National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hicham Khaled started the match with the kick off. Rob Duncan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leon Menguellet's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the game, Keefe Shorten was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Australia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MZ Country the free kick. 7 minutes into the game, Australia's Boyde Minne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Said Kermali made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. A collision led to MZ Country getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Ali Mansouri hit a great ball. Said Kermali acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 12th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Boyde Minne. 15 minutes into the match, MZ Country's goal looked a bit too open when Rudy Beattie came free, but Said Kermali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Australia's Rob Duncan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hicham Khaled in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute of the match MZ Country got a corner. Australia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ali Mansouri ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on MZ Country's corner Hicham Khaled fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rob Duncan quite easily take care of the ball. MZ Country were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Australia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ali Mansouri took the corner. MZ Country's Said Kermali proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save MZ Country from getting a goal against them. Rob Duncan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hicham Khaled, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boyde Minne in the 29th minute of play forced MZ Country's goalkeeper Said Kermali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, MZ Country's goalkeeper Said Kermali had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sabastian Barling. MZ Country's Said Kermali proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save MZ Country from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute Hicham Khaled shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rob Duncan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Said Kermali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudy Beattie in the 39th minute of play. Said Kermali didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Boyde Minne went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boyde Minne in the 47th minute of play forced MZ Country's goalkeeper Said Kermali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th match minute, MZ Country was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hocine Djenia Lkbira to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Boyde Minne made a kick off. Said Kermali stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Boyde Minne's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Said Kermali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boyde Minne in the 54th minute of play. Said Kermali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boyde Minne, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Boyde Minne in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Said Kermali prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hicham Khaled in the 64th minute of play forced Australia's goalkeeper Rob Duncan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute of the game, Doyle Knevett landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Abdellah Medjadi Ouyahia charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdellah Medjadi Ouyahia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Australia made a substitution. Choice Bro replaced Doyle Knevett. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boyde Minne in the 67th minute of play forced MZ Country's goalkeeper Said Kermali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Said Kermali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boyde Minne, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Boyde Minne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Said Kermali was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. When Boyde Minne, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 71 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Said Kermali was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. MZ Country made a substitution. Meziane Hamdani replaced Mohamed Skif. MZ Country's Abdel Nekkar was substituted for Leon Menguellet. Australia's Rob Duncan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Farès Kourichi in the 74th minute of play. In the 76thth minute of the game Boyde Minne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MZ Country's Said Kermali was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 80th minute Australia were awarded a corner. Boyde Minne went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Boyde Minne got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Said Kermali quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Said Kermali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boyde Minne in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 86thth minute of the game Boyde Minne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MZ Country's Said Kermali was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Said Kermali stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Boyde Minne's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. A collision led to Australia getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Carson Hess hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the game, MZ Country's Abdel Nekkar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rob Duncan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Abdellah Medjadi Ouyahia scored 4-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rob Duncan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. MZ Country's Said Kermali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boyde Minne in the 95th minute of play. Said Kermali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boyde Minne in the 95th minute of play. MZ Country's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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