The French winger of Moroccan descent put the ball past Swedish goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt. The visitors tried to equalise almost immediately, albeit, Sandro Lima was denied by brilliant goalkeeping by Munir Mohamedi.
After 45 minutes, it was Omer Erdogan’s men who went into the break with a slim one-goal advantage.
Six minutes into the second half, Diouf doubled his side’s advantage by tucking the ball inside an empty net after David Akintola had rounded goalkeeper Nordfeldt.
Not willing to go down without a fight, the visiting side attacked in their numbers, yet they were unsuccessful in front of goal.
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