Ghanaian defender (white shirt) is closed down by a Senegalese Player at the Heurich Stadium.

A different Senegalese team lineup stepped on the field of the Heurich stadium to face the G National team of Ghana. The first ten minutes featured little more than back-and-forth flow between the two teams, with no quality chances for either side. The perfect weather conditions proved a good factor, as low winds and sunny sky kept the ball rolling on the turf pitch throughout the afternoon. The first corner kick of the match didn’t come until the 20th -minute mark, as each squad struggled to pressure offensively.

What was so surprising was not the draw against the favorite Ghanaian team per say, but, the quality of football and the major improvement from the Diaspora team of Senegal.  Coach Mody has clearly leaned from his past mistakes and made changes.  One could see a better organize team on the pitch with midfielders possessing the ball better in the attacking third and created several scoring opportunities, including an earned penalty kick in the minutes before the first end of the first half, which was converted after Ghanaian goalkeeper  guessed the wrong way, adding his team-leading first goal of the season.