National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10325 (Terracing: 7744, Seating: 2375, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdechahid Zidane took the kick off in the first half of the match. Baheyyi Tannoudji received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Imed Boulaabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdechahid Zidane got free with Imed Boulaabi in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Imed Boulaabi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azziz Boutella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Azziz Boutella blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Imed Boulaabi having to make a save. U21 Algeria's Rochdi Bentaala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khaled Baccouche in the 21st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdechahid Zidane got free with Imed Boulaabi in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 27th match minute, U21 Algeria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramzi Firoud to maneuver through the defense. Azziz Boutella in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Imed Boulaabi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Imed Boulaabi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Azziz Boutella in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute Azziz Boutella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Imed Boulaabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Azziz Boutella struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Imed Boulaabi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Algeria. U21 Algeria's attentive Kassel Yahia managed to snatch the ball when Mohieddine Jaidi made a throw-in in the 40th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Azziz Boutella in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Imed Boulaabi saved U21 Tunisia from getting behind. 46 minutes into the match, U21 Tunisia's goal looked a bit too open when Azziz Boutella came free, but Imed Boulaabi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Tunisia's Imed Boulaabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azziz Boutella in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Houcine Bejaoui was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frank Lampard during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. U21 Tunisia's Imed Boulaabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azziz Boutella in the 57th minute of play. If Azziz Boutella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Imed Boulaabi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Azziz Boutella in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Muhammad Karoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Imed Boulaabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azziz Boutella in the 64th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmed Bargawi got free with Rochdi Bentaala in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdechahid Zidane during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 69 played minutes U21 Algeria got a freekick which was hit by Abdechahid Zidane. Rochdi Bentaala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khaled Baccouche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of U21 Algeria booed when U21 Tunisia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Muhammad Karoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. Azziz Boutella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Imed Boulaabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 82 minutes, Ahmed Bargawi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Tunisia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmed Bargawi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 92 minutes, Azziz Boutella managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Algeria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Azziz Boutella was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.