Ethiopia 0-1 Senegal: Ibrahim Mbaye gives Senegal narrow Afcon qualifying win

Ibrahim Mbaye’s 11th-minute goal was enough to give Senegal a 1-0 victory over Ethiopia in Match Round 2 of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.

Ethiopia

Senegal

• Yehvann Diouf (6.74)
• Sadibou Sané (7.38)
• Moussa Niakhaté (7.19)
• Malang Mamadou William Georges Sarr (7.03)
• Ibrahim Mbaye (8.2)
• Pape Alassane Gueye (6.23)
• Lamine Camara (7.01)
• El Hadji Malick Diouf (6.85)
• Assane Diao Diaoune (6.57)
• Nicolas Jackson (7.49)
• Abdallah Dipo Sima (6.22)

Substitutions:

Ethiopia

Senegal

• Assane Diao Diaoune (Idrissa Gana Gueye, 55)
• Abdallah Dipo Sima (Issa Soumaré, 65)
• Pape Alassane Gueye (Bara Ndiaye, 65)
• Nicolas Jackson (Pape Moussa Fall, 89)
• Ibrahim Mbaye (Lamine Sy, 90)

Ball possession:

Senegal made the decisive start in the match when Mbaye found the net after 11 minutes, putting the visitors 1-0 ahead. Ethiopia were unable to find an equaliser despite registering six shots on target.

Passes:

Senegal’s defence held firm to secure three important points and maintain their strong position in the qualification campaign.

Defense:

Ethiopia pushed for a response after falling behind, but Senegal’s organisation limited the hosts’ clear opportunities. Pape Alassane Gueye was Senegal’s most prominent player in the shooting statistics, while no Ethiopia player was recorded as the team’s leading shooter.

Face-to-face:

The statistics supplied for the match list Ethiopia with 290 possession units and Senegal with 470. Ethiopia recorded six shots on target, while Senegal had three. The match data also records 214 Ethiopia attempts “on goal” and 393 for Senegal.

Fouls:

• Yellow cards:
• Pape Alassane Gueye (Senegal) at 19 minute
• Malang Mamadou William Georges Sarr (Senegal) at 48 minute
• Idrissa Gana Gueye (Senegal) at 70 minute
• Lamine Sy (Senegal) at 89 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Ethiopia – LLW
• Senegal – W

Top 5 Africa Cup of Nations – Qualification scorers:

1. None (2, Mauritius)
2. Hazem Mastouri (2, Tunisia)
3. A. Hadj-Moussa (1, Algeria)
4. B. Njie (1, Somalia)
5. A. Tosin (1, Benin)

Line-ups:

Next games:

• Ethiopia will play with Mozambique. November 11 at 17:00 (GMT), on None.
• Senegal will play with Sudan. November 11 at 17:00 (GMT), on None.