Mali dominated Burkina Faso (2-1) to reach the quarter-finals of the African Cup against Ivory Coast, thanks in particular to the third goal in the competition from Auxerrois Lassine Sinayoko, Tuesday in Korhogo .
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The
“Eagles”
return to the quarter-finals for the first time since 2013. The
“Elephants”
have always beaten them at the CAN, in the groups in 2008 (3-0), in the semi-finals in 2012 (1-0) and in the round of 16 in 2019 (1-0).
The Burkinabè, semi-finalists two years ago and in the last four three times in the last five CAN, stop this time in the round of 16.
They pay for their failed half-time starts.
The
“Stallions”
scored against their camp in the 3rd minute by their best defender, Edmond Tapsoba, who lacked reflexes on a ball returned by the post after a header from Amadou Haïdara.
The men of French coach Hubert Velud also missed their start to the second half, letting Lassine Sinayoko slip away to beat Hervé Koffi (47).
If the young 20-year-old prodigy Kamory Doumbia had offered two assists to the AJA scorer against South Africa (2-0) and Tunisia (1-1), this time it was captain Hamari Traoré who launched the striker on the edge of offside.
The Burkinabè returned to the match thanks to the composure of their captain Bertrand Traoré at the penalty spot (57 sp), his third out of three in this CAN.
He punished a loose hand from Boubacar Kouyaté.
The Étalons thought they would equalize in the 90th minute, but Issoufou Dayo was offside when he headed the ball into the back of the net.
The Eagles won this West African derby again, in the superb atmosphere of the Korhogo stadium, in the north of Ivory Coast, very close to the two borders of Mali and Burkina.
They had already won (3-1) the only other time that this Sahel duel was played in the African Cup, in the group stages in 2004. A new derby awaits them in the quarterfinals, Saturday against the host country .