National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jonas Thobejane kicked off to start the match. Lui Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hassan Kerns in the 3rd minute of play. U21 South Africa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Oliver Kanku in the 5th minute. After 6 played minutes U21 South Africa got a freekick which was hit by Maseti Laher. In the 7th minute Juliusz Jule shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meshack Serage saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute Juliusz Julien shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meshack Serage saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Meshack Serage showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juliusz Julien in the 13th minute of the match. After 14 minutes, Rabah Al-Jazairia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 MZ Country and the U21 South Africa players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rabah Al-Jazairia hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Oliver Kanku from long distance, 15 minutes into the match, got Lui Zubizarreta's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 16 minutes into the match, U21 South Africa's goal looked a bit too open when Juliusz Julien came free, but Meshack Serage reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of U21 South Africa booed when U21 MZ Country was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yacine Hamid didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of U21 MZ Country booed when U21 South Africa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Thobejane didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 30 minutes of play, U21 MZ Country's Juliusz Julien made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Meshack Serage was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Juliusz Julien managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 MZ Country's supporters rose to their feet, but Juliusz Julien was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Meshack Serage breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Johannes Bartlett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Robert Barbarossa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johannes Bartlett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Juliusz Julien made a kick off. In the 50th minute, Phillip Mabele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juliusz Julien in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Meshack Serage saved U21 South Africa from getting behind. Juliusz Julien could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Meshack Serage made a huge save. After 59 minutes of play, U21 MZ Country's Juliusz Julien made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Meshack Serage was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 65 minutes, Johannes Bartlett managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 South Africa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Johannes Bartlett was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, U21 South Africa's Meshack Serage got control of the ball when Juliusz Jule tried to sneak it across the goal line. Meshack Serage made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juliusz Julien in the 72nd minute. Hassan Kerns sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juliusz Julien who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Meshack Serage when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 76 minutes, Maseti Laher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 South Africa and the U21 MZ Country players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th minute, Maseti Laher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to U21 South Africa getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Jonas Thobejane hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juliusz Julien in the 84th minute of play forced U21 South Africa's goalkeeper Meshack Serage to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 played minutes U21 MZ Country got a freekick which was hit by Juliusz Jule. Meshack Serage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juliusz Julien in the 88th minute of play. Meshack Serage made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Juliusz Julien sent off a good shot on target. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for U21 South Africa! When Maïssa El Ouafi fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 MZ Country's protests and gave Maïssa El Ouafi a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, U21 MZ Country's Maïssa El Ouafi got a free kick in the 96th minute. U21 MZ Country played a much better game than U21 South Africa and deserved their victory. The U21 South Africa players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.