Before the
match:
Three points will send Senegal
through to the quarter finals and the Lions are better adviced to seize
this opportunity and avoid a 'final' against Tunisia in the last match.
From pure mathematics, Zambia cannot get eliminated today but points would
put the outsiders in a even better position.
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group D
After beating new archrivals
Egypt for the first time in the series of recent direct encounters in various
competitions, Senegal seem in a comfortable position to advance and their
odds
to win the tournament have moved up to #3 position. They should not lose
concentration and will have to preclude overconfidence against the Zambians.
Also they should target the number 1 spot in the group to avoid an encounter
with Cameroon in the quarter-finals.
Zambia have been shaken
by flue and even if the team is reported to be on recovery they will be
thankful for a slower match. The knowledge might play a psychological role
which could do their game no good. Against Tunisia they had been pressed
into their own half and had established few but dangerous counters involving
their long time forward Dennis Lota.
1st half:
-Senegal in white, Zambia
in yellow socks and shirts, black shorts, and without number one attacker
Dennis Lota.
-('3) Zambian defender Sichone
loses the ball against #18 Thiaw who storms into the penalty area and after
contact with the defender falls - the referee waves on, a close decision
-('4) Huge opportunity for
Zambia as #11 Harry Milanzi breaks through. Senegalese keeper Sylva thwows
himself into the way the ball bounces back against Milanzis chest and Senegal
are lucky that he can't reach it anymore before it goes out wide left aside
at the empty goal
-a fast game in the first
minutes and Zambia do look anything else than weakened by the reported
flu
-Senegal: the fast #18
Bouna Thiaw from Lousanne is impressing in the first minutes
-('16) Zambia play through
but #13 Mumamba's shot is too weak to get Sylva into troubles
-Senegal with a good
game but yet lacking the final precision - Zambia are keeping the
match quite open playing into attack quickly
-('28)' Zambia: #17 Gift
Kampamba, who plays for African Champions League finalist Mamelodi Sundowns
of South Africa, has his shot deflected for a corner which gets plucked
down by Sylva
-Senegal have their difficulties
with the quick and resilient Zambians but have proved in the past they
have the patience for such a match
-('43) Zambia break through
and have the Senegalese defence outnumbered. Kampamba? fires himself and
his shot goes wide by a narrow margin
-('44) Senegal: The Zambian
keeper tries to catch a corner but fails and the ball bounces against a
surprised Senegalese attacker behind him. The uncontrolled ball goes wide
left to the deserted goal
halftime 0:0
Has the story about the
Zambian flu problems been tactics? Zambia have surprised with resilience
and attacking potential. They have been even closer to scoring while the
Senegalese play their game disciplined and patiently but not error free
2nd half:
-('46) #20 Sylvain N'Diaye
is in for #18 Bouna Thiaw who began strong but had been less effective
since and has long range attempt across the bar two minutes later
-('58) Senegalese Sylva
is in the spotlight as he saves a Kampamba shot from halft left and seconds
later intercepts a ball outside the penalty area by head
-goal scenes are rare
as Zambian resistance successfully continues
-El Hadj Diouf until
now completely taken out of the game by Zambian defence. But as we know
him, he will work patiently for his chance
-('65) Zambia: Milanzi breaks
through but his low shot is not very good and saved by Sylva
-('72) Senegal: Two times
problems for the Zambian defence at crosses, the first leads to a Diouf
header but which cannot have enough power to beat the good Zambian keeper
-('73) Diouf falls over
the leg of defender Sichone. The referee's whistle remians silent
-('78) fine combination
by Zambia: Charles Lota cannot get the ball past Sylva as Kampamba sets
him up
-('82) Senegal: Souleymane
Camera comes in for Henri Camera
-('83) Zambia: Kampammba
fires again as he might have better considered a pass. He is the most conspicious
attacker today anyway
-('85) Senegal trap Zambia
with a short played corner. the eventual cross find the Zambian defence
in chaos and several players free. Diouf heads it to #22 Makhtar Ndiaye
who had come on as a substitute and now unbelievably heads it wide - the
biggest opportunity of the game for Senegal
-('90) Zambian defence
loses concentration and Souleymane Camera converts the NDiaye cross with
his header - 1:0
final score 1:0
A cruel finale for the brave
Zambians who had deserved a draw. But it is the quality of champions like
Cameroon and Senegal to decide those close matches for themselves by the
quality of their players exploiting the singular moment that is offering
the opportunity. The patience has paid off.
Senegal are qualified for
the quarter finals.
| Senegal |
2 |
2-0 |
6 |
| Egypt |
2 |
1-1 |
3 |
| Zambia |
2 |
0-1 |
1 |
| Tunisia |
2 |
0-1 |
1 |
Senegal are qualified but have
not secured first place yet which would spare them a quarter final against
Cameroon
match data as published
by CAF Online:
Referee: Abdulhakim
Shelmani (LBY)
Ass. Referees: Osman
Hamid (SUD), B. Mudzamiri (ZIM)
Attendance: 20,000
Scorers:
Senegal: Souleymane
Camara 90
Teams:
Senegal: 1-Tony Sylva;
3-Pape Sarr, 6-Aliou Cisse, 17-Ferdinand Coly, 13-Lamine Diatta, 5-Alassane
Ndour, 15-Alassani Diao, 7-Henri Camara (9-Souleymane Camara 84), 10-Fadiga
Khalilou (22-Makhtar Ndiaye 46), 11-El Hadj Ousseynou Diof, 18-Pape Bouna
Thiaw, (20-Sylvain Ndiaye 46)
Zambia: 1-Davies
Phiri; 21-Hillary Makasa, 4-Moses Sichone, 5-Elijah Tana, 7-Mark Sinyangwe,
13-Numba Mumamba (2-Laughter Chilembe 84), 15-Ian Bakala (18-Nsofwa Chaswe
75), 17-Gift Kampamba, 8-Charles Lota, 19-Andrew Sinkala, 11-Harry Milanza
(9-Cosmas Banda 88)
Caution:
Zambia: 5- Elijah
Tana (30) |
