Foxes Outsmart The Elephants
Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast and Rafik Halliche of Algeria
Algeria played their best football at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola on Sunday evening as they eliminated pre-tournament favourites Cote d'Ivoire in an action-packed quarterfinal in Cabinda.
Victory over the The Elephants sent 'The Desert Foxes' into the semifinal of the Nations Cup for the first time since 1990 and the fifth time in their history.
It took just four minutes for this thrilling encounter to come to life and it was Salomon Kalou who struck to give the Ivorians the lead, but five minutes before half time Algeria were level when Karim Matmour struck the equaliser.
The game's real drama happened in the final minutes of the second half, as on 89 minutes Kader Keita spectacularly shot the Ivorians in front again.
Algeria drew level in stoppage time when Madjid Bougherra headed a second goal for the Desert Foxes.
Two minutes into extra time and Hameur Bouazza scored the fifth goal of the match, another headed goal as he was on the end of Karim Ziani's cross from the left.
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