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Match Date
10 Jun 2002
 

 
Tunisia Tunisia 1 - 1 Belgium Belgium
(HT: 1 - 1)

Game Details
Venue
Venue
Oita Stadium Big Eye
Attendance
Attendance
37900
Referee
Referee
Mark Shield (AUS)

Assistant Referees
Paul Smith (NZL)
Komaleeswaran Sankar (IND)


Game Events
# Date Player Event Period Mins H/A
1 10 Jun 2002 Marc Wilmots Goal First Half 13 A
2 10 Jun 2002 Raouf Bouzaiene Goal First Half 17 H
3 10 Jun 2002 Hassen Gabsi Yellow Card First Half 22 H
4 10 Jun 2002 Daniel van Buyten Yellow Card First Half 40 A
5 10 Jun 2002 Kaies Ghodhbane Yellow Card First Half 43 H
6 10 Jun 2002 Gert Verheyen Player Out Second Half 1 A
7 10 Jun 2002 Sven Vermant Substitute In Second Half 1 A
8 10 Jun 2002 Branko Strupar Player Out Second Half 1 A
9 10 Jun 2002 Wesley Sonck Substitute In Second Half 1 A
10 10 Jun 2002 Hassen Gabsi Player Out Second Half 22 H
11 10 Jun 2002 Adel Sellimi Substitute In Second Half 22 H
12 10 Jun 2002 Hatem Trabelsi Yellow Card Second Half 23 H
13 10 Jun 2002 Mourad Melki Yellow Card Second Half 24 H
14 10 Jun 2002 Timmy Simons Player Out Second Half 29 A
15 10 Jun 2002 Mbo Mpenza Substitute In Second Half 29 A
16 10 Jun 2002 Ziad Jaziri Player Out Second Half 32 H
17 10 Jun 2002 Ali Zitouni Substitute In Second Half 32 H
18 10 Jun 2002 Mourad Melki Player Out Second Half 43 H
19 10 Jun 2002 Zoubeir Baya Substitute In Second Half 43 H

Match report
Belgium are still in with a chance of reaching the second round of the World Cup after drawing 1-1 with Tunisia but their opponents have only the faintest hope of going through. Belgium took the lead after 13 minutes when captain Marc Wilmots volleyed a headed knockdown past Tunisian keeper Ali Boumnijel. The Tunisians, looking a vastly improved side from the one that lost 2-0 to Russia last week, pulled level in spectacular style just four minutes later when Raouf Bouzaiene scored from a curling left-footed free kick. Bouzaine's strike came just after his team had the ball in the net from Slim Ben Achour's thundering shot. That effort was disallowed however because referee Mark Shield had already whistled for the free-kick. In the dying minutes of the match, Belgian goalkeeper Geert De Vlieger had to beat away a potentially match-winning shot from Kaies Ghodhbane, while substitute Wesley Sonck poked a shot wide at the other end seconds later. Ghodhbane fired another shot over the crossbar but the spoils were shared. Belgium's second draw of the tournament means they have two points and remain third in Group H, behind leaders Japan who have four points and Russia on three. Belgium now need to defeat Russia in Shizuoka on Friday to be sure of going through, while Tunisia are on a single point and have the awesome task of beating tournament co-hosts Japan by three goals in Osaka the same day to qualify on goal difference.
Ghodhbane refused to write off Tunisia's chances.
"We still have a chance to go through to the second round," he said. "We are improving game by game. This is our best game for a long time and I think we showed the real face of Tunisian football today.
"Hopefully we can get the result we need in our final game."
The match divided into an entertaining first half followed by a largely sterile 45 minutes before the final flourish at the impressive Big Eye Stadium. Shortly after Bouzaiene's goal, Ziad Jaziri came close to giving the Tunisians the lead but just failed to get his foot to a cross. And at the other end, Bart Goor lifted the ball over the crossbar from close range when played in by Peter Van Der Heyden. And the impressive Hatem Trabelsi's cross from the byline just needed a touch to turn it into a goal. Trabelsi was again the provider when Kaies Ghodhbane's well-hit volley flew just wide just after the restart. Belgium took advantage of their towering strikers by floating in a succession of crosses but none produced the winner. Belgian coach Robert Waseige brought on Mbo Mpenza as a second-half substitute in a bid to inject some urgency but Tunisia had the best of the last 10 minutes.

(courtesy of dailysoccer)

 
 
 
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