By Sulayman Bah
Matarr Ceesay was yesterday evening named man-of-the-match in a game Mali fought back to draw Gambia in the ongoing Wafu U-20.
The Casa Sport central midfielder put Gambia’s U20s ahead with a brilliant header in the 32nd minute, ten minutes after the water break.
Consequently, the Scorpions under gaffer Matarr M’Boge went into the hiatus a goal up.
The Malians launched a-come-from-behind to force a share of the booty four minutes to added time courtesy of a penalty poked in by Saidou Konneh.
Earlier in the duel, Gambia’s Lamin Saidykhan and Tijan Marr went into the arbiter’s booklet for unsporting behaviour.
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The tournament, of which Gambia are defending champions, is being staged in Guinea Conakry.