Incredibly, this is the first yellow card of what's been, ahem, a hotly-contested game. Nabil Bentaleb clatters into Wilfried Bony and goes into the book.

Should Ishak Belfodil have gone down there? The substitute weaves his way into the Ivorian box, riding a couple of untidy challenges, but he doesn't hit the deck and his eventual cross is poor.

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Eyobel gomini:, external Man City connection making the difference! Bony-Aguero will be a killer combo!

Anthony Shaw:, external I could kiss Bony right now!!!!!

Yacine Brahimi winces as Serey Die chops him down. The free-kick doesn't beat the first man though - Algeria need better service than that.

Nervous moments for Algeria as Yaya Toure stands over another promising free-kick, but this time his delivery goes straight through to the keeper.

Algeria coach Christian Gourcuff wastes no time in responding to that goal. Ishak Belfodil replaces Riyad Mahrez and striker Islam Slimani, who was only half-fit ahead of this game, comes on for Hilal Soudani.

Cheick Doukoure came on for Siaka Tiene for Ivory Coast shortly before that goal.

Nick Cavell
BBC Sport at Estadio de Malabo

"It was right on the head of Wilfried Bony, flashed in from Yaya Toure. Manchester City fans will be hoping that combination will happen a few more times this season."

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What a one-two punch from Ivory Coast! First they deny Algeria at one end, then they go up the other and take the lead. Yaya Toure's free-kick finds Wilfried Bony at the near post and he gets across his man to bullet a header into the net.

Nick Cavell
BBC Sport at Estadio de Malabo

"That was a great, great save, he seemed to be going one way and ended up the other. He somehow got his body in the way to stop the ball."

What a stop from Sylvain Gbohouo. He may have kept Ivory Coast in Afcon 2015 here. Sofiane Feghouli's centre is turned goalwards by Yacine Brahimi, and Hilal Soudani looks ready to gobble up the opportunity from two yards, but Gbohouo somehow denies him with a brilliant smothering stop.

Yaya Toure has been a complete passenger in this game, it's been a head-scratching performance from the Manchester City talisman. Former Arsenal man Gervinho has had a much better game, but he can't quite snake his way through a thicket of Algeria defenders on the left of the box.

Yacine Brahimi is so close to sneaking a killer pass through to Riyad Mahrez on the edge of the area, but Serge Aurier does really well to block the pass. All Algeria at the moment.

James Earl Kiawoin:, external Algeria looking stronger and stronger. They keep the ball. Not much of that at this Afcon.

Neal Collins:, external My goodness. Ivory Coast is all over the place. Algeria's passing is beautiful. Take your notebooks and copy, rest of Africa.

Goodness me, Algeria were so nearly in again there. Sofiane Feghouli latches onto a superb pass and bears down on goal, but Eric Bailly does well to shackle him as he prepares to unload a shot.

Ivory Coast are under pressure here. Lovely interplay by Algeria in the right corner allows Sofiane Feghouli to fizz in a low cross, which keeper Sylvain Gbohouo does well to block.

Nick Cavell
BBC Sport at Estadio de Malabo

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"It has been a great game. It has a bit of everything, both teams are getting forward and an extra 30 minutes here might prove exciting."

Algeria are on top now. Carl Medjani whips in a dangerous free-kick from the left, but Sylvain Gbohouo gets a crucial punch in.

Nick Cavell
BBC Sport at Estadio de Malabo

"It was a poor cross, it should have been dealt with and in the end it was a very easy shot."

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They're not hanging on any more! Algeria are level, and it's a goal that will have Ivory Coast boss Herve Renard tearing his luxuriant hair out. A long ball causes havoc in the Ivorian defence, Hilal Soudani wins the initial header, he nods it to Riyad Mahrez, whose low cross is missed by Eric Bailly and allowed to trickle though to Soudani, and the striker slams home.