Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdul Halim Aban got free with Bonifacio Matxin in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abdul Halim Abans short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Bonifacio Matxin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Falah Rashid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Van Caels, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Caballo Negro's goal looked a bit too open when Anwar Yasem came free, but Bonifacio Matxin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Anwar Yasem kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bonifacio Matxin. That made the score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. Abdul Halim Aban blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bonifacio Matxin having to make a save. Artur Van Caels took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Falah Rashid. Falah Rashid dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. If Abdul Halim Aban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rdth minute of the game Anwar Yasem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caballo Negro's Bonifacio Matxin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Falah Rashid came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Caballo Negro's Artur Van Caels. But to his dismay, Artur Van Caels quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 28 minutes into the match, U21 Lebanon's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Van Caels came free, but Falah Rashid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Falah Rashid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Van Caels, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artur Van Caels in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Falah Rashid saved U21 Lebanon from getting behind. When Artur Van Caels came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Caballo Negro 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 Artur Van Caels couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Caballo Negro's Julio Firme got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 34th match minute, U21 Lebanon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafiq Bahir to maneuver through the defense. U21 Lebanon's Falah Rashid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iker Herensuge in the 35th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Gaudencio Gonchan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caballo Negro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Lebanon the free kick. After a rather tough play, Caballo Negro's Gaudencio Gonchan got a free kick in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Firme in the 43rd minute of play forced U21 Lebanon's goalkeeper Falah Rashid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute Julio Firme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falah Rashid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Firme hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Abdul Halim Aban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 51st minute, Pedro Bazkoare made a precise shot to the right of Falah Rashid. U21 Lebanon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Muhannad Touffah put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Bonifacio Matxin. With 67 minutes on the clock, Cosme Guter commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 67th match minute, Caballo Negro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosme Guter to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to U21 Lebanon getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Dahir Ilias hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Rafiq Bahir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 75 minutes Caballo Negro's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dahir Ilias who took care of the corner kick. If Wajid Abdul Baqi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 80th minute Caballo Negro were awarded a corner. Abel Llorienzo went to the cornerflag to take it. Abel Llorienzo made a great header on Caballo Negro's corner, it was just that U21 Lebanon's Falah Rashid managed to reach the ball for a save. Rafiq Bahir charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rafiq Bahir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Caballo Negro made a substitution. Santiago Chesus replaced Gaudencio Gonchan. In the 84th match minute, U21 Lebanon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafiq Bahir to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, U21 Lebanon's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Firme came free, but Falah Rashid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bonifacio Matxin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhannad Touffah in the 93rd minute of the match. The Caballo Negro players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented U21 Lebanon from taking control. The game ends in a draw.