World League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Michel van der Bij showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Queirós in the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute Sílvio Veiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel van der Bij saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michel van der Bij showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gus Wootton in the 7th minute of the match. Joško Van Landschoot might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anis Achour. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joško Van Landschoot ran back to his position shaking his head. Michel van der Bij was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tomás San Juan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Symba's zone, Joško Van Landschoot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anis Achour came out of the goal and Joško Van Landschoot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 14 minutes into the match, ISPARTASPOR U21's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Veiga came free, but Michel van der Bij reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Joško Van Landschoot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Anis Achour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joško Van Landschoot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michel van der Bij made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gus Wootton in the 17th minute of play. After 19 played minutes, Symba's Hamdi Cherif shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Michel van der Bij came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Symba reached it. Michel van der Bij made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Veiga in the 20th minute of play. Tomás San Juan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 26thth minute tested the skills of Michel van der Bij when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 26 minutes into the game, Tomás San Juan lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Michel van der Bij. ISPARTASPOR U21's Michel van der Bij played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás San Juan in the 28th minute of play. After 35 minutes, Gus Wootton made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. ISPARTASPOR U21's Michel van der Bij tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 43 minutes into the match, Alfredo Gumaro 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 Alfredo Gumaro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. 46 minutes into the match, Symba's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Gelmiro came free, but Anis Achour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 3-3 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Omar Gelmiro to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Omar Gelmiro 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 Omar Gelmiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. In the 57th minute of the match, Joško Van Landschoot tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Anis Achour saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 60 minutes into the match, Symba's Khaled Chérif sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michel van der Bij narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Michel van der Bij took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás San Juan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anis Achour made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omar Gelmiro in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute Gus Wootton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel van der Bij saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68thth minute of the game Joško Van Landschoot who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Symba's Anis Achour was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Veiga in the 71st minute of play forced ISPARTASPOR U21's goalkeeper Michel van der Bij 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 Joško Van Landschoot, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. ISPARTASPOR U21 made a substitution. Jim Houwing replaced Frances Sánchez. ISPARTASPOR U21's Sol Campbell was substituted for Suelo De Toro. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Symba's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Behzat Amir was slow to take the kick. During this time ISPARTASPOR U21's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Behzat Amir got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Anis Achour quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gus Wootton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82ndth minute of the game Sílvio Veiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ISPARTASPOR U21's Michel van der Bij was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Omar Gelmiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Anis Achour made a huge save. Anis Achour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joško Van Landschoot, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute ISPARTASPOR U21 were awarded a corner. Behzat Amir went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Behzat Amir almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Symba's Anis Achour did a great save. When Jim Houwing fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ISPARTASPOR U21's protests and gave Jim Houwing a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Symba booed when ISPARTASPOR U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jim Houwing didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Symba manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing ISPARTASPOR U21 to win.