National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. C.J. 吕布 started the match with the kick off. U21 MZ Country's Mehdi Souakri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudy Chandran in the 3rd minute of play. After 4th play minutes Abdelmalek Banouas shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Bineesh Liang and just under the crossbar into goal. With his leg Mehdi Souakri managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when U21 Singapore's Jonathan Cheng fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Bineesh Liang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelhamid Kharroubi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cheb Saïd-Guerni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 MZ Country's Mehdi Souakri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudy Chandran in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheb Saïd-Guerni in the 25th minute of play forced U21 Singapore's goalkeeper Bineesh Liang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Abdelmalek Banouas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bineesh Liang. U21 Singapore's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdelmalek Banouas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by C.J. 吕布 in the 36th minute of play forced U21 MZ Country's goalkeeper Mehdi Souakri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, U21 Singapore's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelmalek Banouas came free, but Bineesh Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bineesh Liang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelmalek Banouas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mehdi Souakri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rudy Chandran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Amir Hui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheb Saïd-Guerni in the 45th minute of play forced U21 Singapore's goalkeeper Bineesh Liang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cheb Saïd-Guerni made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdelmalek Banouas got free with Bineesh Liang in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kamel Medaci kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Mehdi Souakri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rudy Chandran, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute, U21 MZ Country's Cheb Saïd-Guerni dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelmalek Banouas in the 61st minute of play forced U21 Singapore's goalkeeper Bineesh Liang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, U21 Singapore's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelhamid Kharroubi came free, but Bineesh Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehdi Souakri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Azly Seng, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Kamel Medaci hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Mehdi Souakri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Azly Seng in the 72nd minute of play. Mehdi Souakri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Cheng in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by C.J. 吕布 in the 77th minute of play forced U21 MZ Country's goalkeeper Mehdi Souakri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, U21 Singapore's goalkeeper Bineesh Liang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cheb Saïd-Guerni. Chadli Said's late challenge caught a U21 Singapore's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chadli Said helped the player get up and apologised. 86 minutes into the match, U21 Singapore's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelmalek Banouas came free, but Bineesh Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehdi Souakri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Azly Seng, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Jonathan Cheng kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. U21 MZ Country had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.