00:00In the summer, having been out of contract when he arrived at the World Cup.
00:06Dubista, his former national coach, nearly hijacked the move
00:09to take him to RS Pekan in Morocco, but in the end he did end up in Chile.
00:16Still coming forward, Mali. Space on this near side ball,
00:21laid off by Siniyoko, and there's the opener, and it's taken just five minutes.
00:32Anga Martialtea with a bullet shot into the roof of the net, set up by Siniyoko.
00:41And the fast start that the Pans wanted is exactly what they've got.
00:58Ball came in just behind Siniyoko, just laid it off.
01:05Perhaps the midfielders guilty of not quite tracking back.
01:10There was the gap there. Pina beaten to it by Tia.
01:20Brilliant start from the Eagles, a flying start indeed.
01:26Nothing Vizinha could do about that.
01:29Footer. Of course, I think he's both footed as well, Cabral, and it's taken a deflection.
01:35And Cabo Verde with their first attacker right back in it.
01:45Sidney Cabral with his fifth international goal.
01:52Got a little bit lucky there.
01:59With a deflected free kick. He won't mind about that at all.
02:05As long as it was originally going on target, he'll get the goal.
02:11Will the 23-year-old have another look here.
02:14Three men in the wall.
02:17Keeper covering the side. The wall isn't.
02:22Keeper then moves according. I think the wall just split.
02:26Dear, oh dear.
02:30The man on the left jumps slot.
02:35Just hopefully clear towards Benjamont.
02:38He's done awfully well there, and surely that's going to be a yellow card.
02:42Two hands on the shirt of Benjamont.
02:49Sorry, just the one hand. It's a strong hand, though.
02:52What can they do?
02:55Pico Lopez across to make the block.
03:00The Irishman.
03:03With the Vidayan father, of course.
03:09Just in the right place there to...
03:13deny Nene.
03:17Lovely touch.
03:20There's definite confidence flowing, isn't there, through this Eagles side.
03:26Tia, back inside.
03:29A lovely play.
03:31And the turn.
03:32And the shot, just the wrong side of the upright.
03:34Did it take a deflection?
03:35No, it didn't, says the referee.
03:39All comes into the edge of the six-yard box.
03:41Half-headed away.
03:43Met on the edge of the area by Nene.
03:45Still Nene!
03:46Oh, what a goal!
03:52Doge les Nene.
03:54Twinkle toes.
03:56In the box.
03:58And a brilliant finish as well.
04:11Wonderful goal from Nene.
04:14And nothing more that Marley have deserved for this first-half performance.
04:19They've put the heroes of the World Cup very much on the back foot throughout.
04:25Unlucky to concede the goal.
04:28They saw the Blue Sharks back on level terms.
04:31Everyone out to congratulate Nene.
04:39Have another look here.
04:42The free kick whipped in.
04:45Takes a deflection for the corner.
04:46Not quite sure what we got to replay of that.
04:49By the way, that free kick was won by a dive, by the way, from Nene.
04:53But the corner came in.
04:55Skips past Mendes.
04:58No back lift.
04:59Top corner.
05:00No chance for Xenia.
05:05Brilliant first touch there.
05:07The second one taking him past Mendes and then just smashes it into the top corner.
05:18Celebrations between the goal and the restart.
05:21And the referee decides that two and a half minutes is just right here.
05:27So that the Yamahora Stadium.
05:30Sorry, beg your pardon.
05:31The 26th of March Stadium here in Bamako.
05:38So we're back underway.
05:39Marley in the slightly off-white strip.
05:41Kicking from right to left in this second half.
05:44They've got a 2-1 lead.
05:46To the Phil couldn't get there.
05:49Well, they've won the ball well in midfield now.
05:51Chance on the counter attack.
05:52Quick ball over the top.
05:53The keeper's come out a long way.
05:55Oh, and he's lost the ball here.
05:56Vizinha.
05:57And that's 3-1.
06:05You have to say it's a mistake from Vizinha, the veteran goalkeeper.
06:11Came a long way out of his goal.
06:13Did win it, but his touch going straight to a Marley player.
06:19And it's Nene again.
06:23In the right place at the right time.
06:33Long ball over the top.
06:35Lopez couldn't deal with it.
06:36Vizinha came out, got it on his chest.
06:39The ball then taken off his toes by Dumbia.
06:46And his first touch straight into the path of Nene.
06:54And a first-time shot.
06:56Empty net.
06:57No mistakes made.
06:59And Marley now restore that two-goal lead.
07:10Oh, perfect start to the second half as far as the Eagles are concerned.
07:14They are flying here on home turf.
07:20Was the World Cup perhaps their last hurrah?
07:24Oh, the leg's still there.
07:26Vizinha almost turning himself into trouble with Nene again.
07:33Unnecessary wrist from Vizinha.
07:35Like-for-like replacement on the left-hand side of the back four.
07:37Lovely touch from Nene.
07:38And he's immediately on the ball here, Guindo.
07:42They still can't clear it.
07:43Nene with the shot.
07:44Vizinha gets his body behind it this time.
08:02Oh, Nene shooting for the hat-trick.
08:07And again the number 18.
08:10It's all very neat and tidy, Pina.
08:12It's got a little bit of space there on the edge of the area.
08:14That's well worked.
08:17Well, claims for a handball waved away by the referee.
08:21Not sure what happened to the shot there.
08:23Close-range block.
08:27Space in behind for Da Costa.
08:29Da Costa cuts back inside.
08:31Looking to make the shot here, Da Costa.
08:33Still Da Costa.
08:34Lays it off to Sineyoko.
08:35Sineyoko turds, shoots.
08:37Deflets off of Da Costa and he's in an offside position.
08:42And the offside flag goes up.
08:56Sineyoko's shot there.
08:58Can they bag a fourth late in the game?
09:05And the ball put out for a corner.
09:09And, well, they would have raised the roof.
09:12If there was one with the sound there.
09:14As Vizinho gets the captain's arms band,
09:17which was vacated by Ryan Mendez just a few moments ago.
09:25And the referee brings the game to an end.
09:29The roars from the crowd.
09:34And Marley have gotten off to a winning start here.
09:38In Group K of qualification for the 2027 AFTRA Cup of Nations.
09:44KMV, the heroes of the World Cup.
09:47Brought back down to earth here in Bamako.
09:51Ango Martial Tia getting the ball rolling in the fifth minute.
09:55After a lightning start from the host,
09:57just rushing the Blue Sharks off their feet.
10:01Sidney Lopez Cabral then struck back in the tenth minute.
10:05A deflected free kick.
10:06Had to say it was lucky.
10:07And it was their only shot of any type in that first half,
10:10by the way, Cabo Vert.
10:13Get them back on level terms in the tenth minute.
10:15Dogele is Nene then.
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