Official Cup

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arsenio Claus took the kick off in the first half of the match. Anis Achour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lakhdar Guendouz, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 11th minute, Gus Wootton 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. In the 15th minute, Lakhdar Guendouz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomás San Juan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Boncho Vlúchkov. Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Salmiyah Power's goal looked a bit too open when Khaled Chérif came free, but Boncho Vlúchkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anis Achour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arsenio Claus in the 26th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Arsenio Claus 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 Arsenio Claus was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Salmiyah Power's Boncho Vlúchkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khaled Chérif in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Ganix in the 36th minute of play forced Symba's goalkeeper Anis Achour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Koperski in the 39th minute of play forced Symba's goalkeeper Anis Achour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Salmiyah Power's goal looked a bit too open when Khaled Chérif came free, but Boncho Vlúchkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Symba made a substitution. Sílvio Veiga replaced Khaled Chérif. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sílvio Veiga to make the kick off. After having played for 57 minutes, Sílvio Veiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Symba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sílvio Veiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arsenio Claus might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anis Achour. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arsenio Claus ran back to his position shaking his head. When Lakhdar Guendouz, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 61 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Anis Achour was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Anis Achour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kacper Koperski in the 62nd minute of the match. Boncho Vlúchkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gus Wootton in the 64th minute of play. Symba's Anis Achour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Claus in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to Symba getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Imed Akid hit a great ball. After 71 played minutes Symba got a freekick which was hit by Imed Akid. Karim Bahari, 72 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. Arsenio Claus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Anis Achour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boncho Vlúchkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gus Wootton, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. With a little luck, Symba's Anis Achour got control of the ball when Lakhdar Guendouz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Boncho Vlúchkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sílvio Veiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Salmiyah Power's Boncho Vlúchkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gus Wootton in the 83rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Salmiyah Power's Cheb Haddou got a free kick in the 85th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Gus Wootton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Symba's supporters rose to their feet, but Gus Wootton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Boncho Vlúchkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kacper Koperski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Salmiyah Power's Boncho Vlúchkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gus Wootton in the 92nd minute of play. Salmiyah Power's Boncho Vlúchkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás San Juan in the 94th minute of play. Symba's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Kacper Koperski scored to the left of an out of position Anis Achour, making the score, 2-2. Rabah Azem charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rabah Azem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 97 played minutes Salmiyah Power got a freekick which was hit by Rabah Azem.