Hosts, Cote d’Ivoire qualified for the quarter final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a 4-5 win on penalties over 2021 winners, Senegal in the Round of 16 on Monday.<\/p>\n
The game ended in a 1-1 draw after regulation time.<\/p>\n
Habib Diallo scored the opening goal for the Teranga Lions with a brilliant shot into the top left corner after being released inside the box by a superb lofted pass from Sadio Mane in the fourth minute.<\/p>\n
In the 41st minute, Seko Fofana pickeed up a precise pass deep inside the box, but his strike was saved by the keeper.<\/p>\n
Two minutes into the second half, Habib Diallo had time and space inside the box after picking up a neat pass, but his shot toward the bottom left corner was brilliantly saved by Yahia Fofana.<\/p>\n
Ismail Jakobs made a yard for himself inside the box after an accurate pass and took a shot that went just wide of the right post in the 67th minute.<\/p>\n
Lamine Camara decided to unleash a long-range shot. Despite hitting it very well, it scorched inches wide of the left post.<\/p>\n
Nicolas Pepe met a lofted pass inside the box in the 77th minute with a well placed shot towards the top of the net, but Edouard Mendy pulled off a fantastic save to deny him.<\/p>\n
With six minutees to the end of the match, the host finally got the chance to level the scoreline after a foul on Pepe inside the box with a penalty awarded.<\/p>\n
Franck Kessie put the ball into the bottom right corner past the outstretched arm of Edouard Mendy for the equaliser.<\/p>\n
Both the match remaining in a stalemate, extra time was imperative.<\/p>\n
Sadio Mane had the best chance in the first period of extra time as he latched onto a cross inside the box and aimed a shot toward the bottom left corner, but Yahia Fofana reacted superbly to deny him.<\/p>\n
After 120 minutes, the game had to be decided on penalties.<\/p>\n
Cote d’Ivoire won the shoot outs 5-4 and will face either Burkina Faso or Mali in the quarter final.<\/p>\n
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