Jordan — Algeria

Kukhona ukuphikisana okwenziwe kulo mdlalo weQembu J eLevi's Stadium — futhi ngizobuyela kukho, ngoba umphumela wokugcina ka-1:2 we-Algeria ukhuluma ingxenye yendaba kuphela. Qala nge-xG. I-Algeria: 1.81. I-Jordan: 0.65. Izibalo ziqinisekisa ukubusa kwe-Algeria — 72% yokugcinwa kwebhola, amashothi angu-17, amakhona angu-10, ukunemba kokudlula okungu-88%. Ama-Fennec Foxes acwilisa i-Jordan ngebhola elinesineke, elinembayo. U-Ramy Bensebaini ube ngumdlali ovelele kakhulu ebusuku, enesilinganiso esingu-8.19 — engapheli ekugijimeni kwakhe ngakwesokunxele, eletha ingozi kusenesikhathi nangasekugcineni. U-Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali wethusa uhlangothi lwesokudla lwe-Jordan eduze kwakhe. U-Riyad Mahrez, noma ngaphandle kwezikhathi zakhe ezishisayo kakhulu, ubeqhubeka nokudonsa abavikeli ngaphandle kwesimo ngokuthola nje ibhola — uphawu olumchaze kuwo wonke amazinga omdlalo. Kodwa-ke. I-Jordan ibihola ngo-1:0 ngesikhathi sekhefu. Lokho ukuphikisana. I-Algeria ibiphethe u-74% webhola engxenyeni yokuqala futhi ayikwazanga ukuguqula. I-Jordan, ihlezi phansi futhi ngezinye izikhathi iphelelwe ithemba, ithole igoli ngokuphambana nomdlalo. Ithuba elilodwa elikhulu — lathathwa. Lelo yiqembu elivikela impilo yalo yomqhudelwano futhi libamba isikhathi salo esisodwa. Ingxenye yesibili ibiyilungiso i-xG ebilokhu iyifuna kusukela ekuqaleni. I-Algeria ithole amagoli ayo futhi yaguqula umdlalo. Kodwa kufanele bathembeke: amathuba amathathu amakhulu adalwe, amabili aphuthelwa. Lokho kuchitha isikhathi ngokumelene nabaphikisi abaqinile kuzolimaza. Ukwenza izinqumo engxenyeni yokugcina bekuhamba kancane kakhulu, ukuqeda bekungenandaba kakhulu lapho umnyango uvulekile. Inkinga ye-Jordan ibiyisakhiwo. Ukuvikela ku-28% yokugcinwa kwebhola kudinga ukwenziwa okucishe kuphelele imizuzu engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye — futhi abakwazanga ukukubamba. Amaphutha ayishumi nanye, ukugijima njalo, ukonga okuyisithupha okuvela kumgoli obengumqhawe ngempela. I-xG ka-0.65 ikutshela ukuthi i-Jordan ibilokhu iboleka isikhathi. Imali mboleko ifike ngemuva kwekhefu. Umphumela ulungile. Isikolo sihle kancane ku-Jordan — bagibela inhlanhla nokuchitha isikhathi kwe-Algeria engxenyeni yokuqala ngaphambi kokuba isimo siguquke. Amaphuzu amathathu ama-Fennec Foxes afanele, kodwa amathuba amakhulu aphuthelwe ayinkinga okufanele ixazululwe emijikelezweni yokukhishwa. Imibuzo emibili yamazwana: ingabe ukuhola kwe-Jordan ngesikhathi sekhefu kwakuyinto enkulu kakhulu yokushaya nokuthatha kulo Mqhudelwano Womhlaba kuze kube manje? Futhi ingabe i-Algeria ingakwazi ngempela ukuphonsela inselelo isihloko uma ukuguqulwa kwamathuba ayo amakhulu kuhlala kubi kangaka? Enkundleni, ukuhola kungahlala kuthathwa kuwe — eFootLegion, amagoli esizwe sakho angawakho ukuwagcina phakade.