U18 World League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Veto Aliceda kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Symba booed when UD ZAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovanny Guau didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tarak Ayari, 4 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. With a little luck, UD ZAS's Checa Lloreda got control of the ball when Aymen Baly tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 9 played minutes Symba got a freekick which was hit by Heithem Kaâbi. Urbes Olavarria recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Chedli Habib Benfrej received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Checa Lloreda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 played minutes UD ZAS got a freekick which was hit by Ugaitz Camara. A hard shot by Tarak Ayari from long distance, 16 minutes into the match, got Checa Lloreda's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Veto Aliceda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 29 minutes into the game, Ugaitz Camara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UD ZAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Symba the free kick. 29 minutes into the game, one of UD ZAS:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 36th minute, Habib Khcharem 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. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of UD ZAS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Symba:s goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chedli Habib Benfrej to make the kick off. In the 56th minute Chedli Habib Benfrej shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Checa Lloreda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Habib Khcharem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute, Chedli Habib Benfrej ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Checa Lloreda was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. UD ZAS's Checa Lloreda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chedli Habib Benfrej in the 64th minute of play. In the 68th match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Habib Khcharem to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Urbes Olavarria in the 69th minute really tested Pierre Melliti's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Checa Lloreda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chedli Habib Benfrej, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Habib Khcharem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Checa Lloreda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Chedli Habib Benfrej 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: 3-0. A collision led to Symba getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Mehdi Essediri hit a great ball. The audience held their breath when Urbes Olavarria in the 98th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Pierre Melliti's left hand side.