U18 World League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chedli Habib Benfrej kicked off to start the match. Blas Jerano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Habib Zaalani having to interfere. Habib Zaalani came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Lino Luzaide. But to his dismay, Lino Luzaide quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Lino Luzaide fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Habib Zaalani having to interfere. Blas Jerano charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Blas Jerano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Symba booed when ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blas Jerano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Guillen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Symba the free kick. In the 29th match minute, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Guillen to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Lino Luzaide got a free kick in the 34th minute. 44 minutes into the game, Luis Emmanuel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Symba the free kick. Luis Emmanuel hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Blas Jerano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Habib Zaalani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Rodas Canillas came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Symba's Chedli Habib Benfrej. But to his dismay, Chedli Habib Benfrej quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After having played for 68 minutes, Felipe Bertin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipe Bertin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Felipe Bertin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 83 minutes of play, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Lino Luzaide made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Habib Zaalani was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rodas Canillas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chedli Habib Benfrej in the 87th minute of the match. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Felipe Bertin got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Symba's much stronger midfield.