00:00Burton falls on this compact venue this evening, but not before we confirm our final team to take part in the last four.
00:15Interestingly, both these sides have contested takes.
00:19Two very different experiences at the last staging of the African Nations Championship as we get this quarterfinal underway.
00:27Sudan were dumped out at the group stage.
00:31Algeria made that fabulous run to the final, actually becoming the first six seasons as a professional player.
00:39A lovely ball.
00:40Median has to improvise with the toe poke and has skewed that horribly wide.
00:48That's a lovely ball in behind.
00:55Man of the match in that opening game.
00:58Al-Hassan now.
01:00Oh, great feat from the big man.
01:02Oh, what a save.
01:06Well, they've been on the back foot, and yet a quarter hour in, the best chance of the game falls the way of Sudan.
01:17Created by the influential Al-Hassan.
01:20Simba at the Benjamin Macapa Stadium, where they might be playing their next game if they get past this obligation.
01:30Now he's come off his line to flap at that one.
01:34Presents an opportunity back to Sudan, who are certainly growing in confidence.
01:37And the same man who was denied just a moment ago has another opportunity.
01:42Now, having made a crucial intervention just minutes before that, not the most convincing goalkeeping.
01:58And the man who scored a brace total in that game.
02:07Although the circumstances dictated that they didn't need to try and win it as it's crept towards Golbat here and over.
02:15Venomous strike from the man who's earned his first opportunity in the XI tonight.
02:26A lovely take and turn.
02:27A lovely take and turn.
02:57Humpan is overseeing his third match at this tournament.
03:02He's actually the man in charge when Algeria drew one all with South Africa.
03:07And he's refereed a game at this stadium earlier in the tournament as well.
03:13Senegals one all draw with Congo, that's it.
03:16Qatari Stars League side, Al Duhel.
03:21Alami airtakes.
03:23Can't get the ball to drop.
03:27Enjoyed his first taste of the Cap Champions League.
03:46Oh, Algeria almost make the most of it through Mayus.
03:56Flicked it towards goal and it's only inches wide.
04:08They were claiming that the goalkeeper got fingertips on that and they would have liked that another corner but I think.
04:18Oh, that's looped up and it had to be tipped over.
04:25Alassane getting the touch on it.
04:30Pahalfaya sensing that it might drop under his crossbar.
04:39Had no other...
04:40...and out for a throw in.
04:45That won't be taken because that's the whistle to signal the end of the first half here at the Amman Stadium.
04:54James Cosiapia has seen his sides come close on a couple of occasions.
04:59They've hit the target twice.
05:02In particular, the save that was forced.
05:07Because they lost to Senegal on penalties.
05:14In the final of the previous edition.
05:16And they've kept eight clean sheets over the course of those ten games.
05:2331-year-old born in the same day.
05:26He's played most of his career in Algeria.
05:29Oh, given away cheaply here.
05:31Slip towards goal and on the follow-up.
05:34It's been turned in.
05:36It's a scrappy goal.
05:41But it counts nonetheless.
05:44Oh, it's absolute calamity at the back for Algeria.
05:58Gave it away so cheaply and just could not recover from that moment.
06:04Now it's a blind pass played.
06:17There it might go down, is it?
06:21Against Zalo on goal.
06:26There it was.
06:28Heading on target.
06:29So it will be interesting to see how they rule.
06:35In fact, I don't think there is a touch from Abdul Razak Omar.
06:44So Ghezala is the last touch, but.
06:49Good hold up play here.
06:52Mayos.
06:53Wonderful turn.
06:54Fires off the shot.
06:55But all the pace taken off it.
07:02Defensive work done by Mazin Simbo.
07:11There's Messi and he's created more chances than any other Algerian player over the course of this tournament.
07:18And he provide the spark here.
07:20Oh, it's a brilliant little return ball.
07:22Distinctive towards goal.
07:23And it's created an opportunity.
07:25Turned in.
07:26Algeria have their leveler.
07:29Fires it off the bench.
07:34Well, it's the only Algerian player who had scored more than once coming into this quarterfinal.
07:48But there is an inquisition now.
