00:00Welcome back to eSports teams hitting the pitch action from Group E in the African Nations.
00:16Sudan playing from right to left all in red.
00:20Algeria in their familiar white with green touches from left to right.
00:30Now beaten by Equatorial Guinea in the tournament before that, it was not what was expected after their triumph in 2019.
00:45And they're already in and Algeria could open the scoring in the early stages as well.
00:49A little back heel, here's Mahrez to open it up!
00:52And he does so, less than 90 seconds on the clock and that was all that was needed
00:58for Mahrez to score his seventh goal of the Africa Cup of Nations, a record for his nation.
01:05And just the start that the North Africans would have wished for.
01:10And a nightmare for the Sudanese.
01:16Well, the plate is not going to be missing those and they were in behind, look at that, inside the full-back.
01:23And in the blink of an eye, Algeria were in, nicely worked the back heel from Hisham Boudawi.
01:32And Riyad Mahrez taking his time.
01:39A cool finish into the bottom corner.
01:44And we have a lift-off in Algeria who have spoken fervently of their desire to make amends
01:54and atoned for what they did in the previous two editions.
02:00Going back over 50 years.
02:02Well, this is promising down the right-hand side.
02:06Khalid Idil knocking it back.
02:08And the cross coming in too deep and...
02:11Well, they came through that.
02:13And now they've got a tough 90 minutes ahead of them.
02:16Mahrez again.
02:17Three in the middle.
02:19And now he turned behind for a corner to Algeria.
02:24Oh, he's in discussion with Farris.
02:26Shaibi.
02:29Taking it short.
02:30Here is Shaibi with the delivery.
02:34I'm not entirely sure he meant that and that's a late challenge.
02:41And they're struggling to get anything on the ball.
02:43Mohamed Amoura down the right-hand side.
02:45Into the middle it goes.
02:46Hesitation at the back from the goalkeeper.
02:56Mahrez with the in-swinger headed away.
02:58Mo Issa.
03:00To Yagud.
03:03For Sudan to come forward and they are doing so.
03:06Omar Jobak is in.
03:08Failed by Zidane.
03:09Stopped by him.
03:10And Muka Zidane recovers again as well.
03:13Well, he was in behind.
03:14How many times will they be in the game, Sudan?
03:19Little touch inadvertently helping.
03:23Jobak and Zidane did really well.
03:25Not once, but twice.
03:27And a bit of footwork as well.
03:28Luka Zidane, 27 years of age.
03:30Plays his football in the.
03:32And he is profiting from the injury.
03:34Suffered earlier this month to regular Algeria goalkeeper.
03:39Alexis.
03:40Gendouz.
03:41And Sudan coming forward again.
03:43And this is much better and a good response from the Sudanese.
03:49Gendouz.
03:50Gendouz.
03:51Gendouz.
03:52Gendouz.
03:53Gendouz.
03:54Gendouz.
03:55Gendouz.
03:56Well played.
03:57In the middle of the park fight.
03:58Amura strike a goal as well.
03:59Gendouz.
04:00Gendouz.
04:01Gendouz.
04:02Gendouz.
04:03Gendouz.
04:04Gendouz.
04:05And instantly you can see him trying to add to that tally.
04:12Mahrez.
04:13Deep it goes, punched away.
04:15Warm-up matches as well on account of...
04:18the issues I've been talking about.
04:21Nice touch from Bu inaugur joining me.
04:23We'll come to that in a moment, Mahrez.
04:24Down the left hand side, Bucem secret into the middle.
04:27Hoping to get this back in.
04:28Headed away, importantly so by Mustafa Kashom.
04:35Adil where they're playing in tight spaces, Abdallah back to Adil.
04:38Guinea, I assume they will be keen to avenge that defeat.
04:4820, 22, corner again to Algeria, this time over on the far side.
04:56There is Zinedine Zidane, watching on.
05:00With pride, no doubt, before the ones in the stadium.
05:09And that explains the roar from the Algerian supporters who count him as one of their own.
05:17Space down the left flank, Buna Jay in the middle.
05:20So too Mondi, the central defender.
05:22Buna Jay goes up, chance again for Mahrez.
05:25And Buna Jay, can he get on the end of this? It's going to be another corner.
05:30Except the offside flag.
05:38Issa just keeps it in.
05:42Yagoub.
05:45Dispossessed by Mahrez.
05:46And in the applause of Petkovic for the work rate, Mahrez.
05:50That is not Kresi Abia, I can tell you.
06:04Striker goal from Abdallah.
06:09Taking their time.
06:09Mondi.
06:10Unadje.
06:11And Sabaini, the players to aim at.
