By Brian Lee
Sunday Jul 16, 2017. 20:02
Mauritania beat Liberia 2-0 in the first leg of their 2018 African Championships qualifier at the Antoinette Tubman on UN Drive in Monrovia on Sunday.
The opening half was not the most entertaining with both teams poor in the final third.
Still, the visiting Mauritania played the better football and were rewarded for their efforts with the game’s opening goal in the 35th minute courtesy of a strike from Yali Mohamed Dellahi, 1-0.
The second half saw Mauritania continue to dictate terms and they managed to double their lead on the hour mark when Boubacar Beiguily found the back of the net, 2-0 from a spot kick.
Liberia tried to get back into the game, but they struggled to break down the Mauritania defense. Liberia’s David Tweh failed to convert a penalty spot kicked.
In the end Mauritania cruised to a comfortable win as they look to secure a spot in Kenya at CHAN 2018.
Mauritania now have the advantage heading into the second leg of the qualifier next week at home.
