The Algerians, who would have been going out even with a draw, had captain Anther Yahia sent off after receiving a second yellow card in the dying moments.
Now with seasoned entrepreneurs in Shanghai, Beijing and beyond taking their lessons and experiences with them to new ventures, look for anther crop of young businesses to make it from ground up to IPO.
While Microsoft has closed the door on one method used by pirates to get as copy of Windows for free (leaving us to pick up the bill by keeping prices higher than they need to be), it seems that anther door was left open.