06:18And they go short, and it's easy for Abdallah, who heads away.
06:25And Sabaini trying to find a bit of space, takes it short.
06:28And Sabaini.
06:30Shaibi's delivery.
06:32Amongueda, the second attempt, gathers.
06:35That's the space on the right-hand side, and that is where they go.
06:40Adil is in the middle, if they can find him.
06:41In it comes over Adil, and Zidane, good hands from him.
06:44And instantly sets Mahrez.
06:46Lovely footwork again from Ainuri.
06:51And he managed to keep it in as well.
06:58He's praising the unity of his side before the game.
07:02We have a talented generation, but our real strength is at heart.
07:05Solidarity.
07:07Striker goal from Jobak, well saved by Zidane.
07:12Yagoub now on the turn.
07:14Turn.
07:15And just over the bar.
07:17Oh, Zidane.
07:22They are pretty direct when they come forward.
07:25And the Algerian defence have just gone missing.
07:28Straight at Luka Zidane.
07:30Mahrez over a hundred caps.
07:32Got Algeria his 35th international goal for them.
07:40Now, Algeria up against ten.
07:42And they've got themselves another corner.
07:46It's nice to slow things down and have a word, and this time he's just trying to ensure that the player is the requisite distance away from the corner.
07:54Udawi.
07:56Dinked in a lot of space on the volley.
07:58Oh, that is spectacular.
08:00But the flag has gone up instantly.
08:03Ben Ceballini, not exactly known for his goal scoring.
08:06He took that like a seasoned striker.
08:08Clearly offside.
08:09Not just him.
08:10But he took it really well.
08:11The Borussia Dortmund man.
08:12That would have been the moment to save her for him.
08:13Very swift flag going up and unsurprisingly so given the distance.
08:17Ben Ceballini getting in behind was impressive.
08:18They are still facing.
08:19Nigeria coming forward.
08:20Ben Ceballini free in the middle.
08:21Once again, the flag is up and the danger passed away.
08:22It's not just him.
08:23That would have been the moment to save her for him.
08:24That would have been the moment to save her for him.
08:29Very swift flag going up and unsurprisingly so given the distance.
08:34Yeah!
08:35Cancel!
08:36And Ben Ceballini is still facing.
08:40In Nigeria coming forward.
08:41Bernadze free in the middle.
08:44Once again, the flag is up and the danger passes.
08:56and it started in straighter and Algerian player Mahrez into Udawi, Udawi looking to play in Shaibi
09:08Mahrez seeds the throw, tournament experience with him as well, the 2020 European Championships
09:20with his Switzerland side was so impressive, well that is the half-time whistle
09:26and thanks to Riyad Mahrez's early strike within a minute and a half of kickoff
09:34surely before half-time, means the 1970 African, he was a
09:45victory of the year in the French League, Ben Nasser, a nice layoff, not hit in any way
09:56as he would have liked to do, by Udawi, impressed at Lille this season alongside Charles El Mbembe
10:03the Democratic Republic of Congo captain, Udawi on the turn, creating a bit of space,
10:12Bell Harley into the middle, Bunadje, the 34-year-old
10:17Ait Nouri, lovely for Mamouret, skips away from Jobak who charges after him
10:32and then Saeed clips the Algerian
10:35and that's going to be another yellow card, there it goes
10:39fast, aggressive, very, very direct
10:44there was only one way that he was going to be stopped
10:49really caught him on the left, in step as well
10:58Mohamed Omurep and the Wolfsburg man is still down on the floor
11:03and he's just putting his head on the turf and looking up at the
11:08if he waits to come back on
11:10Saeed with the delivery
11:14and it bounced right in front of
11:15Monged
11:16Seemingly, having lost none of his zest, Yacoub
11:32well Bento Baini doing everything to prevent that from falling into the path of his Sudanese opponent and conceding a corner only the second of the game for the Sudanese
11:50falling into the path of his Sudanese opponent and conceding a corner only the second of the game for the Sudanese
12:00the corner is taken
12:06Issa with the delivery
12:08and Marez will just flick this forward
12:11and Marez cannot control it and cannot keep it
12:15Abdallah
12:16into the middle it comes
12:21and a goal kick for Algeria
12:23and they did so
12:25it was in 2019
12:27beating Kenya
12:27they'll be hoping that
12:32Fortunes can repeat themselves
12:34if it stays like this
12:35Saeed picks it up
12:36and that's a vital touch from
12:39Hamiz to break it up
12:40now Harley tries to continue the play for Algeria
12:44Houdawi
12:45to Marez
12:46and Moura in the middle
12:48with a jab
12:49and it's a super save to keep Sudan in the game by Monged
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