MOHAMMAD SALAH skied his penalty in Egypt’s penalty shootout loss to Senegal as the Pharaohs failed to qualify for the World Cup.
Salah’s Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane enjoyed another success over his mate, following their AFCON success in February, as the Lions of Teranga made it to Qatar 2022 instead.
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Lions admire their Mane
Sadio ‘Mr Senegal’ Mane has brought some joy to the country this year.
It all started with a penalty miss in normal time of the AFCON final.
At that low point, he would have never have guessed things to end as they have.
Teranga Lions going to Qatar!!!
What a year this has been for Senegal.
First ever AFCON title, through to the 2022 World Cup.
All at the expense of Egypt!!!
FT: Senegal 1-0 Egypt (agg 1-1) Pens: 3-1
Senegal have broken Egyptian hearts again.
It is their main man Mane who does it again.
There may well be a statue of this guy in the capital soon.
Pens: Senegal 3-1 Egypt
Sadio Mane steps up and duly delivers.
SENEGAL ARE GOING TO THE WORLD CUP!!!!
Pens: Senegal 2-1 Egypt
Mohamed has his penalty saved by Mendy.
Senegal lead in the shootout.
Pens: Senegal 2-1 Egypt
Bamba Dieng scores.
Firing into the top right-hand corner.
No chance for the keeper.
Pens: Senegal 1-1 Egypt
El Solia scores for Egypt.
In off the underside of the bar and into the roof of the net.
Pens: Senegal 1-0 Egypt
Ismaila Sarr scores for Senegal!
The fans erupt!
Pens: Senegal 0-0 Egypt
Zizo sends it wide of the right-hand post.
Crazy scenes!
Four penalties missed.
Pens: Senegal 0-0 Egypt
Ciss misses!
El Shenawy saves down to his right.
Pens: Senegal 0-0 Egypt
Mohamed Salah blazes it over the bar!
The pressure getting to big players here.
Pens: Senegal 0-0 Egypt
Captain Koulibaly strikes the crossbar!
Advantage Egypt.
FT: Senegal 1-0 Egypt (agg 1-1)
It is that time.
The chance for a keeper to become a national hero.
For the penalty taker, a chance to be haunted by tonight if you don’t score.
FT: Senegal 1-0 Egypt (agg 1-1)
The final whistle goes.
After in excess of 210 minutes of football and nothing can separate these teams.
Penalties tends to do the trick between these two.
Senegal 1-0 Egypt
120+1. Play stops again as an Egypt player is down.
The well struck half-volley appeared to strike the player in the face.
Easy way to see the rest of added time out.
Senegal 1-0 Egypt
120. We will have two additional minutes.
Senegal 1-0 Egypt
118. Mostafa Mohamed receives a yellow card.
We should see quite a bit of added time at the end of the 120 minutes.
Both sets of players look exhausted.
Senegal 1-0 Egypt
115. Abou Cisse tries to rise to the header at the back post was crowded out.
An Egypt player takes a knee to the back of the head from his own player in the move.
Play stops as he is treated.
Senegal 1-0 Egypt
113. The Lions of Teranga are still trying to find this winning goal.
Egypt seem more concerned on keeping them out at present.
Bamba Dieng tries a shot from distance that doesn’t go far wide.
Idrissa Gueye comes off for Matar Sarr.
Senegal 1-0 Egypt
111. Gueye plays a short free kick to his namesake.
He slips as he tries to shoot from distance with the ball going well over the bar.
Big shout to try and score your first goal from 35 yards out.
Senegal 1-0 Egypt
109. Senegal are seeing more and more of the ball.
Ismaila Sarr has come alive in extra time.
He runs at the back line again and is obstructed from the ball.
Free kick to Senegal out wide on the right.
Senegal 1-0 Egypt – Gueye chance!
107. Pape Gueye finds the ball at his feet just outside of the box.
He unleashes a left foot shot that fiercely goes wide.
No goals for Senegal in his career yet, what a time that would have been to get your first one.
Kick-off: Senegal 1-0 Egypt
105. Senegal start the last 15 minutes.
Time to see who wants this the most.
It is still anyone’s game.
HT(ET): Senegal 1-0 Egypt (agg 1-1)
Still nothing can separate the two teams.
Aliou Cisse will be tearing his hair out at the chances his side have missed.
Last chance to do something about this game without penalties.
Senegal 1-0 Egypt
105. We will have one additional minute at the end of the first half of extra time.
Sarr wins another corner for Senegal.
The ball is clipped in by Gueye and cleared by Egypt.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
