体坛英语资讯：Mahrez leads Algeria to AFCON final by late winner against Nigeria
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 14-- <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Riyad">Riyad</span> <span word="Mahrez">Mahrez</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> 2-1 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="AFCON">AFCON</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 1990 <span word="title">title</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="AFCON">AFCON</span> <span word="title">title</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unstoppable">unstoppable</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="curled">curled</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cracker">cracker</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Akpeyi">Akpeyi</span> <span word="helpless">helpless</span>.</p><p><span word="Mahrez">Mahrez</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 39<span word="th">th</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ghosted">ghosted</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="Jamilu">Jamilu</span> <span word="Collins">Collins</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="flank">flank</span>, <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="flicked">flicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Collins">Collins</span>, <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Troost">Troost</span>-<span word="Ekong">Ekong</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flied">flied</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="net">net</span>.</p><p><span word="Named">Named</span> <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Match">Match</span>, <span word="Mahrez">Mahrez</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="team">team</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFCON">AFCON</span> <span word="title">title</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cup">cup</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p><p><span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Djamel">Djamel</span> <span word="Belmadi">Belmadi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="match">match</span> "<span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exhaustion">exhaustion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="team">team</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fiercer">fiercer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="players">players</span>' <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="retreated">retreated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exhaustion">exhaustion</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="Belmadi">Belmadi</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p>
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