Official Cup

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 208 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amirul Hock started the match with the kick off. Kais Mokadem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 7 minutes Symba's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arif Ching who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Arif Ching got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Heithem Kaâbi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Symba's Heithem Kaâbi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amirul Hock in the 12th minute of play. The Oakham fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when Oakham's Amirul Hock looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some careless play in the Symba defense, Khairul Sarangapani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Heithem Kaâbi. The Symba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Heithem Kaâbi should have stopped the shot. When Radu Rada fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Symba's protests and gave Radu Rada a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th minute, Radu Rada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shah Henderson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kais Mokadem in the 28th minute of play. Radu Rada hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Oakham's Arif Ching couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Symba. Heithem Kaâbi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Oakham's Amirul Hock shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-4 in the ordered_time% minute. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Amirul Hock sped through Symba's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Heithem Kaâbi. Symba's Heithem Kaâbi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khairul Sarangapani in the 42nd minute of play. When Oakham's Amirul Hock in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Symba's goalie prevented a goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chaouki Loussayef to strike the kick off in the second half. Arif Ching fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heithem Kaâbi having to interfere. Amirul Hock in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Heithem Kaâbi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The long shot by Arif Ching in the 59th minute really tested Heithem Kaâbi's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. If Khairul Sarangapani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Rifki Butcher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the game, Symba's Chaouki Loussayef nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shah Henderson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. The supporters of Oakham booed when Symba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Achour didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Khairul Sarangapani dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Heithem Kaâbi, 1-10. The audience thought a goal was coming when Khairul Sarangapani got free with Heithem Kaâbi in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kais Mokadem to maneuver through the defense. Amirul Hock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Heithem Kaâbi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Symba fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 95 minutes, Oakham's Amirul Hock got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Heithem Kaâbi. When the match was over Oakham could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Symba throughout the match.