Belgium — Senegal

Amagoli amabili esele imizuzu emine. Amagoli amabili phambili nge-xG ngendlela emangalisayo. Futhi ngandlela-thile iSenegal ishiya iLumen Field idonsa amanzi emhlane esikhundleni sokunqoba. Lokho kuyiphuzu elibuhlungu lalo mdlalo wama-round-of-32 eSeattle — umdlalo izinombolo ezithi iSenegal yawubusa, kanti ibhodi lamaphuzu lithi akekho owawunqoba. ISenegal ibingcono kakhulu cishe imizuzu engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, futhi i-xG iyakukhombisa lokho: 3.54 kuya ku-1.8. Ukunyakaza okubukhali, ukushintsha okuyingozi kakhulu, ukubukhali ngehora lokuqala. UHabib Diarra uvule amaphuzu ngomzuzu wama-25 — eqinile, ngesikhathi esifanele, yigoli elilindelekile kumdlali osemuva osemncane. U-Ismaïla Sarr uphindaphinde umphumela emizuzwini eyisithupha engxenyeni yesibili, futhi ngaleso sikhathi amaLions abukeka njengeqembu elidlala umqhudelwano wokuphila kwawo. Ijubane likaSarr kanye nokuqondile kwakhe kwajezisa yonke ingxenye yesibili yokungabaza iBelgium eyayinikeza. Kodwa iphutha leSenegal? Ithuba elilodwa elikhulu elilahlekile, kanye nokuvikela okwawa ngaphansi kwengcindezi sekwedlule isikhathi. Ukwehla kakhulu, ukumema ukuhlasela esikhundleni sokuphatha ibhola — ukushintsha okuphindwe kathathu ngomzuzu wama-90 kwaphazamisa ukwakheka ngesikhathi esibi kakhulu. IBelgium ibingasebenzi isikhathi eside kakhulu. UDe Bruyne wakhishwa ngomzuzu wama-56 neqembu selishiywe ngamagoli amabili futhi lingabonakali. Amashothi ayishumi nesishiyagalolunye, amahlanu kuphela abhekise ethini — ukunyakaza okuningi, ukunemba okunganele. AmaRed Devils abenamathuba amathathu amakhulu futhi awashintsha wonke amathathu, kodwa amabili awo afike emizuzwini emine yokugcina. Lokho akuyona isistimu esebenzayo. Lokho kuwukudangala okuthola umvuzo wakho. ULukaku ubuyise elilodwa ngomzuzu wama-86 — ngoba kunjalo. Khona-ke ngomzuzu wama-90, i-VAR yanikeza iBelgium iphenathi ngemuva kokubuyekezwa okubandakanya uTielemans. Isinqumo sizophikiswana kusukela eBrussels kuya eDakar: iphutha noma ukulingisa, ubulungiswa noma ukwebiwa? UTielemans ushintshe. 2–2. Isikhathi esigcwele. I-xG ithi iSenegal ibifanele okungaphezulu. Ibhodi lamaphuzu lithi iBelgium isindile. Akukho okukutshela ukuthi uzizwa kanjani ngakho. Ku-FootLegion, amagoli isizwe sakho esiwashaye ngalobu busuku ahlala eyakho ingunaphakade — akukho VAR engawathinta lapho. Ngakho: ngabe leyo phenathi yomzuzu wama-90 kwakuwukwebiwa noma isinqumo esifanele? Futhi ingabe noma yiliphi iqembu lingaqhubeka ngempela kulo mqhudelwano lidlala ngale ndlela evulekile?