National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 13604 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 3316, VIP seats: 288) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bill Fitzpatrick took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the match, U21 MZ Country's goal looked a bit too open when Best Pukallus came free, but Mahieddine Bouzid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Australia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fodil Otman was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 MZ Country's players had a chance to rest. U21 MZ Country's Fodil Otman was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sydney Ross in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mohamed Brahimi kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bill Fitzpatrick in the 8th minute of play forced U21 MZ Country's goalkeeper Mahieddine Bouzid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bill Fitzpatrick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. U21 MZ Country's Mahieddine Bouzid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bill Fitzpatrick in the 11th minute of play. Mahieddine Bouzid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bill Fitzpatrick in the 16th minute of play. Sydney Ross showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fodil Otman, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 27th minute, Bill Fitzpatrick made a precise shot to the right of Mahieddine Bouzid. U21 MZ Country's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Mahieddine Bouzid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bill Fitzpatrick, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31stth minute of the game Bill Fitzpatrick who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 MZ Country's Mahieddine Bouzid was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, U21 Australia's Sydney Ross got control of the ball when Fodil Otman tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tayeb Benmabrouk during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th minute, Tayeb Benmabrouk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, U21 MZ Country's goal looked a bit too open when Bill Fitzpatrick came free, but Mahieddine Bouzid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sydney Ross made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fodil Otman in the 41st minute. Loyd Eversden kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amar Fadela in the 45th minute of play forced U21 Australia's goalkeeper Sydney Ross to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fodil Otman in the 48th minute of play forced U21 Australia's goalkeeper Sydney Ross to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half U21 Australia were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Mahieddine Bouzid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Best Pukallus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 58 minutes into the game, when Barnett Hickman put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, U21 Australia's Barnett Hickman got a free kick in the 59th minute. 59 minutes into the match, U21 Australia's goal looked a bit too open when Fodil Otman came free, but Sydney Ross reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Best Pukallus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd match minute, U21 MZ Country was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tayeb Benmabrouk to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute Munir Abdallah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sydney Ross saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 MZ Country's Mahieddine Bouzid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Best Pukallus in the 69th minute of play. U21 MZ Country's Mahieddine Bouzid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthias Hanslow in the 70th minute of play. U21 Australia were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after U21 MZ Country's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Paul Pegler took the corner. In the 77th minute, Best Pukallus fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. U21 Australia's Dante Baba was substituted for Patrick Lenard. Sydney Ross took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdellah Djura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 85 minutes, Valentino Panetta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Australia and the U21 MZ Country players grew even worse after the yellow card. Valentino Panetta kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. The supporters of U21 Australia booed when U21 MZ Country was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Brahimi didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 MZ Country's Mahieddine Bouzid proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save U21 MZ Country from getting a goal against them. In the 91st match minute, U21 Australia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Loyd Eversden to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, Best Pukallus notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of U21 MZ Country's Mahieddine Bouzid. Mahieddine Bouzid was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 96th match minute, U21 Australia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthias Hanslow to maneuver through the defense. After 97 played minutes, U21 MZ Country's Fodil Otman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sydney Ross came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in U21 MZ Country reached it. The U21 MZ Country supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 Australia's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 Australia.