U23 World League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Khaled Chérif kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Symba's Orlando Queirós got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 16th match minute, ♞Sir Galahad FC♞ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Maria Lopes to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Symba booed when ♞Sir Galahad FC♞ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Wanderson Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wanderson Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oussama Amor having to interfere. 25 minutes into the game, Garry Mann was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Symba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ♞Sir Galahad FC♞ the free kick. In the 32nd match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Javier Frost to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute of the match ♞Sir Galahad FC♞ got a corner. Symba's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wanderson Nogueira ran over to the corner to take the kick. Orlando Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Angelo Meira scored 0-1 in the 38th 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. Luis Javier Frost kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. When Wanderson Nogueira came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the ♞Sir Galahad FC♞ 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 Wanderson Nogueira couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alex Soares stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to ♞Sir Galahad FC♞ getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. José Maria Lopes hit a great ball. A collision led to ♞Sir Galahad FC♞ getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Angelo Meira hit a great ball. In the 59th match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás San Juan to maneuver through the defense. Khaled Chérif charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Khaled Chérif the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 62 minutes into the match, ♞Sir Galahad FC♞'s goal looked a bit too open when Tomás San Juan came free, but Simão Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oussama Amor made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Alex Soares sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Alex Soares kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Oussama Amor. That made the score 0-2 in the 74 minute of play. Simão Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khaled Chérif, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute Tomás San Juan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simão Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91stth minute of the game Alex Soares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Symba's Oussama Amor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ♞Sir Galahad FC♞ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.