James Copnall BBC Sport in Bakau

One point is not enough for Ceesay

The Scorpions cannot believe they failed to beat Senegal on Sunday.

"We should have won that game," Seyfou Solley told the BBC.

"If you look at the chances, ours were much better than Senegal�s.

"We should have scored twice in the first half, and we had chances in the second half too," he added.

Solley, who had a commanding game in the centre of midfield, said his team-mates refused to be over-awed by the impressive reputations of their Senegalese opponents.

We have our destiny between out feet Senegal coach Guy Stephane

"We didn't care," he said. "We have players who were in the Uefa Champions League too."

Solley's captain Jatto Ceesay was just as upset.

He was slumped down in his seat in the changing room as he spoke to the BBC.

"It was a difficult game, but the three points could have stayed in Gambia and that is why we are so disappointed," he said.

"Senegal are real delighted with the one point, because we could have finished them off in the first half".

Scorpions coach Sang Ndong was more upbeat, preferring to put the accent on the performance rather than the result.

"We were very close to winning it, but it was just a matter of sheer bad luck that we didn't," he said.

Senegal coach Guy Stephan did not share Ndong's analysis of the match.

"I think we monopolised the ball, and we had chances, but we couldn't put them away.

"But now we have our destiny between out feet, because we have two home games left."