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Senegal coach laments painful loss after Belgium concedes late penalty
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Senegal coach laments painful loss after Belgium concedes late penalty

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Senegal lost to Belgium 3-2 after leading 2-0, conceding a late penalty goal.
  • Coach Pape Thiaw expressed disappointment but congratulated his team, stating they mismanaged their lead and he would not comment extensively on the penalty decision.
  • Thiaw acknowledged physical issues and fatigue among players as factors in the loss, accepting it as part of football.

Senegal's technical director, Pape Thiaw, described the 3-2 defeat against Belgium as "painful." The Lions of Teranga held a 2-0 lead but ultimately succumbed to a late penalty in added time.

I don't want to comment on the referee's decision. It's painful, but we must congratulate our team for doing their best. We didn't manage our two-goal lead well.

โ€” Pape ThiawSenegal's technical director reflecting on the loss to Belgium.

"I don't want to comment on the referee's decision. It's painful, but we must congratulate our team for doing their best. We didn't manage our two-goal lead well," Thiaw stated. He also chose to refrain from detailed commentary on the penalty incident that decided the match, saying, "Everyone can have their opinion about the penalty, but I don't want to talk too much about it."

Everyone can have their opinion about the penalty, but I don't want to talk too much about it.

โ€” Pape ThiawSenegal's technical director declining to comment further on the decisive penalty.

Thiaw acknowledged that the team faced physical challenges during the latter stages of the game. "We had some physical problems, some players were tired, so we had to make substitutions. We have to accept it; that's football," he explained. Despite the disappointment, he emphasized congratulating the players for their efforts.

We had some physical problems, some players were tired, so we had to make substitutions. We have to accept it; that's football.

โ€” Pape ThiawSenegal's technical director explaining factors contributing to the defeat.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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