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.

比利時隊上半場戰(zhàn)局不利，直到費萊尼作為第三個替補隊員上場的時候，局面才真正得到改觀。比利時持球的時候，費萊尼出任中鋒；阿爾及利亞控球時，費萊尼就撤回中場。他的制空能力和高大的身材無疑令這支北非球隊深感不安；而比利時很快就收到回報，簡單直接地打法很快就幫助這位26歲球員在第70分鐘扳平比分。