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GROUP 4, week3:
Jan 12 2001 Algeria
- Burundi 2:1
With Burundi a very special team to watch introduced itself
to the live-ticker. Burundi is a country with a recent past of cruel ethnic
war related to similar tragedies in neighbour state Rwanda and the situation
is still tensed. Thus the functions of the football selection go far beyond
winning or losing.
The team consisted of some smaller and some taller players
which may represent integration (I do not have any background informations
on this, maybe somebody can help me here). The players were obviously gifted
with technical skills and tried to establish a neat passing game. In defence
they sometimes acted naiv and in one against one situation they were not
as agressive as their opponents which resulted on one hand in some lost
balls in midfield and on other hand in a number of free kicks in favour
of them.
They were not able to convert those free kicks into anything
dangerous and their whole game became soon suffocated whenever Algeria
played concentrated.
And Algeria began focussed and needed only 5 minutes
until Dziri sent #11 Ghazi with a fine through ball that became finished
elegantly for the first goal. After it the North Africans took it very
easy and presented Burundi a huge opportunity by an intercepted back pass
after 15 minutes. But this opportunity was given away hastily like 3 big
opportunities for Algeria between the 25th and 30th minute.
It was in injury time in the second half when Dziri made
a great solorun in midfield and set up a fine direct triangle play over
#11 Ghazi to #10 Tasfaout who finished perfectly for the 2:0 halftime score.
In the 60th minute Algeria, with some sequences of casual
display, invited Burundi back into the game when after losing the ball
in midfield four players halted immideately to take a rest and left three
defenders faced against four Burundi attackers. The Burundi captain #13,
one of the best, was set free on half left, curved around the keeper and
scored - 2:1
Algeria refocused and almost scored three minutes later
when they caught Burundi by a fast executed free kick and unmarked #7 Belbey
hit the goalpost.
Burundi had only one more shot on goal after 70 minutes
which was easily saved by the Algerian keeper as he plucked down a cross
some minutes later.
Algeria with the conspicious Bilal Dziri could have won
by a higher margin with some more concentration but obviously was satisfied
with control over the game.
The Burundi players communicated an image of a very fair
and ball play orientated skillful football which quickly became vulnerable
when confrontated with high tempo and concentrated pressure.
final score 2:1
the following stats are by Algerian football site dzfoot.com
and taken from their match
report in French
Stade du 5 Juillet, temps couvert, pelouse en bon état
Affluence : 40 000 spectateurs
Arbitrage de MM. Selmani, Gamel Houari et Khiri Mangouri
(Libye).
Avert. : Meniri, Ghazi, Belbey (Algérie), Bizimana
(Burundi).
Buts : Ghazi (5’), Tasfaout (45’) (Algérie), Gumassi
(59’) (Burundi).
ALGERIE : 1-Boughrara - 2-Slatni, 4-Meftah, 5-Meniri,
3-Harchache - 7-Belbey, 6-Adjaoud, 8-Dziri, 10-Benarbia (12-Belkaïd
75e) - 9-Tasfaout 11-Ghazi (14-Meçabih 85e)
Ent. : Djaâdaoui
BURUNDI : Kaienge, Hamizi (Wimbo), Dumari, Ndi Kanmana,
Bizimana (Kabewa), Karbero (Karobrro), Gizamassi, Dikomana, Minkonisto,
Gumassi, Gaterafonse. Ent. : Bibakari
Reuters version:
Algeria - Mehdi Meniri 6, Abdelhafid Tasfaout 45
Burundi - Masbi Jamamassi 60
Halftime: 2-0; Attendance: 20,000
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