Wednesday, 13/10/2010
Algeria goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi followed Robert Green’s lead as he gifted Slovenia a win that sees them go top of Group C. Robert Koren’s speculative shot from 25 yards was let into the net by Chaouchi in the 80th minute in a game that offered precious little excitement.
# Man of the Match: Robert Koren - In truth, he did not have the kind of impact on the game that he has had for West Brom in the past, but he gets the honour for breaking the deadlock in a dreadful game.
# Slovenia verdict: Despite being able to top the group before the game, Slovenia came out very defensively and did not look to get forward much. Koren’s goal provided the breakthrough, but it was a very lucky one.
# Algeria verdict: Also very defensive, they did show more ambition down the flanks as Nadir Belhadj was a bundle of energy and venom. But ill-discipline cost them once again and they had to play the final stages with ten men. At 1-0 down, they still didn’t look capable of breaking Slovenia down.
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