algeria 2 - 1 idder-mahdi-algerie (390203615)

40593 spectators had come to bilal stadium this cloudy day. Bertrand Nuzillard was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lars-Ove 'Meistermacher' Rahmstrand and Ángel Báez. The derby had been the talk of Alger all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for algeria. Lineup: Carteret - Gregus, Sølvberg, Nedelea, Gosik - Donnadieu, Lively, Antlinger, Abbondanza, Mladenovski - Vander Elst.

idder-mahdi-algerie started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Starters: Lafuente Illera - Bãdila, Diarissa, Bodart, Pedersen - Petrov, Mścichowski, Zapata, Fagüa, Dokulil - Wijer.

algeria saw most attack opportunities on the wings. idder-mahdi-algerie were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 5 minutes, idder-mahdi-algerie tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. B. Antlinger gave algeria the lead with a beautiful free kick after 31 minutes. 1 - 0! The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. algeria claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

Good work by the idder-mahdi-algerie defensive line after 50 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found V. Petrov alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. It might be a while before the fans see algeria's L. Mladenovski again, after he had to leave the field in great distress at the 61 minute mark. He was replaced by A. Wraga. The head of M. Vander Elst connected with a corner kick after 62 minutes, and the ball ended up with G. Abbondanza of algeria who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 2 - 0. M. Vander Elst left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 84 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. J. Juppi was the replacement. 86 minutes into the game, Ó. Lafuente Illera had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came A. Lopes Araújo. A. Dokulil's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert J. Wijer was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for idder-mahdi-algerie. 2 - 1. algeria had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. 89 minutes into the game idder-mahdi-algerie managed a counterattack, but J. Wijer took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by algeria, with 52 percent of the ball.

The most dominating algeria player was without a doubt J. Juppi. However, B. Antlinger made a disastrous appearance. Most important idder-mahdi-algerie player was S. Pedersen. On the other hand, A. Lopes Araújo's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 1.