Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hamza Abdelghani took the kick off in the first half of the match. U21 Morocco's attentive Hamza Abdelghani managed to snatch the ball when Gez Blackwater made a throw-in in the 9th minute of the game. Pelle Nyqvist scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Naji Boughanem, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Usem Mahdoufi got a throw-in 15 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Bilal Tiberkanin. After 19 played minutes U21 Morocco got a freekick which was hit by Winitran Fouhami. Pelle Nyqvist took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Naji Boughanem. Naji Boughanem dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. If Pelle Nyqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pelle Nyqvist in the 34th minute of play forced U21 Morocco's goalkeeper Naji Boughanem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, U21 Morocco's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Malm came free, but Naji Boughanem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Pelle Nyqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Malm in the 44th minute of play forced U21 Morocco's goalkeeper Naji Boughanem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pelle Nyqvist struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Naji Boughanem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Monia&Ibrahim. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sebastian Malm made a kick off. In the 50th minute, Idir Roumani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 52 minutes into the game, Monia&Ibrahim's Pelle Nyqvist nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Naji Boughanem made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. After a rather tough play, U21 Morocco's Osmane Molhamam got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Monia&Ibrahim's Cao Wei Liang was substituted for Sebastian Malm. Hamza Abdelghani's late challenge caught a Monia&Ibrahim's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hamza Abdelghani helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cao Wei Liang in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Naji Boughanem prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alexander Utter made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U21 Morocco's Massin Maaroufi. In the 77th minute, Fatih Obbadi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Inge Collin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Morocco's goalkeeper Naji Boughanem, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Inge Collin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Naji Boughanem came out and tried to block the shot, but Inge Collin slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 90th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Monia&Ibrahim walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.