Algeria 0-1 Slovenia: Koren scored
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Algeria deserve disappointed that actually had time to appear more dominant. However, the placement of a single attacker and poor accuracy of the cross, making their attacks often fail to lead to the execution of a promising goal.
On the other hand, Slovenia itself tends to play more safely. When under attack, midfield and forward during the attack and helped control the ball, slow ball forward flow.
The game began to change when the game entered the 20th minute. While the Algerian fixed-wing sector of the attack force, Slovenia is also more daring in the counterattack.
Both sides were creating chances alternately goals against your opponent. In the 37th minute and the 38th, for example, Algeria, creating chances and goals through Halliche Rafik Karim Matmour.
However, while Halliche header deviated from the middle of the penalty box to the left side of goal, shot distance Matmour successfully secured Samir Handanovic.
In the midst of this pressure, Slovenia able to create goal chances which is promising. At minute 41, for example, Valter Birsa kicks off distance to the center of the Algerian goalkeeper, who unfortunately had ignored Faouzi Chaochi.
Unfortunately, the action did not threaten each other did not produce a goal until the halftime whistle.
Entering the second half, the game have not changed much. While Algeria is still a lot of exploit defenses in Slovenia and Slovenian-wing sector tends to wait for opportunity to counterattack.
While Algeria continued to dominate but it's hard to find a solution, Slovenia even performed effectively and almost winning thanks to a goal Andraz Kirm at minute 61. Unfortunately, the execution will slide straight into the arms of Chaouchi.
Algeria able to reply to this attack through Ghezzal at minute 70. Suler error anticipates utilizing a cross, Ghezzal successfully gore balls, which unfortunately strayed from the target.
In the midst of getting his game, Algeria even got a second yellow card incident, following Ghezzal handsball performed at minute 72. This situation makes Slovenia increasingly insistent attack.
However, not had time to create a threat, Handanovic did blunder that almost makes them conceded in the 76th minute. At that time, he wanted to feed the ball to Suler. However, the ball had been stolen Ziami. Fortunately, Handanovic spry enough to win the ball back.
Not for long contemplating mistakes, Handanovic return the ball into the middle of the field. Slovenia was welcomed by building the attack, which led to goals from Koren in the 79th minute. Utilizing bait Birsa, Koren who opened fire through the goalkeeper Chaouchi.
Feeling no choice but to attack, attack boost Algeria. Unfortunately, although capable of providing pressure, they still have difficulty creating chances, let alone score a goal. Score 1-0 to Slovenia survives until the end of the game.
Throughout the game, controlled Algeria as many balls as 48 percent and created two golden chances out of ten businesses. Meanwhile, Slovenia accurately fired two shots out of seven experiments.
The composition of players:
Algeria: Chaouchi; Yahia, Bougherra, Halliche, Belhadj; Lacen, Ziani, Kadir (Guedioura 82), Yebda, Matmour (Saifi 80); Djebbour (Ghezzal 58)
Slovenia: Handanovic; Brecko, Suler, Cesar, Jokic, Koren, Radosavljevic (Komac 87), Kirm, Birsa (Pecnik 84), Novakovic, Dedic (Ljubijankic 53)
