00:03Algeria get us underway against Senegal, the women's African
00:07Cup of Nations, the hopeful ball forward, straight forward for
00:14Senegal to pick up who start with a nice interchange of play and look our first
00:20foul committed, Sarny and Bendris colliding, Bendris who plays a football in France for
00:35Cannes, I believe aggressive in French football and chance to shine on the
00:39continental stage here goes for the long ball forward, why wouldn't you with the
00:44likes of the up there at 185 meters, definitely going to be a top two
00:50centre backs and the two full backs are very high up Senegal, that's poor
00:55defensive work and there's a chance now on space on the left-hand side, cross maybe
01:01could have done with being a little more towards the six yard area, very difficult
01:06with players going backwards to try and be used to have a tournament here with 16
01:10teams in it, up from 12, Senegal have a chance to break on the left-hand side
01:20which they do, again the cross not really there for the players to attack, again
01:33Orovin love that little ball in front of us so she could have attacked it,
01:40Zaha loses out, scrappy in the middle, referee's whistle
01:57Once again, again it's quite deep with the shots
02:05the referee gives a free kick
02:08corner Senegal
02:11they've got the heights
02:12just need the delivery
02:23there is the delivery
02:24well it's good defensive work by Algeria
02:26just to get it away
02:28again maybe a little too much height on the cross
02:30maybe more zip needed as this got it
02:33too many in the box
02:35just the four at the moment Algeria
02:38surprised they need a wall
02:39of three there really Senegal
02:46again
02:47it's the size that counts
02:49it's featuring a squad
02:50quite a few injuries actually four for Senegal
02:54may present
02:55opportunity for some of those players on the bench
03:01chance for the cross
03:04again it's a better cross
03:07that was interesting
03:08referee puts the line down after they've stood
03:10rather than putting it down before
03:16they're being told not to move obviously
03:18from that position
03:21Smiterangy
03:21I think it is on the ball
03:29it's a strike
03:32to the Algeria which are taking their time on here
03:42not a foul in the box but
03:46well referees points his spot here
03:50very interesting
03:53fans can't quite believe it
03:54I'm not
03:55I'm not entirely sure myself either
03:58well this could be the moment
04:00in here
04:04see if you can see what goes on
04:10so I thought potentially the foul was the other way
04:15and there's the foul that's given
04:21look at it was the captain he's experienced he gives it away
04:23just catches the heel
04:26the foul
04:27of Ubraham
04:27nice neat turn
04:29so referee backed up by the VAR officials
04:36we have a penalty
04:38captain will step forward
04:45it's a city player
04:51fires Algerian into the lead
04:56well
04:57she showed no sign of nerves whatsoever there
05:00it took its time to the penalty to be given
05:04she remain calm
05:05to use her experience
05:07and the captains
05:10armband
05:12weighs heavy
05:13when you've got to take a penalty
05:14so we do get our breakthrough
05:21that was confident he stuck wasn't left foot
05:23bang
05:25goalkeeper you go that way
05:26I'll go the other
05:28even if the keeper had gone the right way
05:29I think she would have struggled to
05:32even get near that
05:36well that ends the drought
05:37get out of work
05:38get out of it
05:46hold on
05:46disney
05:47ho
05:47is
06:08Let's go, let's go, let's go.
06:17If the Senegal were to lose this, it'd be four games in a row without a win.
06:26Papel with it.
06:31Lens at the start of this year in France.
06:44Again, one of the plethora of French players, 80% of people on the pitch have been involved in French
06:50football, one way or the other.
06:54A little interchange there.
06:56Again, a tight look how close they are together defensively there in Algeria and doing enough to...
07:01Teams are going backwards rather than building.
07:03There's a nice little turn, but that's a good ball to be fair.
07:12Here by Dion, there's a striker that's dropped into that right-hand side, and that's a nice, neat interchange of
07:18play.
07:19Needs to be really on.
07:21There's only one player going in the central area, and that's the problem.
07:25That is the problem, Bendris.
07:26So you think maybe go further down the line there, really attack the space, and then you want strikers.
07:39Forward, scores plenty of goals, 20 in all competitions.
07:43In 2022, it was the best goalscoring season in France.
07:49And she'd make a difference here.
07:50That's a good header.
07:51That's a really good header, to be fair, because it was clever.
07:54He came from the blind side and...
07:57...munched it in front of the...
07:59...I don't think it's a 20-10, is it?
08:04As we said, he'd go left-hand side.
08:07Good, clever ball, but a shot.
08:09It's routine for the goalkeeper.
08:11They'll be disappointed with that.
08:16Oh, good, no, he should have done better.
08:19Well, this is what we're talking about.
08:20Getting in down the line, offside, I think.
08:24To be fair, but...
08:26...down the line and cut it back and...
08:28...offside, I think.
08:28Shot was weak, wasn't it?
08:42Let's do it.
08:43That was it.
08:49So it was...
08:59It's really rough.
09:00I have a nice little piece of that.
09:02It's a beautiful piece of that.
09:04It's beautiful.
09:08It's beautiful.
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