19 April 2015 06:30
The 1(2)-1(1) penalties win for Madagascar over reigning African champions Senegal was exciting as they come, with Madagascar taking the first lead, but the Senegalese stormed back, then an cautious period led to an electric overtime, but that gave way to a penalty shootout. Even in the shootout there were saves, clutch goals, and misses. The win gives Madagascar their first every CAF African Beach Soccer Championship crow and their semi-final victory on Saturday already secured their spot in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015. Senegal came on strong in the event and wanted nothing but a victory, however they will still be heading to Portugal as well as their semi-final victory over Nigeria on Saturday confirmed that.
The two sides already knew they had clinched their spots in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015 and they made sure to put on a last show for the crowd in the last match of the tournament. The Madagascans were the first to strike, delighting the fans on a strike from Flavien, and the top-notch play was electric and more than evident, though no more goals were scored in the frame. The Barea held off the Lions of Terana and held the 1-0 lead going into the second period. The opening minute of the middle frame began just how the Senegalese wanted and needed, with a quick goal on a delightful strike for distance, to put the score at 1-1. Going into the last minutes of the frame, the score remained the same and the same, neither side separating themselves and both wanting their name on the trophy. The second break arrived with the score 1-0.
The free-flowing goals did not come early in the match or in the final frame, but it was not from lack of skill or effort, both were present, though so were intelligent players playing smart defense. The early minutes of the frame did not have a team take control of the momentum as there were not many open chances but the shots that did come were in thanks to brilliant individual skill, though all shots went wanting. As the period progressed, Madagascar was asking more questions more questions and looked destined to score the next goal, which was looking like the decider. The quick and happy feet from both teams were trying to force another goal and up the action, but the goals did not come and the match went into overtime tied at 1. The extra frame went scoreless like the third period, and the game needed penalties to decide the winner and loser. Even the penalty kicks were back-and-forth, with Madagascar saving two shots and coming out on top 1(2)-1(1).
Goals: 0-1: Flavien, min. 7 (1); 1-1: Sylla, min. 11 (2).
Penalties: Fall, goal; Toky, goal; Thioune, saved; Tianasoa, miss; Kamara, save; Flavien, goal.
CAF AFRICAN BEACH SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP SEYCHELLES 2015
Results Today:
Sunday 19.04.15
15:00 – Ghana 12-1 Seychelles (7th Place Match)
16:15 – Egypt 1-3 Morocco (5th Place Match)
17:30 – Nigeria 9-1 Cote d’Ivoire (3rd Place Match)
18:45 – Senegal 1(1)-1(2) (pen) Madagascar (Final)
Final Results:
Winner: Madagascar
Runner-up: Senegal
3rd Place: Nigeria
4th Place: Cote d’Ivoire
Individual Award Winners:
Best Goalkeeper: Jhorialy (Madagascar)
Top Scorer: Adjei (Ghana)
MVP: Toky (Madagascar)
All Match Results:
Sunday 19.04.15
15:00 – Ghana 12-1 Seychelles (7th Place Match)
16:15 – Egypt 1-3 Morocco (5th Place Match)
17:30 – Nigeria 9-1 Cote d’Ivoire (3rd Place Match)
18:45 – Senegal 1(1)-1(2) (pen) Madagascar (Final)
Saturday 18.04.15
15:00 – Egypt 6-5 Ghana (Play-off for 5th Place)
16:15 – Morocco 5-1 Seychelles (Play-off for 5th Place)
17:30 – Nigeria 3-4 (aet) Senegal (Semi-final)
18:45 – Madagascar 4(3)-4(2) (pen) Cote d’Ivoire (Semi-final)
Friday 17.04.15
Rest Day
Thursday 16.04.15
15:00 – Seychelles 2-5 Egypt (Group A)
16:15 – Nigeria 7-6 (aet) Cote d’Ivoire (Group A)
17:30 – Senegal 3-5 Ghana (Group B)
18:45 – Morocco 5-8 Madagascar (Group B)
Wednesday 15.04.15
15:00 – Nigeria 4-1 Egypt (Group A)
16:15 – Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 Seychelles (Group A)
17:30 – Morocco 5-3 Ghana (Group B)
18:45 – Madagascar 3-2 (aet) Senegal (Group B)
Tuesday 14.04.15
15:00 – Senegal 7-3 Morocco (Group B)
16:15 – Ghana 4-9 Madagascar (Group B)
17:30 – Seychelles 1-10 Nigeria (Group A)
18:45 – Egypt 3(1)-3 (3) (pen) Cote d’Ivoire (Group A)
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