Colombia was defeated in the friendly match played this afternoon against Algeria, the African champion, who, led by the great football player Riyad Mahrez, won by a resounding 3-0. The Manchester City player scored two goals and assisted the third.
The Colombian national football team, led by Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, failed in all areas, they couldn't develop their game, and were surprised by the Algerian strategy. The match, for FIFA Date, was played at the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium in France.
Line-ups
Algeria: Rais M'Bolhi; Youcef Atal, Aissa Mandi, Djameleddine Benlamri, Rami Bensebaini; Sofiane Feghouli, Ismael Bennacer, Adlene Guédioura, Riyad Mahrez (Mehdi Abeid, 85'), Youcef Belaïli (Yacine Brahimi, 77'); Baghdad Boudjenah (Islam Ismaili, 72').
Colombia: David Ospina; Luis Manuel Orejuela, Dávinson Sánchez, Óscar Murillo, Johan Mojica; Jefferson Lerma, Yairo Moreno (Luis Sinisterra, 45'), Matheus Uribe (Wilmar Barrios, 70'); Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Luis Díaz, 45'), Luis Fernando Muriel (Roger Martínez, 45'), Alfredo Morelos (Andés Ibargüen, 70').
Goals: Baghdad Boudjenah (15') and Riyad Mahrez (20' and 64').