National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1030 (Terracing: 773, Seating: 237, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maïssa Badis got the match started through his kick off. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Raï could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Sabri Yazan made a huge save. After some careless play in the Lebanon defense, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Raï kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sabri Yazan. The Lebanon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sabri Yazan should have stopped the shot. Dida Ouadah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilyas Kareef, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Lebanon's Ilyas Kareef sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dida Ouadah narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lebanon were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after MZ Country's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Asad Abdul Nasser took the corner. After 10 played minutes Lebanon got a freekick which was hit by Ayman Abdul Nasser. Sabri Yazan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maïssa Badis in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute Bashar Zayed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Ouadah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sabri Yazan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamza Aït Salem in the 16th minute of the match. Karam Mazid made in the 18th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lotfi Abdul Karim immediately put the ball in play. Sabri Yazan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maïssa Badis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilyas Kareef scored 1-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dida Ouadah, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by MZ Country's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Asad Abdul Nasser was slow to take the kick. During this time Lebanon's players had a chance to rest. Lebanon's Uthman Labib was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dida Ouadah in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 30th minute Maïssa Badis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sabri Yazan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MZ Country's Dida Ouadah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilyas Kareef in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Lebanon getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ayman Abdul Nasser hit a great ball. Lebanon's defense didn't have a chance, in the 39th minute, when Maïssa Badis scored to the left of an out of position Sabri Yazan, making the score, 2-1. 47 minutes into the match, MZ Country's goal looked a bit too open when Uthman Labib came free, but Dida Ouadah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bashar Zayed to make the kick off. Ilyas Kareef came free with the goalkeeper in the 51st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dida Ouadah could save by the left post. After 52 played minutes Lebanon got a freekick which was hit by Moneer Bahir. After having played for 55 minutes, Bashar Zayed managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lebanon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bashar Zayed was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 56 minutes into the match, MZ Country's goalkeeper Dida Ouadah had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Asad Abdul Nasser. The audience thought a goal was coming when Asad Abdul Nasser got free with Dida Ouadah in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sabri Yazan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Ben Ahmed Raï in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Abdelhamid Chebal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sabri Yazan was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. MZ Country's Amar Zafour was substituted for Abdelnacer Haddadj. Dida Ouadah made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Ilyas Kareef sent off a good shot on target. Ilyas Kareef could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Dida Ouadah made a huge save. After 81 minutes MZ Country's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Asad Abdul Nasser who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Asad Abdul Nasser got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dida Ouadah quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 85th minute MZ Country were awarded a corner. Abdelhamid Chebal went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led MZ Country's Abdelhamid Chebal to a score. 4-1 in the 85th minute. Lebanon's Sabri Yazan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mounir Boulmerka in the 89th minute of play. When Walid Mesbah fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MZ Country's protests and gave Walid Mesbah a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, MZ Country's Walid Mesbah got a free kick in the 91st minute. Dida Ouadah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Asad Abdul Nasser, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute Lebanon were awarded a corner. Asad Abdul Nasser went to the cornerflag to take it.