U18 World League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Borhene Sélim Haj Ali kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 7thth minute of the game Zbigniew Dobrzechowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Symba's Habib Zaalani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zbigniew Dobrzechowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Habib Zaalani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. After 9 minutes, Abderrahman Karoui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Symba and the SHADOW players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abderrahman Karoui hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbigniew Dobrzechowski in the 12th minute of play forced Symba's goalkeeper Habib Zaalani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Zbyszko Sowa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SHADOW's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Symba the free kick. After a rather tough play, SHADOW's Zbyszko Sowa got a free kick in the 13th minute. Habib Zaalani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zula Trochowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chedli Habib Benfrej to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th match minute, SHADOW was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jakub Domaracki to maneuver through the defense. After 22 played minutes Symba got a freekick which was hit by Tarak Ayari. Habib Zaalani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbigniew Dobrzechowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Zbigniew Dobrzechowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbigniew Dobrzechowski in the 33rd minute of play forced Symba's goalkeeper Habib Zaalani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Zbigniew Dobrzechowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SHADOW fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Zbigniew Dobrzechowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zbigniew Dobrzechowski in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Habib Zaalani saved Symba from getting behind. The Symba players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SHADOW were winning 0-1.

Habib Zaalani was a little too slow when Zula Trochowski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Symba's zone, Zula Trochowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Habib Zaalani came out of the goal and Zula Trochowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zbyszko Sowa got his second yellow card in the match during the 59th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to SHADOW getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Zbyszko Sowa hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Napoleon Czempa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SHADOW's Adam Fikus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chedli Habib Benfrej in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Chedli Habib Benfrej made a precise shot to the right of Adam Fikus. SHADOW's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Habib Zaalani was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Zbigniew Dobrzechowski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zbigniew Dobrzechowski really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Zbigniew Dobrzechowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Habib Zaalani having to interfere. Habib Zaalani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbigniew Dobrzechowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When SHADOW's Zbigniew Dobrzechowski in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Symba's goalie prevented a goal. After 81 played minutes Symba got a freekick which was hit by Borhene Sélim Haj Ali. A hard shot by Jakub Domaracki from long distance, 82 minutes into the match, got Habib Zaalani's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chedli Habib Benfrej in the 85th minute of play forced SHADOW's goalkeeper Adam Fikus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Zbigniew Dobrzechowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Habib Zaalani was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Habib Zaalani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbigniew Dobrzechowski in the 92nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zbigniew Dobrzechowski in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Habib Zaalani prevented the ball from getting in the gole.