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Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of the final African Cup of Nations quarter-final between Ivory Coast and Algeria.

TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations / Quarter-final
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo / 01.02.2015
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Marcus Foley

Updated 01/02/2015 at 21:24 GMT


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FULL-TIME: Ivory Coast 3-1 Algeria. Wilfried Bony bags a brace as Ivory Coast progress to the semi-finals. Uh oh. It is kicking off around the referee. Algeria are not happy...
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GOAL! Ivory Coast 3-1 Algeria. Gervinho coolly passes into the bottom corner after a lightning counter. The orange portion of the stadium is bouncing.
90+1'
Four added minutes signalled.
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Taider goes into the book for slamming the ball into the turf. The referee is losing control of this contest.
88'
Gervinho is in the clear after robbing Taider on halfway. Perhaps feeling sympathetic, the referee awards a non-existent foul.
86'
Gbohouo is dying. At least, that's what he wants us to believe. Never seen play-acting like it. He's holding his head, then decides it's not convincing enough, and rubs his shoulder.
85'
Gbohouo flies across to palm a 35-yard free-kick behind for a corner. Ivory Coast are disintegrating.
84'
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CHANCE! Slimani beats Gbohouo to a cross and has a pop... Over! Should score.
83'
To top off the madness, the goalkeeper then writhes around pain - pretending to have some sort of fit - despite barely being touched. As soon as Slimani walks away, the stopper is back on his feet. Tragic.
82'
Ivory Coast clear the corner, counter, lose possession and Algeria charge forward again. Two Ivorian players tackle each other and, after a crazy passage of play, Gbohouo has the ball in hand.
81'
Slimani almost latches onto a low, fizzing cross along the six-yard box. Corner...
78'
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YELLOW! Bentaleb fouls Gradel, has a swipe at Bony, falls over, gets a booking.
76'
Awkward. Two players - as yet unidentified - collide in the right corner and lie dazed on the grass. Undeterred, Algeria continue playing and launch an attack down that very flank. The injured duo narrowly avoid a trampling. Good news: no lasting effects from their collision.
75'
Fifteen minutes for Algeria to muster a response. Huge gamble to chuck on Slimani, but it's getting desperate for them.
72'
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ALGERIA SUBS: Islam Slimani, who is carrying a knock, is on for Soudani. Elsewhere, Mahrez is on for Ishak Belfodil.
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GOAL! Ivory Coast 2-1 Algeria. Boom! What a header from Bony! The striker, awaiting a free-kick, runs to the front of a crowd of players before planting an effort beyond M'Bolhi.
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PENALTY APPEAL! Bony is wrestled to the floor inside the area. Referee is unmoved. The City man is aghast.
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WONDER SAVE! Gbohouo flings himself at the feet of Soudani to produce the save of the tournament. The Algerian was barely three yards out and had to score.
64'
Gervinho skips past a marker in the opposition penalty area. But he hangs onto the ball too long. Poor play.
61'
Really starting to open up now. Die brings the ball forward down the Ivorian right, but it's turned over and Algeria charge through. More goals in this one.