National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) U21 MZ Country's Abdelmalek Banouas 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. After 8 minutes, Christian Burgo made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. U21 MZ Country's Mehdi Souakri tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Christian Burgo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mehdi Souakri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Burgo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noureddine Reda Madouni made in the 21st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jussef Ben Sahraoui immediately put the ball in play. Vincent Villacanes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelmalek Banouas in the 33rd minute of the match. Vincent Villacanes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelmalek Banouas in the 37th minute of the match. Christian Burgo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mehdi Souakri having to make a save. Mehdi Souakri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Burgo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismaël Benida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vincent Villacanes having to interfere. A collision led to U21 MZ Country getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Mouloud Harkouk hit a great ball. In the 46th minute of the match Montrell Bolonga sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mehdi Souakri skillfully saved the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Christian Burgo made the kick off in the second half. Vincent Villacanes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelmalek Banouas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christian Burgo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Burgo in the 57th minute of play forced U21 MZ Country's goalkeeper Mehdi Souakri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Noureddine Reda Madouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Uruguay's Henric Monta was substituted for Lucas Sardaneta. U21 MZ Country made a substitution. Cheb Saïd-Guerni replaced Ismaël Benida. U21 Uruguay made a substitution. Asteri Polo replaced Christian Burgo. The supporters of U21 Uruguay booed when U21 MZ Country was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noureddine Reda Madouni didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Etxepare Angostina in the 64th minute of play forced U21 MZ Country's goalkeeper Mehdi Souakri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Noureddine Reda Madouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Asteri Polo got free with Mehdi Souakri in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 76 minutes into the match, U21 MZ Country's goalkeeper Mehdi Souakri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Asteri Polo. Cheb Saïd-Guerni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vincent Villacanes having to interfere. Mehdi Souakri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 80th minute of the match. After 84 minutes of play, U21 MZ Country's Abdelmalek Banouas made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vincent Villacanes was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Cheb Saïd-Guerni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 92 minutes into the match, U21 Uruguay's Asteri Polo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mehdi Souakri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. U21 MZ Country's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Asteri Polo scored to the left of an out of position Mehdi Souakri, making the score, 1-2. 95 minutes into the match, U21 MZ Country's goalkeeper Mehdi Souakri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Asteri Polo.