U18 World League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ramiro Bertassi got the match started through his kick off. Yuri Veloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Karim Ayari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Symba getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Habib Zitouni hit a great ball. Karim Ayari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramiro Bertassi in the 9th minute of play. Ramiro Bertassi scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karim Ayari, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 16 minutes, Richard de Almeida mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santo Amaro AC and the Symba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Chedli Habib Benfrej, 17 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. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santo Amaro AC's goalkeeper Eusébio Albuquerque, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chaouki Loussayef got free with Eusébio Albuquerque in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Santo Amaro AC's Yuri Veloso in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Symba's goalie prevented a goal. In the 38th minute of the game, Borhene Sélim Haj Ali landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. In the 38th match minute, Santo Amaro AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Garcia to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the game, Yuri Veloso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Karim Ayari was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chaouki Loussayef made a kick off. Ramiro Bertassi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Karim Ayari made a huge save. In the 52nd minute, Yuri Veloso 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. 53 minutes into the game, Habib Zitouni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Symba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Santo Amaro AC the free kick. A collision led to Symba getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Habib Zitouni hit a great ball. When Ramiro Bertassi came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Santo Amaro AC 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 Ramiro Bertassi couldn't finish the play. If Yuri Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Bertassi in the 64th minute of play forced Symba's goalkeeper Karim Ayari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Ricardo Garcia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eusébio Albuquerque took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaouki Loussayef, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santo Amaro AC's Eusébio Albuquerque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaouki Loussayef in the 69th minute of play. Hassen Djait received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Eusébio Albuquerque tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute Chaouki Loussayef shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Albuquerque saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Fabiano Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 82 minutes, Yuri Veloso made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Symba's Karim Ayari tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Chaouki Loussayef managed to get in a good position for a shot. Symba's supporters rose to their feet, but Chaouki Loussayef was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusébio Albuquerque breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eusébio Albuquerque 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. Fabiano Gaspar'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. Fabiano Gaspar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 89th minute, Fabiano Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the game, Ramiro Bertassi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santo Amaro AC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Symba the free kick. In the 92nd minute, Ramiro Bertassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eusébio Albuquerque made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chaouki Loussayef in the 95th minute of play. Eusébio Albuquerque took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaouki Loussayef, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.