National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Florian Perazzolo started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Italy's goalkeeper Dennis Mangione had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reda Benarbia. Dennis Mangione made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Reda Benarbia sent off a good shot on target. Gilles Sami Yachir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Florian Perazzolo went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Gilles Sami Yachir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Florian Perazzolo's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Elia Rossetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gilles Sami Yachir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elia Rossetti in the 11th minute of the match. Abdelhamid Chebal kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Elia Rossetti got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 19thth minute of the game Elia Rossetti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MZ Country's Gilles Sami Yachir was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gilles Sami Yachir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Attilio Giammaria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Mohamed Souakri fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MZ Country's protests and gave Mohamed Souakri a yellow card for diving instead. After 25 played minutes MZ Country got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Souakri. Elia Rossetti took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gilles Sami Yachir. Gilles Sami Yachir dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Gilles Sami Yachir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elia Rossetti went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. MZ Country's Maïssa Badis got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elia Rossetti blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gilles Sami Yachir having to make a save. Abdelhamid Meniri kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Biagio Topatigh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The wind increased when Reda Benarbia made the kick off in the second half. Gilles Sami Yachir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elia Rossetti in the 51st minute. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Elia Rossetti put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Gilles Sami Yachir. 59 minutes into the match, Elia Rossetti notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of MZ Country's Gilles Sami Yachir. Gilles Sami Yachir was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Italy's Elia Rossetti got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Beppe Pilla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gilles Sami Yachir was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Italy made a substitution. Cristoforo Bonelli replaced Alvaro Lemma. Elia Rossetti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Gilles Sami Yachir made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Elia Rossetti kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gilles Sami Yachir. That made the score 0-7 in the 80 minute of play. Italy's Alexander Zollino was substituted for Elia Rossetti. MZ Country's Gilles Sami Yachir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save MZ Country from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Florian Perazzolo sped through MZ Country's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gilles Sami Yachir. In the 91st minute, Italy's Alexander Zollino dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. MZ Country's Mounir Boulmerka was substituted for Maïssa Badis. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Italy walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.