League

Rochdale Stadium
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Symba's Sílvio Veiga started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Symba's Tomás San Juan in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rochdale United's goalie prevented a goal. Symba's Tacettin Umay got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 8 minutes, Sílvio Veiga made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Rochdale United's Alaeddine Ghariani tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomás San Juan in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alaeddine Ghariani saved Rochdale United from getting behind. Rochdale United's Alaeddine Ghariani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Veiga in the 13th minute of play. After 15 minutes, Sílvio Veiga made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Rochdale United's Alaeddine Ghariani tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 18th minute Tomás San Juan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alaeddine Ghariani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alaeddine Ghariani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás San Juan in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Garry Mann to maneuver through the defense. Symba's Anis Achour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Chaldun in the 24th minute of play. In the 26th minute of the match Rochdale United got a corner. Symba's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dali Chaldun ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Amir Gmamdia managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 28 minutes into the match, Tomás San Juan notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Rochdale United's Alaeddine Ghariani. Alaeddine Ghariani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tomás San Juan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Alaeddine Ghariani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Sílvio Veiga put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Alaeddine Ghariani. 0-6 became the score in the 44th minute when Sílvio Veiga elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar.

Hassan Rostom charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hassan Rostom the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Rochdale United's Hassan Rostom got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute of the match, Sílvio Veiga tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alaeddine Ghariani saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomás San Juan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alaeddine Ghariani. That made the score 0-7 in the 55 minute of play. Sílvio Veiga succeeded in the game's 59th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-8. Alaeddine Ghariani was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Tomás San Juan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomás San Juan really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. With a little luck, Rochdale United's Alaeddine Ghariani got control of the ball when Tomás San Juan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 80 minutes, Sílvio Veiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Symba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sílvio Veiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 81 minutes into the game, Sílvio Veiga lined in a short shot 0-12 behind a frustrated Alaeddine Ghariani. 84 minutes into the match, Tomás San Juan notched a goal, 0-13, to the right of Rochdale United's Alaeddine Ghariani. Alaeddine Ghariani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Ali Chaldun fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rochdale United's protests and gave Ali Chaldun a yellow card for diving instead. Ali Chaldun hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the match, Tomás San Juan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alaeddine Ghariani. Rochdale United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomás San Juan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-14. Ahmed Zouiten hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute of the match Luis Javier Frost sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alaeddine Ghariani skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Rochdale United getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Hassan Rostom hit a great ball. Alaeddine Ghariani was out of position in the 96 minute of play, and Tacettin Umay capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tacettin Umay really showed his touch with that goal: 0-15. Symba played a much better game than Rochdale United and deserved their victory. The Rochdale United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.