National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Juan José Ferrero made the kick off and thus started the match. Ameen Mazhar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thiago Almada in the 8th minute of the match. In the 13th match minute, U21 Guatemala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milton Salazar to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute, Juan José Ferrero reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ameen Mazhar. The goal made the score 1-0. Ameen Mazhar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salvador Gomez in the 20th minute. U21 Egypt's Refaat Marwan quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Armando Rodriguez, made in the 24th minute of the game. U21 Egypt's Refaat Marwan quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Armando Rodriguez, made in the 25th minute of the game. Mohammed Fouad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 31 minutes, Thiago Almada managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Guatemala's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thiago Almada was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Walid Gomaa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thiago Almada struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Ameen Mazhar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Guatemala. Orlando Coria hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. If Thiago Almada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Walid Gomaa made the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes U21 Guatemala got a freekick which was hit by Carlitos Bianchi. Ameen Mazhar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Gomez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Thiago Almada sped through U21 Egypt's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ameen Mazhar. U21 Guatemala's Deris Bustamante was substituted for Ivan Lozano. U21 Egypt's Taimour Samy quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Danilo Huezo, made in the 73rd minute of the game. Thiago Almada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Ameen Mazhar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armando Rodriguez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ameen Mazhar having to interfere. With a little luck, U21 Guatemala's Roberto Nunes got control of the ball when Refaat Marwan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 84 minutes of play, U21 Guatemala's Salvador Gomez made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ameen Mazhar was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 88th minute, Thiago Almada made a precise shot to the right of Ameen Mazhar. U21 Egypt's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. In the 93rd match minute, U21 Egypt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Refaat Marwan to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, U21 Egypt's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Almada came free, but Ameen Mazhar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Guatemala had won after a very even match.