senegal is - again - City v Liverpool, Mahrez vs Mané,” notes Angello Noel. Well yes, it is, but it is also much, much more. And it’s imminent!

Updated at 8.01pm BST
7.59pm 19:59
It’s a beautiful scene in Cairo. The stadium is (close to) full of happy people sporting their teams’ colours. And judging by the hearty accompaniment to the national anthem, Algerian fans outnumber the Senegalese by a a huge amount. Belmadi looks moved almost to tears.

Updated at 8.11pm BST
7.50pm 19:50
With ten minutes to kickoff, the temperature in Cairo is a tolerable 30 degrees, with humidity at 43 per cent. Senegal will be dressed all in green, Algeria in white - the opposite, in other words, to when they met in the group stations. Will the result be any different?

eleojo23:

I'm seeing serious injuries

Bones shattering soon ..

Hope I'm wrong

commanderjj:
[color=#770077][/color]God help senegal this game pls. senegal can't just loss this game. how can algeria who beat nigeria win this game, it is a shame on us.God help senegal this game pls. senegal can't just loss this game. how can algeria who beat nigeria win this game, it is a shame on us.God help senegal this game pls. senegal can't just loss this game. how can algeria who beat nigeria win this game, it is a shame on us.

what of Senegal that beat Tunisia,,,,futbol is not always what u want,whoever plays better should win,Algeria was d better side against us though I felt bad after the goal knowing fully well that that late goal would have been 100% prevented,maybe it was lack of experience on d part of our boyz

Go Mane, my money is on you.

40pm 20:40
37 min: Niang traps the ball nicely with his back to goal, 20 yards. Then he shuffles slickly, spins and fires a terrific shot just over the bar. What a way that would have been for him to notch his first goal of the tournament!

8.39pm 20:39
36 min: Niang flops the grass in the box. There’s far too much of this carry-on now, from both teams. Fortunately the ref’s not any it so far.

8.38pm 20:38
35 min: Setpieces look to be Senegal’s most likely route to goal at the moment. They have a corner here but before it can be taken there’s a stoppage, as Mané throws his arm into Feghouli’s mid-riff as players jostle for position in the goualmouth. Feghouli accepts the invitation to fall to the ground. The ref sensibly decides a firm word for both is sufficient. Then Saivet wastes the corner.

Naa... these Algerians sha