FIFA 2022: Absence of Sadio Mane is a problem for us, says Senegal manager

Following his sides loss to Netherlands in their FIFA World Cup 2022 opener Senegal manager Aliou Cisse said that the side is disappointed in not being able to score and absence of star striker Sadio Mane is a problem for themLate goals from Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen guided a spirited Netherlands to a 20 victory over Senegal in the Group A match here at Al Thumama StadiumWe are disappointed to have not scored we had two or three very good chances We needed to be more effective in front of the goal said Cisse as quoted by Sky Sports after the matchIsmaila Sarr and Krepin Diatta are responsible there but of course the absence of Sadio Mane is a problem for us Our attackers are good and we know what they are capable ofIt was a challenging game We need to work on it scoring goals with Ismaila and the others We expect a lot from him and Krepin he concludedMane is not playing in this tournament due to an injury though he was included in the squad initiallyThe contest was tight and the two teams were unable to score for the most part of the match The teams made several moves but each time the ball missed the goal or was put outThe breakthrough came for the Netherlands in the 84th minute through a strike by Cody GakpoThe Dutch were playing their first World Cup match since 2014 failing to qualify for the tournaments previous edition in Russia in 2018Also ReadLionel Messi Little by littleThe Netherlands had an opportunity to take the lead in the sixth minute as Cody Gakpo passed the ball to teammate Steven Bergwijn whose attempt was blockedDutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong failed to capitalize on another chance in the 18th minuteThe Netherlands failed to convert their chances into the goal and the first half ended in a deadlock While the Dutch team seemed to have an edge in the first half it looked to have lost some steam in the second halfCody Gakpos goal was also a result of poor goalkeeping by Eduard Mendy as he went out to punch the ball and completely missed it Gakpos header was on target as the Netherlands opened their accountIn the stoppage time Memphis Depays shot forced Edouard Mendy to parry to Davy Klaassen who provided a comfortable tapin to make it 20 for the NetherlandsThe Dutch are on top of Group A with Ecuador who scored a 20 win over Qatar in the tournaments opening match on SundayThere was not much to choose from in terms of ball possession as the Netherlands had 53 per cent in comparison to Senegal which had 47 Senegal had four shots on target while the Netherlands had only threeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever