U23 World League

Sarkhouh Stadium
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) After 6 played minutes Jereba 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto Macedo. Jussef Ben Mami took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adalberto Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Salmiyah Power getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Noureddine Adjani hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Duda Veloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Romeu da Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamid Abbas. Leonard Bărnuțiu came free with the goalkeeper in the 20th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Romeu da Cunha could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Epifanio Clementi got free with Romeu da Cunha in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jussef Ben Mami showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Brodel in the 22nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elivélton Albuquerque in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jussef Ben Mami saved Salmiyah Power from getting behind. Romeu da Cunha made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Hemza Kouidri sent off a good shot on target. Romeu da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hemza Kouidri, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Jereba 4EVER's Romeu da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noureddine Adjani in the 29th minute of play. With a little luck, Jereba 4EVER's Romeu da Cunha got control of the ball when Hamid Abbas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Jereba 4EVER defense, Epifanio Clementi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romeu da Cunha. The Jereba 4EVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romeu da Cunha should have stopped the shot. Romeu da Cunha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamid Abbas in the 36th minute. After a rather tough play, Jereba 4EVER's Amadeu Novaes got a free kick in the 37th minute. Romeu da Cunha made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Hamid Abbas sent off a good shot on target. 40 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Romeu da Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noureddine Adjani. Romeu da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hemza Kouidri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romeu da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Clementi, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Epifanio Clementi was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Jereba 4EVER defense, Noureddine Adjani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romeu da Cunha. The Jereba 4EVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romeu da Cunha should have stopped the shot. The referee felt a red card was in order, 55 minutes into the game, when Slimane Faudel put in a rough tackle. In the 54th minute, one of Salmiyah Power: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 Salmiyah Power. Dudu Pimenta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Jussef Ben Mami tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jereba 4EVER's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Abelardo Brodel in the 61st minute. Jussef Ben Mami stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elivélton Albuquerque's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. After 66 minutes of play, Salmiyah Power's Epifanio Clementi made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romeu da Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Salmiyah Power made a substitution. Cheb El Ouafi replaced Hamid Abbas. Romeu da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Bărnuțiu in the 71st minute of the match. 74 minutes into the game, Elivélton Albuquerque cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Jussef Ben Mami was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Jereba 4EVER defense, Epifanio Clementi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romeu da Cunha. The Jereba 4EVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romeu da Cunha should have stopped the shot. After 86 minutes, Epifanio Clementi made it 5-1 with a short kick to the right side. Jereba 4EVER's Romeu da Cunha tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee ended the match the Salmiyah Power players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.