U23 World League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hector Ferrer started the match with the kick off. Atletico Saladillo FC's Isidoro Regis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaouki Loussayef in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th match minute, Atletico Saladillo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernan Reynardo to maneuver through the defense. Heithem Kaâbi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernan Reynardo in the 7th minute of play. Atletico Saladillo FC's Isidoro Regis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaouki Loussayef in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute of the match Symba got a corner. Atletico Saladillo FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Achour ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that David Achour got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Isidoro Regis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to Atletico Saladillo FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Bernardino Frisco hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Jeronimo Loiola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Symba's Radu Rada got a free kick in the 20th minute. Heithem Kaâbi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Ferrer, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute Fernan Reynardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heithem Kaâbi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Symba's Heithem Kaâbi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernan Reynardo in the 25th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Pedro Arantes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Hector Ferrer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Heithem Kaâbi was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 36 minutes into the game, Hector Ferrer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Heithem Kaâbi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Atletico Saladillo FC's Isidoro Regis got control of the ball when Pedro Arantes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Chaouki Loussayef was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Hector Ferrer made a precise shot to the right of Heithem Kaâbi. Symba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Hector Ferrer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Heithem Kaâbi made a huge save. Chaouki Loussayef received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Isidoro Regis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kais Mokadem in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isidoro Regis saved Atletico Saladillo FC from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Atletico Saladillo FC's Fernan Reynardo got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 71st minute, Cayetano Berart hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernan Reynardo succeeded in the game's 73rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. If Pedro Arantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Atletico Saladillo FC booed when Symba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kais Mokadem didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Atletico Saladillo FC booed when Symba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Arantes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute, Chaouki Loussayef left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Symba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. The Atletico Saladillo FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Atletico Saladillo FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.