Fellaini adopted the role of a central striker when Belgium had the ball and dropped deep into midfield when Algeria were in possession. His aerial and physical presence clearly unsettled the North Africans and the more direct approach soon paid dividends as the 26-year-old equalise after 70 minutes.

比利时队上半场战局不利，直到费莱尼作为第三个替补队员上场的时候，局面才真正得到改观。比利时持球的时候，费莱尼出任中锋；阿尔及利亚控球时，费莱尼就撤回中场。他的制空能力和高大的身材无疑令这支北非球队深感不安；而比利时很快就收到回报，简单直接地打法很快就帮助这位26岁球员在第70分钟扳平比分。