National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Zezé Haaland made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 8th minute, Damião Passos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cheb Yacef was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 11th minute, Mimoun Karim Belkassem left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 MZ Country fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damião Passos in the 21st minute of play forced U21 MZ Country's goalkeeper Cheb Yacef to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Redha Yacine in the 22nd minute of play forced U21 Portugal's goalkeeper Antero Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, U21 MZ Country's goal looked a bit too open when Zezé Haaland came free, but Cheb Yacef reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 MZ Country's Mebarek Feraoun got a free kick in the 25th minute. When Zezé Haaland came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the U21 Portugal 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 Zezé Haaland couldn't finish the play. Redha Yacine succeeded in the game's 28th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. In the 30th minute, Zezé Haaland left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After a rather tough play, U21 MZ Country's Mimoun Karim Belkassem got a free kick in the 34th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivaylo Yordanov got free with Cheb Yacef in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Antero Linhares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohammad Ihidjaten in the 36th minute of play. Antero Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zoheir Besseghir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antero Linhares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mimoun Karim Belkassem in the 40th minute of play. Antero Linhares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zoheir Besseghir, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 41 minutes into the match, U21 Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Mimoun Karim Belkassem came free, but Antero Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, U21 Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Leitão to maneuver through the defense. 44 minutes into the match, Zoheir Besseghir notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of U21 Portugal's Antero Linhares. Antero Linhares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Redha Yacine to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Abdelkader Guendouz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Antero Linhares. Abdelkader Guendouz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. U21 Portugal's Antero Linhares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mimoun Karim Belkassem in the 55th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Portugal booed when U21 MZ Country was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Djamal Deghmani didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 60 played minutes, U21 Portugal's Damião Passos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cheb Yacef 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 Portugal reached it. With a little luck, U21 Portugal's Antero Linhares got control of the ball when Redha Yacine tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damião Passos in the 64th minute of play forced U21 MZ Country's goalkeeper Cheb Yacef to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, U21 MZ Country's goal looked a bit too open when Ivaylo Yordanov came free, but Cheb Yacef reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cheb Yacef showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damião Passos, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Zoheir Besseghir's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Antero Linhares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. With a little luck, U21 Portugal's Antero Linhares got control of the ball when Redha Yacine tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cheb Yacef showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damião Passos, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Antero Linhares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Redha Yacine, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Zezé Haaland scored 3-4 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cheb Yacef, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 MZ Country's Krim Beloufa was substituted for Abdelkader Guendouz. U21 MZ Country made a substitution. Ahmed Deghmani replaced Zoheir Besseghir. U21 MZ Country's Rachid Bensaoula was substituted for Redha Yacine. U21 Portugal's Adam George was substituted for Adalberto Bomba. Cheb Yacef showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivaylo Yordanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Antero Linhares was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Rachid Bensaoula capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rachid Bensaoula really showed his touch with that goal: 3-5. Zezé Haaland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Cheb Yacef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zezé Haaland took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cheb Yacef. Cheb Yacef dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-5. The U21 Portugal supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 MZ Country's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 MZ Country.
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