Match Report
In the standings it was Algeria 4th on 2 points, Angola 1st on 7 — separated by 5. On recent form Algeria sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Algeria were scoring 1 and conceding 1.33, Angola 2 and 1, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Algeria, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Angola had drawn five in a row. The last-five ledger: Algeria 13/15, Angola 5/15.
The match was played at Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida (capacity 66,000). On the scoreboard, Algeria led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.