Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Djamel Medjiba took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Trayan Davchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cherif Badis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baldomero Shantala came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by MZ Country's Safy Allalou. But to his dismay, Safy Allalou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Cherif Badis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trayan Davchev in the 12th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Trayan Davchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cherif Badis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juventud Antoniana's Baldomero Shantala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chadli Boudjedra in the 19th minute of play. Baldomero Shantala made an important save on a dangerous shot by Djabir Belmadi in the 21st minute. Baldomero Shantala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Djamel Medjiba, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trayan Davchev in the 26th minute of play forced MZ Country's goalkeeper Cherif Badis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Eugenio Abeitia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cherif Badis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MZ Country's Cherif Badis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trayan Davchev in the 29th minute of play. MZ Country's Chadli Boudjedra got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 33 minutes, Eugenio Abeitia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juventud Antoniana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eugenio Abeitia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Baldomero Shantala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djabir Belmadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute Djabir Belmadi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Shantala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cherif Badis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remigio Bela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juventud Antoniana's Baldomero Shantala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chadli Boudjedra in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Trayan Davchev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Cherif Badis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cherif Badis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trayan Davchev in the 47th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lobo Lobo to strike the kick off in the second half. Baldomero Shantala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chadli Boudjedra, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Cherif Badis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trayan Davchev in the 55th minute of play. Lobo Lobo in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cherif Badis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Bautista Gaceo's late challenge caught a MZ Country's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bautista Gaceo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th minute, Bautista Gaceo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Djamel Medjiba struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Baldomero Shantala didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MZ Country. Trayan Davchev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. MZ Country's Nordine Ighil was substituted for Djabir Belmadi. Cherif Badis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenio Abeitia in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nordine Ighil in the 66th minute of play forced Juventud Antoniana's goalkeeper Baldomero Shantala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baldomero Shantala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoine Saïd-Guerni in the 68th minute of play. Baldomero Shantala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nordine Ighil in the 82nd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Juventud Antoniana's goal looked a bit too open when Fouad Assad came free, but Baldomero Shantala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute Fouad Assad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Shantala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baldomero Shantala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mouloud Cavalli, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 91st minute Nordine Ighil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Shantala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugenio Abeitia scored 2-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cherif Badis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Baldomero Shantala stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fouad Assad's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.