St Johns Wood
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643,
Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frede Holts took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Chaouki Loussayef put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Hans Baunbæk. In the 8th minute Kresten Barnow shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karim Ayari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Symba defense, Frede Holts kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karim Ayari. The Symba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karim Ayari should have stopped the shot. Karim Ayari didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Nordsjælland's Kresten Barnow shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. 17 minutes into the game, Chaouki Loussayef cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Hans Baunbæk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ibrahim Osman succeeded in the game's 25th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-3. In the 28th minute, Ibrahim Osman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Karim Ayari was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Ibrahim Osman took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karim Ayari. Karim Ayari dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. Hans Baunbæk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chedli Habib Benfrej, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Chedli Habib Benfrej had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hans Baunbæk. FC Nordsjælland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chedli Habib Benfrej was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-5. Kaspar Renneke kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Mohamed Idir took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hans Baunbæk. FC Nordsjælland's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Chaouki Loussayef notched a goal, 4-5, to the right of FC Nordsjælland's Hans Baunbæk. Hans Baunbæk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Symba defense, Ibrahim Osman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karim Ayari. The Symba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karim Ayari should have stopped the shot.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Chedli Habib Benfrej was the one to do the kick off. When Ibrahim Osman came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the FC Nordsjælland fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ibrahim Osman couldn't finish the play. After 54 minutes, Mohamed Salah Bargawi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Symba and the FC Nordsjælland players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tahar Ben Sassi to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the match, Symba's goal looked a bit too open when Eberhardt Sarbak came free, but Karim Ayari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karim Ayari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ibrahim Osman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Nordsjælland's Hans Baunbæk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Habib Zitouni in the 67th minute of play. With a little luck, Symba's Karim Ayari got control of the ball when Frede Holts tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to FC Nordsjælland getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Eberhardt Sarbak hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Symba's Chedli Habib Benfrej tried to score from far away in the 70th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Ibrahim Osman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Karim Ayari made a huge save. Mohamed Salah Bargawi got his second yellow card in the match during the 77th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Mohamed Salah Bargawi kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ibrahim Osman got free with Karim Ayari in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th minute, Frede Holts ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Karim Ayari was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-8. 89 minutes into the game, FC Nordsjælland's Frede Holts nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karim Ayari made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-9. The supporters of FC Nordsjælland booed when Symba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chedli Habib Benfrej didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Ibrahim Osman managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Nordsjælland's supporters rose to their feet, but Ibrahim Osman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karim Ayari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Symba's Karim Ayari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eberhardt Sarbak in the 96th minute of play.
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