07:58That's clearly onside.
08:03Oh, the only claim they can make here, the only case they can make, is whether the goalkeeper had two hands on that, which does not appear to be the case.
08:15Now, has that, has he handled that?
08:19That I think is.
08:22Abdallah.
08:23Fahid.
08:24Worked into the area.
08:25For Teya.
08:26Goalkeeper comes for it.
08:27And it will be a corner kick.
08:40Mattea towering above the Algerian defence to nod it back into the danger area.
08:59It's actually off there.
09:00Likely, the last moment of regulation time.
09:06In fact, there's not even time to take it.
09:10And we will move beyond the 90 into an additional 50 minutes to determine who claims that semi-final spot.
09:20One place to still fill in the last four.
09:29Will it be Sudan?
09:30Will it be Algeria?
09:35So, we're back underway.
09:38Extra time in this quarter-final clash at the Total Energies African Nations Championship.
09:46The complexion of the semi-finals at the 8th edition is almost complete.
09:52Pass to Libya 2018.
09:56Dalla.
09:57Oh, Dalla with some tremendous skill and then the delivery is really poor.
10:21Well, he freed himself extravagantly and then...
10:26Good spell here for Algeria.
10:28It's a great cross-in!
10:29And it is met firmly but inaccurately by Zakaria Draoui.
10:44Well, he came charging in to connect with that.
10:48And well off targets.
10:51Dinked forwards inaccurately for Bayezid.
10:57And the first half of extra time has come and gone.
11:06Missing the targets.
11:09With all five kicks taken.
11:11Madagascar 4-3 winners on spot kicks.
11:14And we are back underway at the Amman Stadium.
11:21Fast starts to this second period of extra time.
11:25For...
11:26In by Alamia.
11:29And then over the top.
11:32Via a touch.
11:34And still...
11:37The drop persists for Mayez.
11:40The proposals.
11:53Critical tap.
11:54Looking for a switch.
11:57Jabri's kept it alive here.
11:59Plays in the cross.
12:01Oh, just wide at the mark.
12:10Well, it just won't go in for him.
12:14The man who left his home nation spellbound with his goal-scoring exploits at the previous edition.
12:24This time, though, he forces the save from Ramad Abuja.
12:27Holds off his head, Brendan.
12:30What an extravagant ball out wide to find Abuja.
12:35And then gets himself into a dangerous position.
12:40The power is passed.
12:42I don't know.
12:43In the net.
12:57There's physicality almost unmatched on the park tonight.
13:11There's Mayus.
13:12Oh, save from Abuja.
13:14That's the sixth shot he's attempted this evening, Mayus.
13:25The ball broke kindly for him here.
13:31The denied.
13:36Thrashed clear by Merba.
13:38Final whistle sounds, and to penalties we go.
13:52Khadir, unperturbed, puts it away.
13:56Khadir, unperturbed, puts it away.
14:00Khadir, unperturbed, puts it away.
14:09Calmly slotting his spot kick.
14:17Mayus makes no mistake this time around.
14:22And perhaps partially banishing the demons of the previous edition.
14:28As Saeed rolls at home.
14:44Calm as you like.
14:45Nice call from Mohamed Ahmed Saeed.
15:04Introduced as a second-half substitute.
15:08Makes it two-all.
15:16Four terrific penalties.
15:18Shuffles up and brilliantly dispatches it into the bottom corner.
15:33Oh, my game's been denied.
15:56And perhaps the jeers and booze from the stands did put him off.
16:09But it's still required a wonderful sprawl from Mohamed Abuja.
16:16What a stop.
16:17Oh, there's the reply.
16:18What a stop.
16:19Oh, there's the reply.
16:20What a stop.
16:21What a stop.
16:22What a stop.
16:23Oh, there's the reply.
16:27What a stop.
16:34As tonight's
16:53as well
16:59Abucha emerging as the hero
17:15Then he hold his nerve
17:23Sudan to the semifinals
17:37What a story
17:40They've dumped out one of the pre-tournament favorites
17:50A team that
17:53Assembled just a few days prior
17:56to the competition
18:02A team that trained just three times before it commenced
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