Optimistic

the ref

Badara Diatta was a bit slow on the whistle sometimes and he did see a Sudanese player (i forgot his name, sorry) coming at an opponent with both legs stretched but judged it not worth a booking because the other player jumped over it. This actually happened twice, with the same players. A yellow would have been appropriate. He was right with his other decisions though.

the match

Fair, no trickery, no bad fouls, both teams optimistic about their chances and the Sudanese were really good at shooting straight at the goal keeper. Maybe the Zambians were a little better.