
In a dramatic seven-goal thriller in Dakar, Senegal's El Hadji Malick Niang opened the scoring early on, but six minutes later Moise Justalain Nkounkou equalised for Congo. Ibrahima Wadji gave Senegal the lead to head into half-time up 2-1, but Congo would score twice in a ten-minute span in the second period to take a 3-2 lead.
Sidy Sarr proved to be Senegal's hero, scoring in the 86th and then again seven minutes later to send the hosts' supporters at the Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor into a state of delirium as coach Marie Joseph Francois Koto's side won 4-3 and punched their ticket into the semi-finals and New Zealand 2015 in the process.