On June 22, in Quartet N, as part of the second round of the football world championship in Brazil, the rivals of the Russian national team in the group met. The national teams of South Korea and Algeria entered the field of the stadium in Porto Alegre.
Few of the football experts could have imagined such a development in the match. This game brought a lot of positive emotions to a neutral fan, as well as a lover of Russian football.
In the first half, viewers saw the amazing Algerian team and the disgusting South Korea national team. There was a feeling that the African team was several times superior to its rivals in terms of the level of organization of the game. On the 26th minute of the meeting, after a verified pass from the depth of field, Algerian Islam Slimani broke through to the goal of the Koreans and opened the scoring in the match. For Algeria, this event was already the second in the tournament, which in itself is a holiday for Africans. In the first match with Belgium, it was the Algerian team that opened the score.
A few minutes later, after a corner kick, the Africans doubled their lead. Rafik Halish scored on the 28th minute. The African team led 2 - 0.
It should be noted that the Koreans made a lot of mistakes in the first half. The Asians did not hold the ball at all, there were inaccurate passes in their half of the field. All this led already in the first 45 minutes and to the third goal conceded. Abdelmumen Jabu at 38 minutes upsets the Asians again. By the end of the half, the Koreans are defeated. They are depressed and overwhelmed. Spectators see a completely different Korea, to which they are accustomed, and the Algerian team has shown itself to be unusually strong.
The first half ended with a score of 3 - 0 in favor of the Africans.
The Koreans entered the second half of the meeting with a completely different team. There was a feeling that the teams had changed roles - now the African players could not meaningfully cross the center of the field, and the Koreans were pressing on the opponent's goal. The result was a goal from the Koreans in the 50th minute. Distinguished by Son Heung Min.
This success inspired the Asians. They had a few more chances to score, but managed to miss a counterattack, in which the Algerians again distinguished themselves. On 62 minutes, Yasin Brahimi, after a series of short, accurate passes from outside the penalty area, sends the ball into the gates of the South Korean national team, restoring the gap to three goals. 4 - 1 - such numbers will light up on the stadium scoreboard. But these were not all the goals in the game.
The Koreans scored again. On 72 minutes, Gu Ja Chol again narrows the gap between the rivals. 4 - 2 ahead of Algeria. In the remaining time, the Koreans tried to score more, created dangerous moments at the gates of the Africans, but the match ended with an advantage of Algeria by two goals.
The final result of the meeting is 4 - 2 in favor of Algeria. At the same time, it should be mentioned that all teams from group H retain their chances of continuing the struggle in the playoff stage of the tournament.
