Their performances should be maturing and improving but our performances don’t reflect that. Some of the others present, which included Oltmans himself, have been part of his coaching and support staff, or have worked with him as selectors or government observers. After Marco Asensio was fouled outside the area in the 13th minute, Isco fired a well-placed shot over the Italian wall and past the outstretched arms of Buffon. Teams that already clinched often experiment with young players in their final qualifiers. With just one match remaining, at R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday, Rahane is the only one not to get a game yet. A transfer didn’t happen for Mahrez and, with the winger unable to get to Zambia in time, Saturday’s qualifier didn’t go to plan for Algeria. ’High performance director David John was named interim coach following the pink slip issued to Roelant Oltmans. On Sunday, in Colombo, he will get an opportunity to enjoy his batting against a listless Sri Lankan bowling attack. ”Federer improved to 13-0 against Lopez and 33-1 in night matches at Flushing Meadows, so perhaps the lopsided nature of this shouldn’t be all that surprising. Real Madrid’s Isco was making only his sixth competitive start at international level and has .