ATWC : GROUP G

The group, the schedule, the stadiums, the squads, the games (please click on the pictures for a better view).

THE GAMES

DAY 1 :

CZECHOSLOVAKIA - TURKEY at Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland (capacity 64.400)

CZECHOSLOVAKIA - TURKEY : 1 - 1

A tactical game, a ferocious match... actually pleasant to watch, between two well-organized and combative teams with also some talent in it. The Celtic Park's crowd appreciated, although they experienced far better football with their 1967 team !

GOALS (Nihat, Panenka pk)

30' : Nihat escapes the tight marking of Dobias and beats Planicka.

60' : Alpay tackles down Nehoda in the penalty area (yellow card). Panenka takes it and scores with the help of the post.

Yellow Cards : Dobias (18'), Ondrus (26'), Alpay (60'), Pluskal (68'), Emre (77').

Man of the Match : difficult to see one player who stayed out from the crowd amongst three or four of them. In the end, Ondrus, who's been a solid captain of defense in this match, was presented with the trophy.

RATINGS :

Czechoslovakia :

Planicka 6 - Dobias 4,5 - Ondrus 6 - Popluhar 5,5 - Novak 5 - Pluskal 5 - Nedved 5 - Panenka 5,5 (Pesek) - Masopust 5 - Bican 4,5 (Puc) - Nehoda 5,5 (Koller). Tot. : 58.

Turkey : 

Rüçtü 5 - Alpay 4 - Terim 5 - Bülent 5 - Altintop 5 - Tugay 5,5 - Calhanoglu 5 - Abdullah 5 (Aurélio) - Güler 4,5 (Emre) - Sükür 4,5 - Nihat 6 (Oktay). Tot. : 54,5.

BELGIUM - ALGERIA at Trafford, Manchester, England (capacity 74.000)

BELGIUM - ALGERIA 2 - 2

GOALS (Zitouni o.g., Madjer, Madjer, Fellaïni)

10' : Van Himst crosses the ball in direction of Lukaku... Zitouni scores an own goal. Belgium 1, Algeria 0.

25' : Madjer ! A volley-goal with the... knee. Ghoulam crossed the ball.

77' : Madjer ! With a... backheel goal ! Assad crossed the ball. The Belgian defenders are on their knees.

89' : Fellaïni with the head, from a cross by Vercauteren. It was not over and the Belgians shown great reaction.

Yellow cards : Gerets (43'), Ghoulam (55'), Albert (68').

Man of the Match : undoubtly the Algerian star himself, Rabah Madjer !

RATINGS :

Belgium :

Preud'homme 4 - Gerets 3,5 - Albert 4 - Kompany 5 - Vertonghen 5 - Witsel 6 - De Bruyne 5,5 - Scifo 5,5 (Fellaïni) - Hazard 5,5 (Vercauteren) - Lukaku 5 - Van Himst 5 (Ceulemans). Tot. : 54.

Algeria :

M'Bohli 4 - Merzekane 5 - Zitouni 3,5 - Bougherra 5 - Ghoulam 6 (Guendouz) - Fergani 5,5 - Saïb 5 - Mahrez 4,5 (Feghouli) - Mekhloufi 5,5 - Belloumi 5,5 (Assad) - Madjer 7,5. Tot. : 57.

Rabah Madjer of Algeria was the big man of Group G matchday 1