After the final whistle, the message was clear: Senegal was not here to make the numbers but to compete.
The Lions of Taranga not only roared, they mauled Poland to pieces.
They took a lead in the 37th minute of first half after a deflected shot off Thiago Cionek.
That was not enough.
In the second half, they strengthened their lead in the 60th minute after Niang struck.
Poland managed a consolation goal in the 87th minute.
The entertaining fixture ended with a 2-1 scoreline in favour of the Senegalese.
Poland kept pushing in the dying minutes of the second half but Senegal held their ground with their mercurial defending.
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