Senegal qualified this Thursday for the semi-finals of the Beach Soccer Seychelles 2025 world Cup, after a successful success against Italy (4-3 AP), torn off two seconds from the final whistle. The African champions rise for the 2nd time at this stage of the competition, after the 2021 edition.
Currently organized in Seychelles, the first Beach Soccer World Cup in history that takes place in Africa may well give birth to an African winner following the qualification of Senegal in the semi-finals, this Thursday, after having beaten Italy (4-3 AP), vice-champion of the world.
In the Arena de Victoria paradise, we attended a crazy quarter -final. With confidence after winning their three group games against Spain (4-1), Tahiti (6-3) and Chile (7-3), the beach lions took the lead thanks to Mamour Diagne (1st).
But Tommaso Fazzini (15th) and Emmanuele Zurlo (18th) then marked suddenly and spilled the steam in three minutes for the Italians. Not enough to demoralize the Senegalese who equalized by Sanou Laye Thiaw (20th).
While Camillo Marchesi had given the advantage to the Gli Azzurri (21st), the men of Oumar Ngalla Sylla once did not let go during the third period, and the goalkeeper Ousseynou Faye equalized on a release (26th)!
Mamour Diagne’s “Buzzer” goal
Enough to lead to a breathtaking end of the match and send the two teams in overtime. During this one, the inevitable Mamour Diagne arose two seconds from the end to score the goal of victory and send his country to the World Cup semi-finals for the second time in its history, after 2021! Appointment is made on Saturday against the Bélarus, with a historic qualification in play for the final.
A Belarus team that has hardly defeated Iran (4-3), thanks to a double from Ihar Bryshstel.
Mandione Diagne suspended for the semi-finals
But the Lions will play these semi-finals, this Saturday at 2 p.m. GMT, without their best passer, Mandione Diagne, who is suspended.
In the other part of the table, Portugal had to draw on its reservations to rule out Japan, after an anthology confrontation (7-6). Portuguese who will meet, in the semi-finals, Brazil, reigning world champion, which eliminated Spain (6-0).
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