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World Cup 2002
- African qualification - match report
Morocco
- Algeria July
9 2000 GMT
Before the match:
While Algeria can not be
counted as a strong enough contender for first place, they might be still
able to take away a number of points from the three favorites Egypt, Morocco,
and Senegal. Morocco had a disappointing start and their reshuffled national
team has disappointed several times now. Originally the top seat of the
group the outcome is completely open now. In this match they are favourites
anyway.
1st half:
Morocco in green, Algeria
in white
The match is quite fast
but not good looking in the first 15 minutes
-('16) a promising counter
attack by Algeria is stopped in the last moment by a Morocco defender
The Tunisian referees
are keen to avoid any problems between the players right from the start
-('26)('27) Morocco creates
two half chances and gathers some momentum
-('36) Morocco in attack,
only Algerian #19 luring in midfield - a tough challenge by an Algerian
defender, referee says no foul, #10 (12?) wins the ball which comes
out of the penalty area and makes a quick long pass, #19 is much quicker
than the defender marking him, he escapes with the ball and scores - 0:1
-('40) a nice looking attack
by Morocco but the eventual shot is too weak for the Algerian keeper
-('44) good opportunity
for Chiba, but a defender obstructs his attempt, no foul says the referee
- on the counter attack Algeria looks dangerous again
-('injury time) Algeria:
#10 tests the Morocco keeper with a surprise shot from half right, 20 meters
distance
halftime 0:1
a match with good tempo,
a lot of challenges but not much class in most of the first half. The goal
stood out and improved the match.
2nd half:
-('51) free kick from
the right hand side by Chippo and a Camacho header makes it 1:1
-('53) the Algerian defence
in confusion and Morocco with momentum: a defender has to clear the ball
off the line
-('56) next scare for Algeria
but Camacho misses a cross in good position
Morocco is obviously
pushed up by the goal, the match is much more exciting now even though
there are no clear goal scenes in the following minutes
-('71) Camacho with another
Bierhoff-style header, this time he misses the goal close
-('75) Morocco: a quick
attack along the left wing a ball against the run of play and Camacho only
needs to put the ball into the wide open goal - 2:1
-('81) Algeria trying to
attack but not more than an unprecise distance shot
Morocco more dangerous
-('85) Algeria trying with
the head but again unsuccessful
Algeria is trying in
the last minutes but can not get a clearcut chance. Morocco with counter
attacks and Camacho can only be prevented from breaking through by a foul
final result 2:1
By a strong second half
Morocco is back in the race for the World Cup. This match will boost their
confidence which had been shaken in the recent past. Algeria did not have
the luck today but did not work out enough opportunities to complain. Both
teams with a good attitude in a match with good tempo. The Tunisian referee
did very well in preventing the match from tensions. Man of the match has
been Camacho (Hadda) because of his great second half, not only the goals.
Eventually the match had been turned by a set piece situation. From then
on the momentum shift brought a different looking Morocco side. |
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