Take a look at our player breakdown of Angola and Morocco during their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A clash.
Angola:
Mamona Lama: Wasn't really tested by the Morocco attack, but dealt well with anything thrown at him. Being heavily backed by bookmakers like Paddy Power to end the tournament as one of the best keepers.6/10
Antonio Lunguinha: Was unable to cope with the skills of Assaidi and was fairly quiet until being subbed in the 78th minute. 4/10
Alex Afonso Dani Massunguna: Had a quiet game, didn't make any noteworthy errors and kept the Morocco attack at bay. 7/10
Regio Mingo Bile: Got forward in attack quite a bit and had a few chances to score, but left his defence threadbare. 5/10
Bartolomeu Bastos: Was quiet for the duration of the match, got forward as much as possible, while remaining responsible at the back. 6/10
Miguel: Had quite a few opportunities to get to the byline and get in a cross to Manucho, but his crossing was fairly inaccurate on the day. 5/10
Aderito Dede: Was fairly quiet during the match, didn't do too much wrong and put in a solid performance. 6/10
Jose Pirolito: Was very involved in the majority of Angola's attacks, and tracked back well to help in defence. 8/10
Hermenegildo Da Costa: Was kept fairly quiet down the right, but ultimately failed to provide Manucho with quality chances. 5/10
Mateus: Had a quiet first half, but really came to life in the final half hour of the match to put Morocco under pressure. 7/10
Alberto Manucho: Manucho was isolated in the first half and didn't see a lot of the ball, but showed his quality when Angola were on the front foot. 7/10
Substitutes:
Marco Airosa: Airosa came on in the right-back position and managed to keep Assaidi quiet for the last half-hour of the match. 8/10
Sebastiao Gilberto Was heavily involved in the dying embers of the match as Angola pushed for the winning goal. 8/10
Guilherme Afonso: Came on at half-time and gave Angola an extra attacking edge, was agonisingly close to a goal just minutes after coming on. 8/10
Morocco:
Nadir Lamyaghri: Dealt well with anything Angola could throw at him, and handled the pressure at the end of the match well. 6/10
Abdelhamid El Kaoutari: Had a fairly quiet game, didn't do much wrong and was solid in defence. 6/10
Abderrahim Achchakir: Marshalled the Moroccan defence well and did well to keep the Antelopes at bay at the end of the match. 7/10
Issam El Adoua: Defended well throughout and didn't make any glaring errors. 6/10
Mehdi Benatia: Kept a handle on Manucho and did well to keep composed after his booking in the 55th minute. 6/10
Karim El Ahmadi: Was a real attacking threat on the counter-attack and did well to link-up with his team-mates. 7/10
Adil Hermach: Was a calm head in the middle of the park and was the link between defence and attack. 6/10
Abdelaziz Barrada: Was central to a lot of Morocco's play in the first half and linked up well with Assaidi on the left side of the pitch. 7/10
Nordin Amrabat: Found plenty of space on the counter-attack and had a couple of shots on goal from outside the area. 7/10
Oussama Assaidi: Was a conduit for most of the Atlas Lions' attacks and continually found space down the left-hand side. 8/10
Mounir El Hamdaoui: A real favourite with people who like to bet on football, he had a few opportunities, but was kept at bay by the Angolan defence. 7/10
Substitutes:
Youssef El Arabi: Battled to make an impact on the match when he was brought on. 5/10
Younes Belhanda: Struggled to impose himself on the match and was kept quiet throughout. 5/10
Chahir Belghazouani: Failed to make any real difference to the match and was pinned back towards the end of the game. 4/10
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