National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10306 (Terracing: 7730, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdelali Rahmanović took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Januzaj in the 3rd minute of play forced Algeria's goalkeeper Menad Asma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelali Rahmanović in the 4th minute of play forced Algeria's goalkeeper Menad Asma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Nour Tajid in the 5th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Algeria's Fateh Hanous. Abdelghafour Hanin came free with the goalkeeper in the 7th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Faruq Ayham could save by the left post. After 15 minutes of play, Algeria's Abdelghafour Hanin made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Faruq Ayham was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Hachemi Zouccal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Faruq Ayham. That made the score 2-0 in the 18 minute of play. Menad Asma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelali Rahmanović in the 20th minute of play. In the 24th minute Madjid Bahari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faruq Ayham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Algeria's Madjid Bahari sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Faruq Ayham narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Menad Asma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelali Rahmanović in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Algeria's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Januzaj came free, but Menad Asma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Lebanon's Faruq Ayham got control of the ball when Abdelghafour Hanin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdelghafour Hanin got free with Faruq Ayham in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Faruq Ayham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Madjid Bahari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Algeria's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dylan Fergani in the 44th minute. The corner led Algeria's Dylan Fergani to fire away a dangerous shot which Faruq Ayham despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Algeria's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dylan Fergani in the 49th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdelghafour Hanin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A sloppy throw-in by Nour Tajid in the 52nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Algeria's Adnane Belhadj. A collision led to Algeria getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Adnane Belhadj hit a great ball. Ronaldinho Januzaj came free with the goalkeeper in the 54th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Menad Asma could save by the left post. Abdelghafour Hanin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Faruq Ayham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronaldinho Januzaj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Menad Asma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Faruq Ayham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madjid Bahari in the 64th minute of play. Menad Asma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haidar Kardal in the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Azmi Madani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Madjid Bahari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lebanon's goalkeeper Faruq Ayham, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Faruq Ayham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madjid Bahari in the 79th minute of play. Faruq Ayham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fayssal El Ouazzani, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Fayssal El Ouazzani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Menad Asma managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Lebanon's Ronaldinho Januzaj fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 90 minutes into the match, Lebanon's goal looked a bit too open when Fayssal El Ouazzani came free, but Faruq Ayham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Faruq Ayham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fayssal El Ouazzani's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The audience was convinced that Fayssal El Ouazzani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Faruq Ayham was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. When Algeria's Fayssal El Ouazzani in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lebanon's goalie prevented a goal. Faruq Ayham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fayssal El Ouazzani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.