U23 World League

NINHO de CUCOS
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Chaouki Loussayef started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olívio Soares during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Olívio Soares hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Januário Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Heithem Kaâbi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 11 minutes, Chaouki Loussayef managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Symba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chaouki Loussayef was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Symba's Ammar Aziza in 12 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Lúcio Lopes guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Chaouki Loussayef might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lúcio Lopes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chaouki Loussayef ran back to his position shaking his head. Olívio Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. When Tarcísio Santarém fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arrebimba o Malho SLB's protests and gave Tarcísio Santarém a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Arrebimba o Malho SLB fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 27th minute. Penalty! Arrebimba o Malho SLB:s Lúcio Lopes showed great skill when he stopped David Achour:s penalty. Lúcio Lopes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Achour went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 31st minute Chaouki Loussayef shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lúcio Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute Ammar Aziza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lúcio Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Januário Martins fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Chaouki Loussayef managed to get in a good position for a shot. Symba's supporters rose to their feet, but Chaouki Loussayef was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lúcio Lopes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kais Mokadem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Lúcio Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lúcio Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaouki Loussayef, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lúcio Lopes came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Symba's Chaouki Loussayef. But to his dismay, Chaouki Loussayef quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Januário Martins was the one to do the kick off. Symba's Heithem Kaâbi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Januário Martins in the 53rd minute of play. Ben Fica received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Heithem Kaâbi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Arrebimba o Malho SLB getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Olívio Soares hit a great ball. Lúcio Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ammar Aziza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Chaouki Loussayef fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Symba's protests and gave Chaouki Loussayef a yellow card for diving instead. Chaouki Loussayef kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Ben Fica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lúcio Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chaouki Loussayef in the 62nd minute of play. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Lúcio Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaouki Loussayef in the 64th minute of play. In the 64th match minute, Arrebimba o Malho SLB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olívio Soares to maneuver through the defense. Symba's Chaouki Loussayef got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Chaouki Loussayef received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Lúcio Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Symba getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Kais Mokadem hit a great ball. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Tarcísio Santarém got his second yellow card of the match in the 77th minute. The referee ordered Tarcísio Santarém off the ground. Tarcísio Santarém kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Lúcio Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Achour in the 78th minute of play. In the 85th minute, Chaouki Loussayef fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. If Chaouki Loussayef had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Symba booed when Arrebimba o Malho SLB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Curado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tarak Ayari hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Symba eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.