U21 World League

Sarkhouh Stadium
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Concetto Garibaldi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Boughera Benmabrouk showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 2 minute of play. When XMAS's Ennio De Nardis in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Salmiyah Power's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Ennio De Nardis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fathi Abbas was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 9th minute of the match XMAS got a corner. Salmiyah Power's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alessandro Vettori ran over to the corner to take the kick. Anfilogino Di Nino hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute, Ennio De Nardis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ennio De Nardis in the 14th minute of play forced Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Fathi Abbas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ennio De Nardis in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fathi Abbas saved Salmiyah Power from getting behind. Concetto Garibaldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boughera Benmabrouk in the 21st minute of the match. A collision led to XMAS getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Fabrizio Eboli hit a great ball. Fathi Abbas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ennio De Nardis in the 33rd minute of play. Halim Zeghdoud kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, XMAS's goalkeeper Concetto Garibaldi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samir Abdenouz. Concetto Garibaldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boughera Benmabrouk in the 37th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alessandro Vettori during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Samir Abdenouz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Concetto Garibaldi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 47 minutes, Christian Zaccardi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the XMAS and the Salmiyah Power players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Christian Zaccardi got a free kick in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boughera Benmabrouk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Samir Abdenouz made a precise shot to the right of Concetto Garibaldi. XMAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Halim Zeghdoud during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th minute, Halim Zeghdoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 65 played minutes Salmiyah Power got a freekick which was hit by Fadhil Meniri. Salmiyah Power made a substitution. Nouara Medjani replaced Khalida Zouba. After having played for 69 minutes, Boughera Benmabrouk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salmiyah Power's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boughera Benmabrouk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Boughera Benmabrouk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Concetto Garibaldi having to interfere. When Salmiyah Power's Samir Abdenouz in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye XMAS's goalie prevented a goal. In the 78th minute, Samir Abdenouz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Concetto Garibaldi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Salmiyah Power had played much better football throughout.