Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fodil Otman made the kick off which started today's match. The crowd rose to their feet as Fodil Otman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bonifacio Matxin. That made the score 1-0 in the 2 minute of play. Bonifacio Matxin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fodil Otman in the 7th minute of play. After 10 minutes of play, U21 MZ Country's Fodil Otman made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bonifacio Matxin was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the match, Amar Fadela had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bonifacio Matxin. Caballo Negro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amar Fadela was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 18 minutes into the match, Artur Van Caels notched a goal, 4-1, 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. Bonifacio Matxin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fodil Otman in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 28th minute Artur Van Caels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mahieddine Bouzid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute Fodil Otman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bonifacio Matxin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdellah Djura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Bonifacio Matxin made a huge save. Mahieddine Bouzid came out of the goal in the 34th 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 6-2. When Fodil Otman came up free with the goalie in the 37th 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 Fodil Otman couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Billel Aggoune in the 40th minute of play forced Caballo Negro's goalkeeper Bonifacio Matxin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bonifacio Matxin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdellah Djura in the 43rd minute. Bonifacio Matxin made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Munir Abdallah sent off a good shot on target. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Artur Van Caels was the one to do the kick off. Fodil Otman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 52nd minute of the match, Adélio Mota got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mahieddine Bouzid was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Mahieddine Bouzid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Van Caels, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If Munir Abdallah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fodil Otman in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bonifacio Matxin saved Caballo Negro from getting behind. In the 63rdth minute of the game Abdellah Djura 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fodil Otman in the 64th minute of play forced Caballo Negro's goalkeeper Bonifacio Matxin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bonifacio Matxin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdellah Djura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mahieddine Bouzid stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adélio Mota's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute Fodil Otman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bonifacio Matxin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Firme hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. U21 MZ Country made a substitution. Cheikha Moussa replaced Abdellah Djura. U21 MZ Country's Mimoun Karim Belkassem was substituted for Munir Abdallah. A collision led to Caballo Negro getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Julio Firme hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, U21 MZ Country's goalkeeper Mahieddine Bouzid had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adélio Mota. If Cheikha Moussa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fodil Otman in the 80th minute of play forced Caballo Negro's goalkeeper Bonifacio Matxin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mimoun Karim Belkassem's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bonifacio Matxin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Bonifacio Matxin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fodil Otman in the 96th minute of play. U21 MZ Country's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.