Friendly League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sílvio Veiga started the match with the kick off. Samuel Griffin scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anis Achour, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 5th minute Song Wei Yun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anis Achour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute Seraċini Għawdxin were awarded a corner. Neil Degabriele went to the cornerflag to take it. With a little luck, Seraċini Għawdxin's Rahim Kornes got control of the ball when Tacettin Umay tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gus Wootton got free with Rahim Kornes in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 27 minutes into the match, Song Wei Yun 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 Song Wei Yun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Anis Achour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neil Degabriele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Song Wei Yun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Song Wei Yun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Anis Achour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anis Achour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Negro, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Symba's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Neil Degabriele was slow to take the kick. During this time Seraċini Għawdxin's players had a chance to rest. Neil Degabriele made a great header on Seraċini Għawdxin's corner, it was just that Symba's Anis Achour managed to reach the ball for a save. 42 minutes into the match, Fernando Negro notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Symba's Anis Achour. Anis Achour was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Symba players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Seraċini Għawdxin were winning 0-3.

The wind increased when Song Wei Yun made the kick off in the second half. Samuel Griffin scored 0-4 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anis Achour, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Samuel Griffin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anis Achour having to interfere. Samuel Griffin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Anis Achour made a huge save. Samuel Griffin struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Anis Achour didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seraċini Għawdxin. Anis Achour made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Edmundo Duarte sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Symba's Anis Achour got control of the ball when Song Wei Yun tried to sneak it across the goal line. Symba's Anis Achour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Griffin in the 85th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Tacettin Umay 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: 1-4. Seraċini Għawdxin's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.