National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Djamel Daham took the kick off in the first half of the match. Abdelhamid Souakri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Bento Magaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xeromo Baruz kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute Robert Bendjedid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bento Magaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 MZ Country's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ali Boniche in the 9th minute. 15 minutes into the match, U21 Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Djamel Daham came free, but Bento Magaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When U21 MZ Country's Djamel Daham in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Paraguay's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Djamel Daham's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bento Magaz was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Robert Bendjedid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Bento Magaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Djamel Daham in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bento Magaz saved U21 Paraguay from getting behind. Bento Magaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djamel Daham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Djamel Daham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bento Magaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 Paraguay's Xeromo Baruz got a free kick in the 28th minute. Bento Magaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Djamel Daham, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute, Tony Kroos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bento Magaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djamel Daham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bento Magaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Djamel Daham in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th minute, U21 Paraguay's Luiz-Henrique De Oliveira ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Abderaouf Bencherif. Abderaouf Bencherif yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

U21 Paraguay's Modesto Serdio was substituted for Txomin Resines. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luiz-Henrique De Oliveira was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Leo Zugarrondo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Djamel Daham came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the U21 MZ Country 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 Djamel Daham couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute, Tony Kroos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 MZ Country's Robert Bendjedid got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. U21 Paraguay's Toribio Estevez was substituted for Xeromo Baruz. Abderaouf Bencherif took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurilio Anguiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Djamel Daham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bento Magaz having to interfere. U21 MZ Country made a substitution. Rafik Abdi replaced Abdelhamid Boulebda. When Tony Kroos fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Paraguay's protests and gave Tony Kroos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 83rd minute, Robert Bendjedid fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Bento Magaz, passed just outside the right post. 86 minutes into the match, U21 Paraguay's goalkeeper Bento Magaz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Djamel Daham. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Paraguay's goalkeeper Bento Magaz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 91 minutes, Rafik Abdi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 MZ Country's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafik Abdi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rafik Abdi might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bento Magaz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rafik Abdi ran back to his position shaking his head. U21 Paraguay were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of U21 MZ Country for a fine match.