U23 World League

El Matadero
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Escuadrón Mercenario's Sarracino Abad was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 4th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After 9 played minutes Escuadrón Mercenario got a freekick which was hit by Diego Armando Goetschi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Arantes in the 10th minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Josué Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Escuadrón Mercenario's Indalecio Abadia in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Symba's goalie prevented a goal. 13 minutes into the game, Mohamed Miaâdi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Symba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Escuadrón Mercenario the free kick. Mohamed Miaâdi kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sarracino Abad in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Heithem Kaâbi saved Symba from getting behind. Sarracino Abad in the 22ndth 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. In the 26th minute, Kais Mokadem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Escuadrón Mercenario's Indalecio Abadia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Heithem Kaâbi. That made the score 2-0 after 27 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tab Abadia during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Tab Abadia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Heithem Kaâbi made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Iztal Aballe sent off a good shot on target. 37 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Miaâdi came free, but Josué Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goal looked a bit too open when Chaouki Loussayef came free, but Josué Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sarracino Abad was the one to do the kick off. Escuadrón Mercenario's Josué Castro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Escuadrón Mercenario from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Escuadrón Mercenario booed when Symba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hassen Djait didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sarracino Abad scored 3-0 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Heithem Kaâbi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Symba booed when Escuadrón Mercenario was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sarracino Abad didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Escuadrón Mercenario booed when Symba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yassine Mhedhebi didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Sarracino Abad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Josué Castro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedro Arantes went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 76thth minute of the game Sarracino Abad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Symba's Heithem Kaâbi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Escuadrón Mercenario's Lucas Rioja got a free kick in the 81st minute. The supporters of Escuadrón Mercenario booed when Symba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kais Mokadem didn't get a good kick on the ball. Escuadrón Mercenario's Josué Castro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Escuadrón Mercenario from getting a goal against them. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Escuadrón Mercenario fans cheered their team off the field, for while Symba had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.