Rwanda came into Blida to take on Algeria with thoughts of recently deceased captain Patrick Mafisango on their minds. However, the Amavubi were unable to put together much of a match in his honor as Algeria ran ragged over them. As the first half hour of play drew near its close, bad luck struck Rwanda. A clearance by their goalkeeper as he rushed out of the box struck an open Algerian and bounded into the back of the Amavubi net to give the hosts a 1-0 lead. A soft floating cross to the back post five minutes later connected with a fierce header for a goal by El Arabi Soudani. Algeria took the 2-0 lead into the break.
With eleven minutes left to play in the match, another floating cross from the right side found the head of an Algerian attacker. This time, it was Islam Slimani who nodded home for his first career goal for the Fennec Foxes. 3-0 became 4-0 three minutes later when Soudani scored for the second time in the match, this time off a header from a left-side corner kick. Algeria win the match 4-0 to start off Group H play on a high note.
Goals
AlgeriaSofiane Feghouli 27
El Arabi Soudani 32, 82
Islam Slimani 79
Match Reports:
http://www.goal.com/en/match/77996/algeria-vs-rwanda/report
Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUbirw4NS5I&feature=related
Full Match Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiDjmHwz584
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