During the last 15 minutes of the first half, Senegal launched fierce attacks and wasted a few chances.

Pekerman noted after the match that "there were some very worrying moments in the first half when Senegal played very well", but the coach said Colombia "managed to defend successfully".

Paces picked up in the second half, as Colombians emerged from the break with more attacking intents and broke the deadlock in the 74th minute with Mina's goal.

Assisted by Juan Quintero with a cross following a corner, Mina made a header from the center of the box and scored.

Despite Senegal's continuous attacks during the rest time of the match, they failed to level the score until the end.

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse told reporters that his team "did not deserve to qualify" based on their performance.

Regarding the way of elimination, Cisse said they had no choice but accepted it.

"Fair Play points are one of the rules and these rules have been established in the tournament regulations. We have to respect that. We would have preferred to be eliminated in another way but that's the way it works and we knew that those were the regulations," he said.

"I will continue to encourage them and to be with them because I think we can expect many more good things from them in the future," he added.

After Senegal's elimination, there will be no African team in the round of 16.

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