Friendly League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Adrián Espadas made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Symba's goal looked a bit too open when Adrián Espadas came free, but Anis Achour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 7 minutes of play, Soroca F.C.'s Hernan Lano made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anis Achour was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrián Espadas in the 10th minute of play forced Symba's goalkeeper Anis Achour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anis Achour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernan Lano, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 18th minute Amador Venceslao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anis Achour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Symba's Anis Achour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amador Venceslao in the 24th minute of play. Anis Achour came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Soroca F.C.'s Adrián Espadas. But to his dismay, Adrián Espadas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gus Wootton got free with Vitaliy Vischak in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Hernan Lano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anis Achour was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Vitaliy Vischak successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Amador Venceslao blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anis Achour having to make a save. In the 41st minute of the match, Tomás San Juan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vitaliy Vischak saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Tomás San Juan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Vitaliy Vischak made a huge save. Imed Akid kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. If Adrián Espadas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 46th minute Adrián Espadas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anis Achour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Soroca F.C. were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Symba's Sílvio Veiga was substituted for Khaled Chérif. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Soroca F.C.'s Zézinho Neiva in the 53rd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Anis Achour was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Symba through an amazing save. 53 minutes into the match, Zézinho Neiva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anis Achour. Symba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zézinho Neiva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Soroca F.C. made a substitution. Godofredo Quilino replaced Gustavo Tartalo. Soroca F.C.'s Răzvan Necula was substituted for Adrián Espadas. 60 minutes in the game Orlando Queirós did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sadok Sfar. In the 61st minute Muhammad Bejaoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitaliy Vischak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Symba's Anis Achour proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Symba from getting a goal against them. Vitaliy Vischak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Veiga in the 72nd minute of the match. Zézinho Neiva's late challenge caught a Symba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zézinho Neiva helped the player get up and apologised. After 73 played minutes Soroca F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Zézinho Neiva. Soroca F.C.'s Rodolfo Atarrabi was substituted for Hernan Lano. After a rather tough play, Soroca F.C.'s Zézinho Neiva got a free kick in the 74th minute. The audience was convinced that Răzvan Necula's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anis Achour was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 77th minute, one of Symba:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Symba. In the 81st minute, Răzvan Necula ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anis Achour was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Anis Achour didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Răzvan Necula went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. 88 minutes into the match, Symba's goal looked a bit too open when Răzvan Necula came free, but Anis Achour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute, Răzvan Necula left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Soroca F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Wincenty Solibieda got a throw-in 94 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Sílvio Veiga. After having played for 97 minutes, Răzvan Necula managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Soroca F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Răzvan Necula was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 98 minutes into the game, Amador Venceslao was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Soroca F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Symba the free kick. After a rather tough play, Soroca F.C.'s Amador Venceslao got a free kick in the 98th minute. The Symba fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Soroca F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.