GENEVA (Reuters) - Algeria again looked anything but World Cup outsiders as they beat Romania 2-1 with a lively performance in a friendly marred by unruly behaviour by their fans on Wednesday. Nabil Bentaleb and El Arabi Soudani scored in each half for Algeria, backed by around 15,000 supporters who poured across the border from France to create a raucous atmosphere at the Stade de Geneve.
The fans used pyrotechnics to celebrate the first goal and play was interrupted two minutes before halftime when an object was thrown onto the field, prompting Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodvic to make an announcement from the centre circle appealing for calm. Around a dozen fans ran onto the field to celebrate the winning goal in the second half and hundreds more invaded the pitch at the end.
