Official Cup

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hédi Chippo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Pawel Giertych shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chaouki Loussayef saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tahar Ben Sassi to maneuver through the defense. 13 minutes into the match, Symba's goal looked a bit too open when Juliusz Giertych came free, but Chaouki Loussayef reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Mohamed Mkademi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Symba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Chaouki Loussayef showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryszard Dabrowski in the 24th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Czermno getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Ryszard Dabrowski hit a great ball. The supporters of Symba booed when FC Czermno was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryszard Dabrowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bogdan Wolniewicz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hédi Chippo's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute, Juliusz Giertych left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Czermno fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Yassine Mhedhebi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Bogdan Wolniewicz made a huge save. Chaouki Loussayef took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pawel Giertych, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Symba's Chaouki Loussayef played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Dabrowski in the 37th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Pawel Giertych ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chaouki Loussayef was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juliusz Giertych in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chaouki Loussayef saved Symba from getting behind. In the 47th minute, Marek Faron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pawel Giertych stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the game, Juliusz Giertych recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Chaouki Loussayef. Juliusz Giertych showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. If Habib Zitouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Symba booed when FC Czermno was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryszard Dabrowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Symba getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Tahar Ben Sassi hit a great ball. Chaouki Loussayef took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juliusz Giertych, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Juliusz Giertych notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Symba's Chaouki Loussayef. Chaouki Loussayef was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the FC Czermno defense, Yassine Mhedhebi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bogdan Wolniewicz. The FC Czermno fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bogdan Wolniewicz should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juliusz Giertych during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Juliusz Giertych hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Symba's Hédi Chippo got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Czermno's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.