Embolo and Ndoye fire Switzerland into last 16 against abject Algeria

[p]Eager to secure their first-ever WC knockout phase victory, the Fennecs began brightly and should have taken an early lead through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aouar-houssem/E7gaowFp/"]Houssem Aouar[/a], but his effort from a promising position inside the box was steered well wide.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/algeria/nc87N1BR/"]Algeria[/a] were left to quickly rue that missed opportunity, as Switzerland edged ahead after 10 minutes with their very first shot of the match. [/p][p]A tremendous run from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/manzambi-johan/pIqmcnKc/"]Johan Manzambi[/a] took the highly-rated 20-year-old to the byline, before he smartly passed the ball into the six-yard box for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/embolo-breel/CpKkPKuP/"]Breel Embolo[/a] to tap home and net his second goal of the tournament. [/p][p]The remainder of the first half wasn’t over-blessed with clear-cut opportunities for either side. Denis Zakaria saw a header flash narrowly over the bar for Murat Yakin’s team, while at the opposite end, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fares-chaibi/IusyCIkS/"]Fares Chaibi[/a] had a shot which was comfortably dealt with by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kobel-gregor/xlBg2ttC/"]Gregor Kobel[/a].[/p][p]The Fennecs’ best opportunity to score inside the opening 45 minutes fell to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maza-ibrahim/zPa6aAD8/"]Ibrahim Maza[/a] shortly before the interval, when a lack of composure saw him fire wide in disappointing fashion. [/p][image alt="Switzerland - Algeria match momentum" id="09ea0bdb-cee3-4cf1-88d5-bb29e2305de4" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="d9cad3e4-70ca-4c02-a39b-65fc20cb0a8e" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]The second half couldn’t have started any better for the A-Team Nati as they doubled their advantage inside the very first minute of the restart.[/p][p]A poor clearance from the Algerian defence presented [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ndoye-dan/EmmpFCXN/"]Dan Ndoye[/a] with the chance to shoot from 15 yards out, and he made no mistake to find the bottom corner and secure his ninth goal for his country.[/p][p]Ndoye’s strike really knocked the stuffing out of Algeria, and Switzerland were never put under any significant pressure by their opponents in the second half as they eased to victory.[/p][p]The A-Team Nati should have capped the game off in style with 10 minutes remaining, but substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rieder-fabian/GQOPPSgM/"]Fabian Rieder[/a] somehow side-footed the ball straight at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zidane-luca/jPxdddKn/"]Luca Zidane[/a] with the goal at his mercy. [/p][p]Switzerland will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colombia/G02s4PCS/"]Colombia[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a] in the last 16 on Tuesday and will have high hopes of reaching the quarter-finals. The A-Team Nati are now unbeaten in their last seven games and have won three consecutive WC matches for the first time in their history.[/p][p]For Algeria, their campaign has come to an end, and the Fennecs must now shift their attention to the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, which start in September.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zakaria-denis/d23lOQrL/"]Denis Zakaria[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/switzerland/rHJ2vy1B/"]Switzerland[/a])[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/algeria-nc87N1BR/switzerland-rHJ2vy1B/?mid=rgxknWwh"]Check out all the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/p]