On the evening of January 10, 2022, Beijing time, the first round of Group B of the African Cup of Nations group stage began, Senegal vs Zimbabwe. As a result, the two teams drew 0-0 in the first half. In the second half, Senegal has been unable to attack for a long time, but in the last minute of the game, Zimbabwe was awarded a penalty for a handball in the penalty area, and Mane hit the penalty, and Senegal finally won 1-0.
In terms of world rankings, Senegal fifa ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 121st. Moreover, Senegal is the first odds to win the African Cup of Nations. In the previous meeting between the two teams, Senegal maintained a total victory over Zimbabwe. Due to the injury of the striker Mushekwi who played for Zhejiang, he was not selected for the Zimbabwe national team, otherwise we could still see the top scorer in the Central League in today's game.
In the starting lineup, Senegal are star-studded, with goalkeeper Dion in the 433 formation; in the back line are Mbaya, Pap Cisse, Diallo in Greater Paris and Baro Toure in AC Milan; in midfield, Buna Saljuzuo for Bayern, kuyat for The Premier League crystal palace and Geye for Paris, 3 forwards are Dia for Villarreal, Liverpool No. 10 liverpool and Kagliari No. 9 Keita Balde.
Senegal's starting line-up is worth €160 million and has an average age of 27.5 years. Compared with Zimbabwe, the biggest player is only worth 900,000 euros, and the total price of 11 players on the field is 1.47 million euros.
After the start of the game, Zimbabwe defended very aggressively and for a while Senegal did not get many good chances. In the 17th minute, Barlow Toure carried out a long-range shot that was deflected. In the 24th minute, Mane completed a human cross and hit the goal, which was very threatening, but the goalkeeper played well.
In the second half, Zimbabwe continued to strengthen its defense, the defenders played like chicken blood, Senegal had almost no good chances in the first 70 minutes, and it was time for someone to step up and save Senegal.
Seeing that the game time has reached 80 minutes, Senegal has been unable to attack for a long time. In fact, in the first 80 minutes, Zimbabwe's possession rate is not low, reaching 47%, and there are also 9 shots on goal and 1 shot on target.
Four minutes into second-half stoppage time, towards the end of the match, when Senegal crossed the penalty area diagonally, the Zimbabwean player fouled the handball and the referee decisively awarded a penalty. Liverpool superstar Marl took the lead and finally beat Zimbabwe 1-0. Looking at this game, Zimbabwe lost very badly.
This game also set 4 new records. First, Senegal has maintained a record of four total wins against Zimbabwe, that is, Zimbabwe has not even had the chance to draw with its opponents for 15 consecutive years; second, since 9 July 2021, Senegal has maintained a regular 90-minute period and is unbeaten in 12 matches in all competitions; third, Zimbabwe has not won 13 games in all competitions since 26 March 2021.