ALGERIA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: Algerian fans are elated at first then downcast as their team lose 2-1 to Belgium after leading

Record ID: 574363

  • Title: ALGERIA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: Algerian fans are elated at first then downcast as their team lose 2-1 to Belgium after leading
  • Date: 17th June 2014
  • Summary: ALGIERS, ALGERIA (JUNE 17, 2014) (REUTERS) LA GRANDE POST PLACE SWARMING WITH SUPPORTERS. VARIOUS OF SUPPORTERS SINGING SLOGANS "ALGERIANSALGERIANS". ALGERIAN FANS CELEBRATING WITH FIREWORKS AFTER THE FIRST GOAL. VARIOUS OF FANS CELEBRAITING. FANS EXCITED AS THEY WATCH GAME GIRLS REACT AFTER BELGIUM SCORED THE WINNING GOAL. (SOUNDBITE) (French) KARIM, A FAN, SAYING: "I am really disappointed, really disappointed." FANS SAD IN THE LAST MINUTES OF THE MATCH. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MOHAMED, A FAN, SAYING: "A good match but we played defence when we should have played with more attack, with God's will we will win the next match." FANS ON THE PLACE OF LA GRANDE POSTE.
  • Embargoed: 2nd July 2014 13:00
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  • Location: Algeria
  • Country: Algeria
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA9MUNC05WKZZ9JWF9JOCT8T19J
  • Story Text: Algeria's hopes of beginning with a win were dashed on Tuesday (June 17) as Belgium came from behind to beat them 2-1.
    Thousands of fans in Algiers' La Grande Post place cheered when Sofiane Feghouli scored from a penalty in the 25th minute to put Algeria in the lead.
    But Belgium came back in the second half, first with an equaliser from Fellaini in the 70th minute, and then Mertens seized the winner in the 80th.
    "I am really disappointed, really disappointed," said one of the Algerian fans, Karim.
    "A good match but we played defence when we should have played with more attack, God willing we will win the next match," said Mohamed.
    Algeria's two other group games are against Russia and South Korea, who play each other later on Tuesday.
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