Mali in the final of CHAN-2020 *.
Silent for 120 minutes, the Malian Eagles won the West African derby against the African Nations Championship in the semi-final during the penalty session.
They will find in the final the winner of Cameroon-Morocco.
Derby requires, the start of the match is marked by aggressiveness.
The blows are raining.
The faults too.
Malian Doumbia is forced to leave on injury.
A few moments later, Guinean playmaker Morlaye Sylla remains on the ground for long minutes.
When the physical duel finally gives way to play, Guinea takes control of the match.
Right-back Naby Camara is found in depth with a clever one-two.
He centers for Yakhouba Gnagna Barry.
The attacker's shot was pushed back in extremis by Diarra.
Cornered, the Malians retreat and lose balloons in their own camp.
This benefits Yakhouba Gnagna Barry who sends the ball to the bottom of the wires.
The VAR however saves the Eagles (26th).
The CHAN co-top scorer is declared offside.
Guinea continues to push without finding the flaw despite the free kick attempts by Morlaye Sylla or those in the game by Yakhouba Gnagna Barry, such as this powerful strike at the entrance to the area that Diarra blocks in two stages (43rd).
Halftime comes at the right time for the Malians who return to the pitch with a much better face.
The Eagles take the game on their own, relying in particular on the speed of its side players and push back the national Syli.
A statistic however illustrates their powerlessness in the last gesture: 0 shot on target for Mali during the first 90 minutes.
Still no goal!
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Will there be a goal or should we wait for penalties to know the winner?
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Unable to decide during regular time, the two teams must logically play extra time.
The Malian Eagles seem to blame it, probably tested by their extended quarter-final, and Guinea took advantage.
Yakhouba Gnagna Barry pushes for the advantage.
The only real opportunity came from Bassekou Diabate for Mali who stumbled over an impeccable Camara.
On the Guinean side, Mamadouba Bangoura launched in depth by Barry misses the match point (115th).
In view of the penalty shootout, Guinean coach Lappé Bangoura tries a game of poker by bringing in Sékouba Camara in place of Moussa Camara.
The shooters follow one another, the goals too.
It was not until the 5th Guinean shooter, Morlaye Sylla, to see a misstep.
* The African Football Confederation has decided that the competition will continue to be called TOTAL African Nations Championship Cameroon 2020, despite the tournament being postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19.
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