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Ivory Coast were the more prevailing side in the first half in quite a while of ball ownership however it was Senegal who took an early lead through Habib Diallo's splendid strike in the fourth moment. Ismail Jakob's toss in found Sadio Mane on the left flank who kept an inch-ideal cross for Diallo inside the punishment box. The Al-Shabab forward controlled the ball with his chest and found the rear of the net with a completely flawless completion.
Previous Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy made two vital recoveries in the 73rd and 77th moment to keep up with his group's lead just to offer a punishment a couple of moments later as he jumped on Nicolas Pepe. After an extended VAR check, the spot-kick was granted to The Elephants and Franck Kessie scored the balancer from the punishment spot.
The objective constrained extra-time however neither one of the groups could add to their count, it were expected to mean punishments. The Elephants in the end arose victorious as they came to the AFCON quarter-finals by winning 5-4 in the shootout.
THE MVP
Credit goes to the whole Ivory Coast side, who notwithstanding all the unrest, came to the quarter-last. The unexpected firing of their chief Jean-Louis Gasset after their 4-0 loss against Tropical Guinea in the gathering stage came as an enormous shock for the whole crew yet they figured out how to play as a unit and took out the reigning champs and competition top choices.
THE Large Washout
Senegal captain Sadio Mane needs to assume the fault for his group's exit from the opposition. Despite the fact that the headliner gave the help to Diallo's initial objective, he might have his name on the scoresheet. Mane got the opportunity to twofold his group's lead in the 77th moment yet neglected to keep his shot on track from short proximity.
WHAT COMES Straightaway?
Ivory Coast will assume the victor of the match among Mali and Burkina Faso in the quarter-last on February 3 at Stade de la Paix in Bouake.
