National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Patrick Mann got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Mann in the 3rd minute of play forced MZ Country's goalkeeper Mebarek Mammeri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MZ Country's Mebarek Mammeri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugh Pope in the 5th minute of play. Ken Warner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tedj Sellal in the 12th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Jordan's goal looked a bit too open when Tedj Sellal came free, but Ken Warner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Phillip Coe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jordan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MZ Country the free kick. Ken Warner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tedj Sellal in the 19th minute of play. Mebarek Mammeri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christopher Lofthouse, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Tedj Sellal managed to get in a good position for a shot. MZ Country's supporters rose to their feet, but Tedj Sellal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ken Warner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ken Warner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mouloud Cavalli in the 27th minute. After 28 minutes Jordan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Salah Madouni who took care of the corner kick. In the 34th minute Christopher Lofthouse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mebarek Mammeri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute Hugh Pope shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mebarek Mammeri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mebarek Mammeri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Mann, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tedj Sellal in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ken Warner prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Amar Zaoui hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After 43 minutes of play, MZ Country's Tedj Sellal made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ken Warner was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jordan's Ken Warner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tedj Sellal in the 46th minute of play. MZ Country's Tedj Sellal got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tedj Sellal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Jordan defense, Tedj Sellal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ken Warner. The Jordan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ken Warner should have stopped the shot. Ken Warner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tedj Sellal in the 54th minute of the match. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jordan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Salah Madouni was slow to take the kick. During this time MZ Country's players had a chance to rest. MZ Country's Salah Madouni was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ken Warner in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tedj Sellal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ken Warner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tedj Sellal, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Patrick Mann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Mebarek Mammeri made a huge save. Tedj Sellal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tedj Sellal struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Ken Warner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MZ Country. MZ Country's Ronalds Koeman was substituted for Mouloud Cavalli. 72 minutes into the game, MZ Country's Chadli Boudjedra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ken Warner made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chadli Boudjedra in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ken Warner prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chadli Boudjedra scored 4-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ken Warner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ken Warner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chadli Boudjedra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noureddine Madjer took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ken Warner. Ken Warner dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. 83 minutes into the game, Chadli Boudjedra cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Ken Warner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jordan's Joseph Spurgeon was substituted for Patrick Mann. In the 89th minute MZ Country were awarded a corner. Noureddine Madjer went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Noureddine Madjer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Jordan's Ken Warner did a great save. MZ Country were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Jordan for a fine match.