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Here’s a roundup of today’s other action in the tournament.

What a shock, the story of the tournament so far! Algeria were woeful but Equatorial Guinea, scorer and heroic defender, has been the match-winner.

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90+4 min: Esteban is booked for some theatrics, and there’s a chance for Algeria to get it launched into the box. That, like everything else from Algeria, is wasted.

90+3 min: Dorian has a shot that’s saved as Equatorial Guinea are pinning back Algeria, who have four men upfield but can’t get the ball.

90+2 min: Edu, the star of the show, leaves the field. Eneme Bocari comes on, he plays for Nantes reserves. He almost gets a goal almost immediately but takes a wild swing.

90 min: Five minutes are added on. By the way, we are told the team in the lead here are the 49th-ranked team in Africa. Can that be right?

89 min: Equatorial Guinea have the ball in the Algerian half and are doing their best to kill time.

87 min: Belmadi is going bonkers on the sidelines. His team are on the brink of a serious embarrassment here.

85 min: Algeria pressure now, with Mahrez getting space and time down the flanks. Coco heads away with Slimani the target for the balls pumped into the box. Brahimi gets to the byline, and Esteban gets it clear. Then there’s a faller in the box, and a penalty claim. Belaïli was falling before the challenge came in.

83 min: Algeria have the ball in the net! Belaïli buries the ball but he’s offside, and he knows it. A neat finish but ultimately a waste of the time that is ticking down.

82 min: A glimpse of Mahrez, but he has to dig out the ball from the sideline, and Belaïli swings a volley at it, and then Slimani swung and missed. Oh dear.

81 min: Equatorial Guinea fans pictured in the stands, to say they are going wild is wildly understating stuff. The Algerians look desolate.

79 min: Slimani gets the header from a corner and there is a weak penalty claim made as Owono wins the ball ahead of onrushing Algerian attackers. Owono then takes his time after taking a knock.

77 min: Edu is down, and he’s taking his time over this. The referee will not be allowing any time-wasting.

75 min: The Algerian plan now seems to: launch it at Slimani, who is a fine finisher, but he’s also up against a defence who seem equipped to deal with the rough stuff.

74 min: The Algeria body language is not good. They have been poor all night and allowed themselves to get frustrated, and then caught out.

72 min: The goal celebrations took some time there, and Algeria almost get caught again at the other end by another speedy break.

After Dorian Junior forces a corner, Algeria make a terrible mess of the corner and it’s poked home by Esteban at the back post. We have a shock on our hands, a big shock.

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67 min: Free-kick chance for Mahrez, after a melee on the edge of the Guinean box. Edu is the draught excluder, and Mahrez sets up Belaïli for the hit. It comes off the wall and bounces behind.

65 min: As another Algeria free-kick is wasted, another change is made. Two in fact, Miranda on, Bikoro off. Dorian Jnr on, and Yannick goes off. The stadium announcer does the business once more.

64 min: Two Algeria subs, off go Feghouli and on comes Boulaya. Then on comes Slimani for the quiet Bounedjah.

62 min: Algeria seek holes in the opposition defence but can’t find much of a way through. This time, they try to be patient but lose the ball, only for Bendebka to be fouled.

60 min: Atal’s foul wins Equatorial Guinea a free-kick, but this one is blammed into the wall.

58 min: Mahrez being followed everywhere by N’Dong, and Coco brings the ball out of defence in the style of Ruud Krol or Marius Tresor.

57 min: Close! Belaïli heads the ball down and it’s only just hacked off the line by a retreating defender.

56 min: At this point, Mahrez, who has done so little in this game, must be wishing he could have been sunning himself in Cheshire rather than this.

54 min: Tahrat comes on for Benlamri, whose game, and possibly tournament is at an end. The lady announcing subs in the stadium doesn’t make any mistake in letting the stadium know about changes, delivering the message loud and often.

52 min: Equatorial Guinea have had the better chances. Nlavo is causing problems, and Benlamri is on the end of a challenge that ends with the defender pulling up.

51 min: Edu - excellent again- drives past Bensebaini, and then the sub, Nlavo, gets two chances at it, hitting the first at the keeper and the second off the keeper.

49 min: Djamel Belmadi, the Manchester City legend who is the Algeria manager, is wearing a pained expression. This is not flowing football. And his team are struggling for a flow.

47 min: We begin with a foul, with Atal collapsing to the floor with a head injury. But play is waved on quickly enough.

46 min: The tempers are still flaring, with Algerians having a go at referee Escobar before we even kick off. A sub is made, with Siafa going off, and Nlavo Asué coming on.