U23 World League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Khaled Chérif made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Alexandrie CF's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Veiga came free, but Vasco Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Habib Dahmani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Vasco Sousa made a huge save. Oussama Amor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Carmo in the 6th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Vasco Sousa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Habib Dahmani. Faouzi Bnouni hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Khaled Chérif who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Vasco Sousa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, Alexandrie CF's Vasco Sousa got control of the ball when Habib Dahmani tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 18th minute, Tomás San Juan made a precise shot to the right of Vasco Sousa. Alexandrie CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Symba's zone, David Carmo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oussama Amor came out of the goal and David Carmo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Oussama Amor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Carmo in the 26th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the game, Tomás San Juan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vasco Sousa. Tomás San Juan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Vasco Sousa was a little too slow when Faouzi Bnouni got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 3-0. In the 36th minute, Orlando Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Beaudoux in the 37th minute of play forced Symba's goalkeeper Oussama Amor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Khaled Chérif had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vasco Sousa. Alexandrie CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Khaled Chérif was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. John-Paul Atlan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oussama Amor having to interfere. David Carmo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when David Carmo made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Veiga in the 51st minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Vasco Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Symba were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after Alexandrie CF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomás San Juan took the corner. If Tomás San Juan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Muhammad Bejaoui hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After 62 played minutes Symba got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Queirós. In the 63rd minute, Merlin Beaudoux got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 69th minute, Nathanaël Pecqueux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vasco Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás San Juan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Alexandrie CF defense, Habib Dahmani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vasco Sousa. The Alexandrie CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vasco Sousa should have stopped the shot. Gabriel Mendy scored 5-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oussama Amor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás San Juan in the 79th minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Vasco Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Alexandrie CF's goal looked a bit too open when Habib Dahmani came free, but Vasco Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Carmo kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After 84 played minutes Alexandrie CF got a freekick which was hit by David Carmo. In the 90th match minute, Alexandrie CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaël Pouchin to maneuver through the defense. Vasco Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amine Ziadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Symba booed when Alexandrie CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nathanaël Pecqueux didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandrie CF's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.