FIFA World Cup 2014: Mertens,Fellaini help Belgium register victory over Algeria
- Match kicks off
- VAN BUYTEN (Belgium) concedes a free-kick following a challenge on SOUDANI (Algeria)
- Nabil Bentaleb (19 years, 205 days) becomes the first teenager to play for Algeria at the World Cup.
Algeria's Madjid Bougherra, right, and Belgium's Romelu Lukaku fight for the ball
- Belgium maintains their strong posession however Algeria makes it difficult for Belgium.
- Belgium's Lukaku commits a foul
- Witsel efforst palmed away by Algeria goalkeeper M Bolhi
- Feghouli scores from penalty Algeria lead Vertonghen brings down Algeria player inside the box to give away penalty. Feghouli becomes the first player after Djamel Zidane to score a goal for Algeria at World cup. Zidane score the goal in teh year 1986
Feghouli's goal against Belgium Video courtesy : FIFA
- Algeria's Bentaleb receives yellow card
Algerian players celebrate after Algeria's Sofiane Feghouli, second left, scored the opening goal
- Witsel strikes again Algeria goalkeeper M Bolhi once pushes the shot away for a corner
Algeria's Sofiane Feghouli gestures to supporters as he celebrates after scoring the opening goal
- Half time Algeria lead by solitary goal. Belgium have struggled to break down Algerian defence and Algerian players havent given Belgium players enough time on the ball. Belgium will have to come out all guns blazing in second half if they have to save this match. Stay tuned for second half
Second half gets underway
- Dries Mertens comes in for Nacer Chadli at half time
- Chance for Belgium Witsel header goes over the goal. Mertens crosses finds Witsel at far post but he couldnt keep his header down
- Belgium makes bright start to the second half
- Algeria almost score their second goal as Medjani's header goes just wide of the goal
Referee Marco Rodriguez from Mexico gestures as head coach Marc Wilmots, left, protests after Belgium's Eden Hazard, center, collided with Algeria's Mehdi Mostefa
- Belgium substitution 19- year-old Divock Origi comes in for Romelu Lukaku
- More twenty minutes to go Belgium finding it difficult to break down Algerian defence
Belgium substitute Marouane Fellaini comes in for Mousa Dembele
Algeria make substitution as Slimani islam comes in for E. Soudani
Fellaini scores the equaliser for Belgium. De Bryune makes a cross and Fellaini rises higher to glance the ball which hits the underside of crossbar and goes into the goal
Belgium's Marouane Fellaini scores his side's first goal
Mertens scores to give Belgium the lead
Belgium almost scores the third as Fellaini header was tipped over the bar by M'Bohli
It's full time Belgium register a comeback victory over Algeria. Feghouli gave Algeria the lead in first half but Belgium substitutes Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens scotre goals to lead their team to victory and take control of Group H
