The laser scandal in the penalties in Senegal and Egypt for the World Cup repechage in Qatar

*The prison of Mohamed Salah, disturbed by lasers

This Tuesday Senegal sealed its ticket to the World Cup in Qatar by beating Egypt in penalties, just as it had done in the Africa Cup final. In this duel there was an unusual moment due to the constant intervention of lasers used by fans from the stands to annoy the team led by Mohamed Salah.

The second leg of the repechage was held at the Olympic Stadium in Diamniadio, in Dakar, Senegal, where 50,000 spectators filled the stands to support their team that had to reverse the 1 to 0 suffered last week in Egypt. It was striker Boulaye Dia who scored the only goal of the match this Tuesday and stretched the definition to the lengthening, where no differences were drawn and therefore the passage to Qatar was resolved in penalties.

The local fans played an important role in the performances, as no less than 30 lasers were turned on each time they had to finish in front of the goal. Obviously, the green lights always bothered the Egyptian archer or the executor on duty of the visiting team. Neither the referee nor the security did anything to stop this prohibited practice.

The lasers were present from the first minute of the game and damaged the vision of the visiting footballers who on several occasions complained to the judge and his assistants, who did not seem too worried about solving the problem.

*The best of the Senegal—Egypt match

In this way, what happened in the Africa Cup final was repeated, which consecrated Senegal in February of this year against the same rival. The Aliou Cissé team celebrated again, this time not a title, but the qualification for the next World Cup, which Ghana also entered after eliminating Nigeria in the repechage.

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