World Cup 2002 - African qualification

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World Cup 2002 - African qualification - match report
Senegal - Algeria   Saturday, April 21, Dakar, 1700 local time / GMT
1st half:
- Senegal white, Algeria in green
-('1) Senegal with a couple of blitz attacks and a huge opportunity when a striker misses a centered ball by centimeters
-('3) penalty for Senegal, #11 El Hadj Diouf sends the keeper into the wrong corner - 1:0
-('13) Senegal are starting to play too sure of themselves and Algeria pay a first menacing visit to the penalty area of the home team
-('15) counter opportunity for Senegal, keeper without mistake against a bouncing but slow ball
-('17) Senegal survive a scare when the Algerian response
-('19) almost a good scene for Senegal but offside
-('34) Algerian defender seems to have touched the ball with his hand, but referee says it has not been intentional
-('35) Senegal: spectacular volley by #7 (Henri Camara?)after a cross from the right hand side, but wide
-('43) Senegal: half chance, 18 m shot but direct on the keeper
-('44) Semegal: the same scene again
-('injury time) after a long time of absence Algeria threatens the Senegalese goal
-('injury time) a good opportunity for Senegal but a weak shot by Fadiga?

halftime 1:0
After a furious start the quick goal semmed to have been  valium for Senegal who played sluggish for the next thirty minutes (weather?). But in the final 15 minutes of the half Senegal stepped up and played as expected.

2nd half:
-('47) El Hadj Diouf runs alone towards the keeper and coolly finishes - 2:0
-('62) a couple of half chances for Algeria until here but Semegal look look more concentrated than in most of the first half
-('73) Senegal have had a couple of very promising situations but Algerian defenders and an unconcentrated passing spoiled the outcome
-('75) a long ball on Henri Camara who sets up El Hadj Diouf perfectly who makes no mistake and beats the keeper by a low shot - both balls have been played directly, great goal - 3:0
-('86) great run by Camara who wants to set up El Hadj Diouf for the goal but a defender slides in and clears for a corner
-('90) Camara runs again sets up Fadiga who is alone in front of the goal, but the keeper saves his attempt which has been too casual
-('injury time) one of the few chances when Algeria play a free kick indirect but again only a weak attempt is the result - no problem for the keeper

final score 3:0
att. 50,000

 

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