Match ends, Senegal 1(4), Côte d'Ivoire 1(5).
Hosts Ivory Coast eliminated reigning champions Senegal in a penalty shootout to book their place in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals following a 1-1 draw after extra time in Yamoussoukro.
Franck Kessie, who had scored from the spot four minutes from the end of normal time, converted the winning penalty to seal an extraordinary victory for the hosts, who redeemed themselves after a humiliating group-stage display which culminated in two defeats.
Senegal had made a dream start when Habib Diallo struck in the fourth minute from a Sadio Mane cross.
The Elephants' quarter-final on Saturday (17:00 GMT) will pit them against Mali or Burkina Faso, who play their last-16 tie in Korhogo on Tuesday (17:00 GMT).
Senegal's loss means no reigning champion has made it beyond the first knockout round of a Nations Cup finals since Egypt won a third consecutive title in 2010.
Ivory Coast, who squeezed into the last 16 as one of the best third-placed teams from the group phase, grew into the match against the Teranga Lions, despite going behind so early.
Diallo, a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al Shabab, profited when Mane swung in an impeccable delivery from the left, bringing the ball down with his chest and firing it into the roof of the net to open the scoring.
Mane was lucky to escape with a caution for a rash challenge five minutes later on Nottingham Forest midfielder Ibrahim Sangare, who had to be stretchered off for treatment before coming back on.
The Elephants began to settle into the game after such a frenetic start, enjoying far more of the first-half possession and pushing for an equaliser, with Seko Fofana and Oumar Diakite both looking lively.
The 2015 champions trailed at half-time despite controlling play in a much-improved display on their sorry showing against Equatorial Guinea a week earlier, when they suffered their heaviest ever home defeat in a 4-0 trouncing.
Senegal started the second half as they had the first, Ismaila Sarr's shot across goal forcing a fingertip save from the diving Yahia Fofana.
Winger Sarr was again at the heart of the action when he felt he had been brought down in the box by Odilon Kossounou, with a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check deciding there was not enough contact for a penalty to be given.
Ivory Coast's interim coach Emerse Fae, an emergency appointment following the dismissal of Jean-Louis Gasset last week, brought on forward Sebastian Haller and midfielder Kessie - and the latter made an immediate impact, having a header saved by Edouard Mendy before failing to capitalise on the rebound.
Another substitute, former Arsenal man Nicolas Pepe, also brought a new energy to the hosts, running in behind on two occasions, only to shoot straight at Mendy.
And Pepe proved instrumental in Ivory Coast's equaliser when he was brought down by Mendy in the box.
Gabonese referee Pierre Atcho initially waved off appeals for a penalty, much to the frustration of the home fans and players.
VAR sent Atcho to the monitor - with Senegal coach Aliou Cisse and one of his assistants picking up a yellow card for their protestations.
Atcho reversed his decision, awarding a spot-kick to Ivory Coast which Kessie duly despatched to Mendy's left, sending Yamoussoukro's Charles Konan Banny Stadium into raptures.
After an absorbing 90 minutes, the first period of extra-time also proved eventful.
Ivory Coast, who had restored their self-respect by pushing the holders, saw two glorious chances go awry as Brighton winger Simon Adringa and Forest's Serge Aurier both missed the target.
At the other end, Mane latched onto a cross to force an instinctive save from Fofana.
Mane and Pepe were again involved in half-chances in the second period of extra-time but no winner could be found, with Haller, who has been on the comeback trail following an injury, also missing when given a sniff of goal during the dying seconds.
It was left to a penalty shootout to determine whether Senegal - the only side at this Nations Cup to have won all three of their group games - or Ivory Coast, who had never lost three matches in a row at a single tournament, would progress to the quarter-finals.
Kalidou Koulibaly and Pape Matar Sarr both scored their penalties, with Nicolas Pepe and Christian Kouame matching their opponents.
But a miss from Moussa Niakhate handed Ivory Coast the advantage. Sebastien Haller and captain Serge Aurier then scored theirs as much of the crowd willed them on.
