National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1030 (Terracing: 773, Seating: 237, VIP seats: 20) Reiner Fallas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of U21 Costa Rica booed when U21 Egypt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Magdy Abu Al Dahab didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes into the match, U21 Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Hisham Mahdy came free, but Virgilio Rojas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgilio Rojas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hisham Mahdy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 8 played minutes U21 Egypt got a freekick which was hit by Magdy Abu Al Dahab. When Reiner Fallas came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the U21 Costa Rica 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 Reiner Fallas couldn't finish the play. In the 11thth minute of the game Reiner Fallas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Egypt's Mohab Raslan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mohab Raslan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reiner Fallas in the 12th minute of play. Mohab Raslan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reiner Fallas in the 12th minute of play. After 13 minutes, Macho Madrigal made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Egypt's Mohab Raslan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Costa Rica's Virgilio Rojas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hisham Mahdy in the 23rd minute of play. After 26 played minutes U21 Egypt got a freekick which was hit by Hisham Mahdy. 31 minutes into the match, U21 Egypt's goal looked a bit too open when Cláudio Mora came free, but Mohab Raslan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Macho Madrigal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohab Raslan having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hisham Mahdy in the 40th minute of play forced U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Virgilio Rojas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 played minutes U21 Egypt got a freekick which was hit by Hatem Ibrahim. After having played for 44 minutes, Reiner Fallas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Costa Rica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reiner Fallas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Virgilio Rojas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hisham Mahdy, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After 48 minutes U21 Costa Rica's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Basyouny Nader who took care of the corner kick. 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. Hisham Mahdy was the one to do the kick off. Mohab Raslan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Mora in the 54th minute of play. Belal Shady kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Reiner Fallas managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Reiner Fallas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohab Raslan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nabil Salem during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 72 played minutes U21 Egypt got a freekick which was hit by Nabil Salem. U21 Costa Rica made a substitution. Nacho Cordoba replaced Jason Matute. U21 Costa Rica made a substitution. Vinicio Segura replaced Reiner Fallas. U21 Costa Rica's Daniel Wanchope was substituted for Alberto Valverde. The supporters of U21 Costa Rica booed when U21 Egypt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nabil Salem didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Egypt's Mohab Raslan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Macho Madrigal in the 77th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Vinicio Segura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mohab Raslan was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. A collision led to U21 Egypt getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Magdy Abu Al Dahab hit a great ball. Mohab Raslan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Mora in the 82nd minute of play. After 83 minutes U21 Egypt's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arsenio Sancho who took care of the corner kick. Belal Shady kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Macho Madrigal in the 89th minute of play forced U21 Egypt's goalkeeper Mohab Raslan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Virgilio Rojas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hisham Mahdy in the 90th minute. If Macho Madrigal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohab Raslan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinicio Segura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Costa Rica were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of U21 Egypt for a fine match.