Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Afiz Cho made the kick off and thus started the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Afiz Cho in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amr Fares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Amr Fares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcus Batista in the 15th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cezary Marchlewicz during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of U21 Egypt booed when Cremonese FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cezary Marchlewicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ibrahim Salah el din sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The throw-in from Marcus Batista in the 24th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U21 Egypt's Taimour Thabit. In the 26th minute, Afiz Cho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Amr Fares. The goal made the score 1-0. The supporters of U21 Egypt booed when Cremonese FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidney Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute Afiz Cho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amr Fares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Taimour Thabit was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Egypt's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cremonese FC the free kick. In the 34th match minute, U21 Egypt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Taimour Thabit to maneuver through the defense. Ibrahim Salah el din received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Kong Gang Zhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to U21 Egypt getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Ziyad Islam hit a great ball. After 40 minutes, Hazem Deyab mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Egypt and the Cremonese FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 40 played minutes U21 Egypt got a freekick which was hit by Hazem Deyab. Amr Fares made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Marcus Batista sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Jurgi during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of U21 Egypt booed when Cremonese FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Jurgi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ghanem Gaser made a kick off. Amr Fares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Jurgi was shown his second yellow card after 61 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 61st match minute, Cremonese FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Jurgi to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 63 in the game by Ibrahim Salah el din from a close distance when the talented Kong Gang Zhan managed to make a qualified save. Cremonese FC's players were relieved. After 69 minutes, Sidney Donato mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cremonese FC and the U21 Egypt players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Ibrahim Salah el din came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the U21 Egypt 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 Ibrahim Salah el din couldn't finish the play. Ziyad Islam made in the 73rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Taimour Thabit. 76 minutes into the match, Cremonese FC's goalkeeper Kong Gang Zhan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ibrahim Salah el din. With a little luck, Cremonese FC's Kong Gang Zhan got control of the ball when Ibrahim Salah el din tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afiz Cho in the 77th minute of play forced U21 Egypt's goalkeeper Amr Fares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Kong Gang Zhan managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when U21 Egypt's Ibrahim Salah el din fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hazem Deyab was shown his second yellow card after 83 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 84th minute, Hazem Deyab hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amr Fares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afiz Cho, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Deyaa Hamdy kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Cremonese FC's Yasar Bonnemain tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Afiz Cho took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amr Fares. Amr Fares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Egypt's zone, Afiz Cho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amr Fares came out of the goal and Afiz Cho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cremonese FC had won after a very even match.