Senegal 3 - 1 Dawlat Qatar (393683296)

Clouds darkened the skies at wakhinane as 17487 spectators turned up for the match. Marcos Ballester Cardell was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Detlev Vaerten and Adolfo Ruete. Senegal had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Silva - Sissoko, N'Diatt - Ndong, N'Diaye, Kabely, Fadel, N'Diaye - Tounkara, Dieng, Toure.

Dawlat Qatar started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. The following players took the field: Hamid - Bin Mohammad Al-Ali, Haj-Amin - El-Ashraf, Kassem, Yadav, Al-Ismail, Musa - Arghiyani, Ibn-Mukhtar, Shafiq.

After 1 minutes, the Dawlat Qatar coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving H. Yadav off the field. C. Vayunandan took his place. 25 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Senegal was M. Toure. Senegal's M. Toure increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 29 minutes. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Senegal lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Senegal enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

The bench was restless, and with 46 minutes passed Dawlat Qatar's coach gave V. Nandini the opportunity the player had been hoping for. H. Ibn-Mukhtar reluctantly left the field. Senegal's I. N'Diaye saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 49 minutes. Senegal solidified their lead at the 54 minute mark, as A. Ndong dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 0. After 55 minutes, Dawlat Qatar switched Q. Shafiq with L. Lima Xavier, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. After 73 minutes, Dawlat Qatar's L. Lima Xavier swiftly ran past B. N'Diatt and nutmegged the keeper! 3 - 1. S. Fadel had a fantastic opportunity to put Senegal up another goal 81 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. I. N'Diaye left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 89 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. B. Tandian was the replacement. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Senegal coach let D. Sarra replace A. Kabely after 89 minutes. The coach of Senegal was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 89 minutes, M. Djinde came on for M. Dieng. Senegal had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

M. Toure performed admirably for Senegal. M. N'Diaye turned in a dismal performance, however. Dawlat Qatar's top performer was clearly N. Hamid. However, K. Haj-Amin made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.