U21 World League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kais Mokadem started the match with the kick off. Tarak Ayari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waclaw Marud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kais Mokadem kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Chaouki Loussayef's late challenge caught a Joga Bonito's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chaouki Loussayef helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 played minutes Symba got a freekick which was hit by Chaouki Loussayef. With a little luck, Joga Bonito's Aleksander Buczko got control of the ball when Chaouki Loussayef tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th match minute, Joga Bonito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wladyslaw Teofila to maneuver through the defense. In the 13th minute of the game Wieslaw Szarmach made a throw-in which Hugon Mios played forward. Chedli Habib Benfrej hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. If Ziemowit Brzonkala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 15th minute, Waclaw Marud 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. Tarak Ayari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugon Mios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 played minutes Symba got a freekick which was hit by Hassen Djait. Ammar Aziza was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 20 minutes into the match. In the 20th match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ammar Aziza to maneuver through the defense. When Wieslaw Szarmach came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Joga Bonito fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wieslaw Szarmach couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd match minute, Joga Bonito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wincenty Rozanski to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Symba getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Hassen Djait hit a great ball. In the 29th match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chaouki Loussayef to maneuver through the defense. When Borhene Sélim Haj Ali fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Symba's protests and gave Borhene Sélim Haj Ali a yellow card for diving instead. Heithem Kaâbi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksander Buczko having to interfere. Tarak Ayari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ziemowit Brzonkala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ludomir Lisewski hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. When Joga Bonito's Hugon Mios in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Symba's goalie prevented a goal. After 46 played minutes Symba got a freekick which was hit by Chedli Habib Benfrej. Joga Bonito's Waclaw Marud got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Symba's Tarak Ayari proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Symba from getting a goal against them. Tarak Ayari was a little too slow when Ziemowit Brzonkala got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 0-1. Ziemowit Brzonkala could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Tarak Ayari made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Symba's Heithem Kaâbi got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Joga Bonito's Ziemowit Brzonkala got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aleksander Buczko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kais Mokadem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes in the game, Ziemowit Brzonkala fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Tarak Ayari having to interfere.