National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Youssef Malek started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Youssef Malek in the 4th minute of play forced Finland's goalkeeper Atro Kiviharju to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MZ Country's attentive Ronalds Koeman managed to snatch the ball when Uolevi Hagman made a throw-in in the 9th minute of the game. Finland's Atro Kiviharju played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Youssef Malek in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, MZ Country's Youssef Malek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Atro Kiviharju made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Mehdi Otman kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Cherif Badis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hemminki Koivula, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th match minute, Finland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leevi Kampman to maneuver through the defense. Youssef Malek hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 28th match minute, Finland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikko Rintala to maneuver through the defense. Atro Kiviharju made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Youssef Malek in the 29th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Youssef Malek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atro Kiviharju saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atro Kiviharju took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehdi Otman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Finland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juliusz Fenomeno was slow to take the kick. During this time MZ Country's players had a chance to rest. In the 38th minute of the match MZ Country got a corner. Finland's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Juliusz Fenomeno ran over to the corner to take the kick. MZ Country's Juliusz Fenomeno was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Atro Kiviharju in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Youssef Malek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 41st minute, Youssef Malek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MZ Country fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When Youssef Malek came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the MZ Country fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Youssef Malek couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Henri Snellman to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Mimoun Menguellet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MZ Country's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mimoun Menguellet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jari Alenius in the 52nd minute of play forced MZ Country's goalkeeper Cherif Badis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atro Kiviharju showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Youssef Malek in the 54th minute of the match. Youssef Malek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Atro Kiviharju made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Youssef Malek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atro Kiviharju was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hemminki Koivula in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cherif Badis saved MZ Country from getting behind. MZ Country's Cherif Badis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rio Ferdinand in the 64th minute of play. Cherif Badis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jari Alenius in the 66th minute of the match. When Youssef Malek came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the MZ Country fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Youssef Malek couldn't finish the play. Henri Snellman struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Cherif Badis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Finland. Finland's Taavetti Vihervä was substituted for Rio Ferdinand. Cherif Badis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jari Alenius in the 79th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henri Snellman in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cherif Badis saved MZ Country from getting behind. Cherif Badis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jari Alenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. If Jari Alenius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Finland manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing MZ Country to win.