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00:00To say that this match is about more than just points, it's about pride, it's about progress
00:07Both teams are pushing to secure
00:14And we are underway in this Group E encounter on match day three of qualifying for the 2020
00:30Trying to get Mahrez in behind
00:38Trying to knock it into the middle, too long for it
00:42As Ait Nouri just picks the ball off the toes of Khaled Nari
00:47That's a nice ball inside, little bit of space here, room for the shot if he wants to
00:51Doesn't, Pinochet tries to play it back
00:54He's come back into the side today, the man who plays for Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League
01:0499 if you go for official FIFA friendlies, but there was one unofficial one
01:10But he's on 90, he's on 100
01:12Motogo, if they're to win this game, are going to have to do what no side in Group E has done
01:17before, and that is score against Algeria
01:19At the moment they've got a fending to do, Mandy into the middle, nice idea
01:23Hard ball for him to be able to guide on goal, it would be some finish from there
01:28But the idea was nice from Mandy
01:34Broken up, Awad, now to Ben Rama
01:39Mahrez coming in off the right flank, Ben Rama
01:42Into Pinochet, unselfish from him, on target
01:45But that was nice build-up play from Algeria, highly unselfish there
01:54And coming forward again, Mahrez, Ben Rama
01:58He can hit it from here, and he does hit it from here, Ben Rama
02:01And that was in the position that Ben Rama loves to be in, coming onto his right foot
02:07As Algeria hosted the African Nations Championship, or Chan,
02:10the tournament for players based in their own domestic leagues in Africa
02:14And he was part of the team that finished runners-up
02:16That's a nice ball over the top, in behind, can they make profit here?
02:19Oh, that's an absolutely exquisite goal
02:23From Togo, and he made the difficult look incredibly easy
02:28Thibaut Clijet, a big ball over the top
02:32The first touch killed it, the second touch took it past, again, Douz
02:37And Togo have done what no team has done to Algeria in this group before
02:42Namely, score a goal, look at this
02:46Ball over the top, well, there was a little bit of miscommunication
02:48Between Tougai and the goalkeeper
02:51Inviting the goalkeeper out, didn't happen
02:53But take nothing away from the finish
02:55That is absolute perfection from Clijet
02:58Look at this first touch, that worked well
03:01And the second, they ask questions of Urun Yeni in the Togolese goal
03:06Can they do so now?
03:08Zarouki, Ben Rama, onto his right foot
03:10He's out of sight already
03:12And with his second, he crashes it into the back of the net
03:15That is a stunning goal from Saeed Ben Rama
03:19To bring Algeria level
03:22Absolutely belted it, his third goal for Algeria
03:29And that fairly tore into the top left-hand corner
03:33His first effort curled wide
03:36But that was absolutely stunning from the Lyon man
03:41And Urun Yeni had absolutely no chance in the Togolese goal
03:46Feast your eyes on this, especially if you're an Algerian
03:49Look at that thump
03:52Can Algeria make their recent pressure pay deeper this time?
03:56And Whitehead is on it
03:58Look at this, Mbombe Dare
04:00This is nice football from Algeria
04:03That's a pass that has got through
04:06Ben Rama, can he make it too?
04:07He can't because he can only win a court through the middle of the pitch
04:11And then I was wondering whether that pass was going to make it all the way through
04:15He just got past Nari
04:20Good defending to break up the play from Amiibor
04:24And here's Ben Rama now on the right-hand flanking
04:29Ben Rama, is he going to strike again?
04:31Oh, he is
04:32But there's shooting boots on today
04:34Ben Rama, that strike lacked conviction in truth
04:43But if you've done it once, you can do it again
04:46Karim, just trying out the World Cup in 2006
04:53And what can they do here as Algeria come forward?
04:56Ramirez can do miracles
05:00But not on this occasion
05:02A long way out
05:07Plaka, Denke
05:09Can Togo profit here?
05:10He wants to get a shot away
05:12He can't
05:12Nari, a chance to cross it into the middle
05:15A little deflection
05:16Stops it going
05:18Ben Rama's in space down the right-hand side
05:20He doesn't play it
05:21He plays it completely to that
05:23And that's surely what he's going to have to make in his career
05:27But it's certainly one of the easiest
05:31Feld
05:33The striker
05:34And to give Algeria the lead for the first time in the game
05:39Can he convert the spot kick?
05:41He certainly can because he's right for that home
05:44And Algeria lead by two goals to one
05:48And Saeed Ben Rama
05:52Doubles his tally in an Algerian shirt
05:55Four goals now in 31 games
05:58For the 29-year-old
06:00And that was fairly emphatic from the spot
06:05No doubt he wanted
06:06And this falls to Denke
06:07And Denke's got options on the right
06:09If he can play it in, he does
06:10Plaka with the strike
06:11And Plaka
06:12Just couldn't get it out from under his feet a little
06:16Denke
06:16Room on the right-hand side here for Nary
06:18If he can find him
06:18Look at the bodies coming forward for Togo
06:20Five now
06:21Deep cross and attacked
06:22But headed away
06:23Well, again, Togo got good numbers back
06:25Zarouki
06:26Aouar
06:27Skips away from him
06:28Room for the shot
06:28Didn't go so
06:30Instead it's Mares who strikes it
06:31Good save from Aurigné
06:33And just couldn't convert it
06:36Good strike from Mares on his weaker right foot
06:42Good save as well
06:44And Houssem
06:46Aouar
06:46Was in space
06:48Benrahma
06:49Nice ball into the middle
06:51No one was attacking it
06:54Buneja
06:54Here is Aouar
06:56Aouar into the back of the net
06:57Makes it three
07:00It was simplicity in the end
07:03One touch to control
07:05And one to find the bottom corner from the edge of the box
07:09And finally
07:10There is daylight for Algeria
07:14In a game where they fell behind
07:16They are now two goals to the good
07:19Unsighted
07:21By the two players in his way
07:24And here's the header
07:25From Ahoulou
07:29And it was
07:30Well, they're looking a lot more relaxed now than they did about an hour ago
07:34Benrahma
07:36That's very high
07:37Some unorthodox
07:38Unorthodox
07:39And turn back
07:42And Khoisan
07:45Driving forward
07:47And that's excellent defensive play
07:49Off all the tricks there
07:51Off his shoulder that was
07:52To Aouar
07:54And here he is again
07:55Ainouri
07:56Oh, look at that pass
07:58That's delicious
07:58And it's going to be four
08:01He couldn't miss
08:02And he didn't miss either
08:05And Amine Gouiri
08:07Has his third goal of the campaign
08:11His third Nations Cup qualifier for 2025
08:15His third goal
08:19Calamity at the back for Togo
08:22Giving this game a scoreline that
08:24Is probably a little harsh on the visitors
08:29But it was the ball from Ainouri
08:31Here in between the central defender