National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) U21 Morocco's Hamza Abdelghani started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Mokhtar Tamsamani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 3 minutes into the match, U21 Morocco's goal looked a bit too open when Romi Haryanto came free, but Michel Preudhomme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 5 played minutes U21 Malaysia got a freekick which was hit by Yahya Febrian. Michel Preudhomme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heri Hans, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 14 minutes into the match, U21 Malaysia's goal looked a bit too open when Hamza Abdelghani came free, but Budi Guci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 16 minutes, Romi Haryanto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Malaysia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romi Haryanto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Heri Hans in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michel Preudhomme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. U21 Morocco's Souleimane Touzani quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Yahya Febrian, made in the 28th minute of the game. After 29 minutes, Hamza Abdelghani made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Malaysia's Budi Guci tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Morocco's Michel Preudhomme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heri Hans in the 32nd minute of play. Michel Preudhomme didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when U21 Malaysia's Heri Hans shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Morocco's zone, Romi Haryanto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michel Preudhomme came out of the goal and Romi Haryanto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. U21 Morocco's Michel Preudhomme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heri Hans in the 43rd minute of play. After 47 minutes of play, U21 Malaysia's Penn Cornelius made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Michel Preudhomme was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Romi Haryanto made the kick off in the second half. U21 Morocco's Michel Preudhomme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romi Haryanto in the 57th minute of play. Michel Preudhomme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romi Haryanto in the 57th minute of the match. Michel Preudhomme was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Heri Hans capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Heri Hans really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. When Souleimane Touzani fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Morocco's protests and gave Souleimane Touzani a yellow card for diving instead. Souleimane Touzani kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, U21 Morocco's goal looked a bit too open when Heri Hans came free, but Michel Preudhomme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ari Wibowo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Michel Preudhomme. U21 Morocco's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, U21 Morocco's Michel Preudhomme got control of the ball when Romi Haryanto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Michel Preudhomme didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 80th minute, which inside left pole to 1-5. Romi Haryanto took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michel Preudhomme. Michel Preudhomme dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-6. A sloppy throw-in by Ferry Kooth in the 88th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U21 Morocco's Osmane Molhamam. The audience was convinced that Romi Haryanto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michel Preudhomme was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Michel Preudhomme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Penn Cornelius in the 95th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romi Haryanto in the 98th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Michel Preudhomme saved U21 Morocco from getting behind. The U21 Morocco fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. U21 Malaysia were clearly better and deserved to take the win.