Mauritania v Algeria live: Mauritania lead, Algeria currently going out

When Mohamed Dellahi scored on 37 minutes, it was the first time Mauritania had led in Afcon match. Fifty-seven minutes later, they had won an Afcon match for the first time and qualified for the knockouts for the first time, finishing third in group D behind Angola and Burkina Faso, while sending a devastated but disappointing Algeria home.

Algeria started slowly but improved through the first half then, just as they were building pressure, Mauritania scored, Dellahi firing home after a half-cleared corner was sent back into the box.

At the start of the second half, Djamel Belmadji, abandoned his original plan restoring Riyad Mahrez and Nabil Bentaleb to his XI, and though Algeria did create more chances, it was Mauritania who came closer to scoring, Ibnou Ba punching against the bar from close range.

So an ecstatic Mauritania move on and will meet Cape Verde next. They couldn’t, could they?

The Mauritanians go absolutely wild, running to their fans, whole some of the Algeria players and fans are in tears. Only football can do this to people, people.

OH MY COMPLETE AND UTTER DAYS! Algeria go home, bottom of the group, and Mauritania qualify for the knockouts for the first time ever, having led in a match for the time ever, to win a match for the first time ever. Football!

Who lumps it forward. They're totally out of ideas, and now Kamara counters ... but his cross picks out the defender and now Algeria sweep forward, but Keita intercepts Mahrez's pass and Kamara runs in behind ... but is offside. This is frantic!

THIS IS GOING TO BE HISTORY!

Mauritania look like a side with a plan. Algeria look like a side with a few players.

Algeria won Afcon the competition before last, while Mauritania have never even led in a match before tonight. The disparity between the sides, too - Algeria have teams in the top leagues and Mauritania ... don't

Mahrez skips across his man, who clobbers him, but the ref plays a good advantage and a ball ion behind sees Mandi shoot again ... and again, Niasse blocks! But he can't hold, and stretching for the rebound, Bounedjah knocks behind! he wants a penalty, but the ref is having no such thing.

Mouhsine lamps a shot over the bar!

Imagine the party they're going to have in Nouakchott tonight.

They're going to win this group. But wh's going to finish third?

But the delivery is a tricky height and Mandi can only head wide of the near post.

They've not sat on their lead, they've bombed forward whenever they've had the chance.

11!

And huge cheers as Niasse claims! His side are nearly there!

Their desperation is that of losers, they're not rhythmically and methodically building pressure.

Since Algeria did anything. Mauritania have been brilliant.

Hassan races down the right and slings a cross to the back post, and Ba must score! But instead he punches against the face of the bar and unloads his fury on a hoarding. And Mauritania aren't finished there! Zerroukis gives it away and they spring, Kamara seizing possession and snaps a square pass for Koita that clips the head of a sliding defender, so he can only shovel a shot that's turned behind. What a passage!

For putting an arm across Gassama.

I'll bet.