St Johns Wood
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Symba's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Anis Achour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, Tacettin Umay made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tacettin Umay in the 8th minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tacettin Umay in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Veiga came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Sílvio Veiga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anis Achour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tacettin Umay got free with Dante Lacasa in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lautaro Mancebo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anis Achour having to make a save. Tacettin Umay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. 28 minutes into the match, Symba's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Anis Achour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 minutes Symba's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of Symba booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Tacettin Umay tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Symba's Orlando Queirós got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Veiga in the 34th minute of the match. Orlando Queirós charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Orlando Queirós the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th 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: 2-1. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Felix Luque got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anis Achour having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sílvio Veiga was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great ball. Symba's Anis Achour proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Symba from getting a goal against them. Anis Achour was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Lautaro Mancebo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lautaro Mancebo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Symba's goalkeeper Anis Achour, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Symba's Imed Akid got a free kick in the 57th minute. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Symba's Anis Achour got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of Symba:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mexico:s goal. Anis Achour had in the 63rdth minute some difficulties stopping Joel Gaona's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Anis Achour was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lautaro Mancebo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 65 minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sílvio Veiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo scored 2-4 in the 69th 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. Symba's Anis Achour proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Symba from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás San Juan in the 81st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tacettin Umay went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. Felix Luque kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Tacettin Umay kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Veiga in the 96th minute of play. Imed Akid hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The Mexico players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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