Before the match
Huge first week winners
Madagascar will be severely tested here: are they only a threat at home
or can they scare the big group favorite a bit?
1st half
Tunisia in white, attacking
from the start, Madagascar in green defending
-('3) first test for the
Madagascar keeper by a sharp shot from the right corner of the penalty
area
-('4)('5) Both with fast
counter attacks but no real chances resulting
-('8) Kanzari across the
bar from a similar position as 5 minutes before
Madagascar do not look
intimidated but lose too many balls in build up and Tunisians begin powerful
and fast combinating, applicating various weapons to take apart the opposing
defence.
-('11) Kanzari free kick
from more than 25 meters distance narrowly across the bar
-('12) another half chance
when a Tunisian cross from the left turns towards the goal and almost surprises
the keeper
-('13) Madagascar do not
hide and look for counter opportunities. The constructions of their few
attacking attempts look promising.
-('14) ... but is answered
right away by another Tunisian attack with another distnce shot missing
the goal close
-('15) Madagascar scores
but the referee had already whistled offside
-('16) another breakthrough
for Madagascar, outnumbering the defenders but again offside stops them
-('17) on the other side
Tunisia again with a half chance
this match looks like
it will see goals for sure
-('19) Tunisia: free kick
from the right hand side and a header from a dangerous position across
the bar
-('25) after another error
in the Madagascar build up, Ali Zitouni has a solorun inside the penalty
area and his shot goes by the goalpost by about 2 centimeters
up to here Tunisia has
67% ball possession. This is because Madagascar tries to play the ball
quickly into (counter attack) but often loses balls
-('27) another one of the
inumerous Tunisian distance shots missing the goal. Though they are not
on target they look dangerous
-('28) this time it is a
Tunisian header going wide. Tunisia too often has opportunities by players
not marked tight enough
-(31) Tunisia: this time
it is #14 Chihi who's drop kick frpom 12 meters goes high across the bar
Tunisia uses offside
as weapon at the rare occasions Madagascar comes through
-('38)Tunisia:
Hassan Gabsi who already has the yellow card stops a Madagascar attack
by a foul. Firrst it looks like the referee lets him go with a severe warning
but then something must have happened as he receives the (2nd yellow and
?) red card with some delay. It is 10 Tunisians agains 11 from Madagascar
now.
Tunisia has many free
kicks and corners from the right hand side. corners are now 0-1
-('45) another scare for
Madagascar when Tunisia threatens with several crosses played close to
the goal. They seem to have spotted the keeper as a week point. But although
he sometimes looks unconventional he has made no costly mistakes yet
-('injury time) Zoubeir
Baya with a superb backheel trick goal after crosses from the right and
the left brought the Madagascar defence into disorder.- 1:0
-('injury time) Kanzari
free kick saved
halftime 1:0
Tough luck for Madagascar:
Just when it looked like they could start the second half with a valuable
0:0 and a man more they conceded the goal. 67% ball possession and well
constructed attacks but Tunisia lacked players who just stay cool and score.
Madagascar looked vulnurable in defence and losing too many balls in their
fast counter attempts. Apart from this they have surprised occasionally
and might have had a chance to steal a point. Now, after the late goal,
they face a difficult uphill task in the second half while Tunisians will
try to decide the match early when they come out.
2nd half
-('47) As expected Tunisians
start attacking and create a few half chances right away. They seek to
decide the match early so the man less will have no effect
The Madagascar game is
also stopped a lot of times by the interpretation of the offside rule by
the linesmen. They also stop game when players are in a 'passive' offside
position.
Tunisia still looks the
superior team. Madagascar lacks confidence in the opening minutes of the
second half.
-('57) Madagascar: Suddenly
a 25 meter rocket hits the crossbar and bounces down onto the ground in
front of the goal. El Ouaer would have had no chance.
-('59) Tunisian keeper El
Ouaer saves a free kick from almost 30 meters that had taken a problematic
bounce in front of him
The matchs has become
worse, some Tunisians look tired, especially Zitouni
-('71) a great looking attack,
but Madagascar is stopped in the last moment by Tunisian defenders and
El Ouaer
-('73) a number of controversial
offside decisions run against Madagascar
-('74) another brilliant
attack by Madagascar plays #13 free again, now he has not been offside
and is alone against El Ouaer but the Tunsian keeper deflects his shot
for a corner. This has been the clearest opportunity of the match so far.
Tunisia should make their
defence stronger now and they seem to do
-('80) Ali Zitouni on a
fast break but from a difficult angle his shot goes wide at the far post
final result 1:0
Tunisia disappointed in
finishing and Madagascar almost profited. But from the same crossbar from
which Bayas trick shot bounced into the goal, the best Madagascar opportunity
was denied success. |
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