Bamba Dieng and then Mane kept the shootout alive for Senegal with Mane blasting his finish past Fofana.
But up stepped Kessie to deliver the ultimate redemption for the host nation, who march on to the quarter-finals.
Line-ups
Senegal
Formation 3-4-3
- 16MendyBooked at 84mins
- 3Koulibaly
- 22DialloSubstituted forDiengat 118'minutes
- 19Niakhaté
- 15Diatta
- 17Sarr
- 25CamaraBooked at 72minsSubstituted forGueyeat 87'minutes
- 14Jakobs
- 18SarrSubstituted forNdiayeat 96'minutes
- 20DialloBooked at 59minsSubstituted forJacksonat 67'minutes
- 10ManéBooked at 9mins
Substitutes
- 1Gomis
- 2Mendy
- 4Seck
- 5Gueye
- 6Mendy
- 7Jackson
- 8Kouyaté
- 9Dieng
- 11Ciss
- 12Ballo-Touré
- 13Ndiaye
- 23Diaw
Ivory Coast
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Fofana
- 17AurierBooked at 95mins
- 7KossounouSubstituted forSingoat 116'minutes
- 21Ndicka
- 3Konan
- 14DiakitéSubstituted forPépéat 65'minutes
- 18SangaréSubstituted forKessiéat 73'minutes
- 4SeriBooked at 90mins
- 15GradelSubstituted forAdingraat 64'minutes
- 6FofanaSubstituted forKouaméat 79'minutesBooked at 82mins
- 11KrassoSubstituted forHallerat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Singo
- 8Kessié
- 12Boly
- 13Boga
- 19Pépé
- 20Kouamé
- 22Haller
- 23Sangaré
- 24Adingra
- 25Doumbia
- 26Diallo
- 27Amani
- Referee:
- Pierre Atcho
- Attendance:
- 19,948
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home43%
- Away57%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away4
- Corners
- Home6
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home25
- Away26
Live Text
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Penalties over
Penalty Shootout ends, Senegal 1(4), Côte d'Ivoire 1(5).
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Goal! Senegal 1(4), Côte d'Ivoire 1(5). Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
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Goal! Senegal 1(4), Côte d'Ivoire 1(4). Sadio Mané (Senegal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
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Goal! Senegal 1(3), Côte d'Ivoire 1(4). Sèrge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
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Goal! Senegal 1(3), Côte d'Ivoire 1(3). Bamba Dieng (Senegal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Goal! Senegal 1(2), Côte d'Ivoire 1(3). Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Penalty missed! Still Senegal 1(2), Côte d'Ivoire 1(2). Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal) hits the left post with a left footed shot.
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Goal! Senegal 1(2), Côte d'Ivoire 1(2). Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Goal! Senegal 1(2), Côte d'Ivoire 1(1). Pape Sarr (Senegal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Goal! Senegal 1(1), Côte d'Ivoire 1(1). Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Goal! Senegal 1(1), Côte d'Ivoire 1. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Penalties in progress
Penalty Shootout begins Senegal 1, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
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Second Half Extra Time ends, Senegal 1, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
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Foul by Simon Adingra (Côte d'Ivoire).
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Krépin Diatta (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Senegal).
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Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sadio Mané (Senegal).
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They looked dead and buried, they sack their manager and somehow sneak through without even playing another game.
Now they have a penalty shootout win, yeah that film is coming.... You really couldn't make it up!
Congratulations to Ivory Coast who deserved the win.
No defending champions of the AFCON has ever gone past the Round of 16 since Egypt in 2010.
2023 Senegal (R16)
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2019 Cameroon (R16)
2017 Côte d’Ivoire (group stage)
2015 Nigeria (didn’t qualify)
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2012 Egypt (didn’t qualify)
Then a , dream start for the favourites but Hosts began to find their feet and control of midfield by 25 th minute onwards playing like their lives depended on it from 2 nd half onwards .
Huge for Ivory Coast who are lucky to still be in it, they'll take some stopping now they've dispatched the champions. It's between them and Morocco for me.