It took 90 minutes, but finally the walls broke. It wasn’t until extra time that goalies Manuel Neuer and Rais M’Bolhi, of Germany and Algeria respectively, allowed the ball to cross into their nets, reports ESPNFC.com.
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Germany’s Andre Schurrie drew first blood at the 92nd minute via a spectacular heel-kick goal off of a pass that Thomas Muller navigated through a defender’s legs. The Germans then widened their lead when Mesut Ozil sent home a rebound from a Schurrie (whom he had originally passed to in the first place) attempt in the 119th minute. It didn’t take long for Algeria to make it a game again, as Abdelmoumene Djabou booted an excellent cross from Sofiane Feghouli into the back of the net with just a minute and a half to go in the match. Algeria rushed the ball to mid field in order to procure as much time as possible for an attempt at a game-tying goal, but to no avail.
“We played the match we wanted to play, no regrets,” Aïssa Mandi, the Algerian right back, said, according to NY Times.com. “We leave with our heads high. We would have loved to keep going, but we gave all we had.
Germany will now play 17th ranked Frenchman on Friday, and you can bet that they are hoping to emerge victorious in a less interesting manner.