St Johns Wood
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Moises Gombal started the match with the kick off. Anis Achour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Cisco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute, Gus Wootton 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. Cipriano Belarmo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anis Achour read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute FMArgentina were awarded a corner. Paolo Herensuge went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Paolo Herensuge got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Anis Achour quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 11 minutes into the game, Tomás San Juan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ismael Bernad was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 13th minute, Tomás San Juan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hatem Ben Amor to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Paolo Herensuge managed to get in a good position for a shot. FMArgentina's supporters rose to their feet, but Paolo Herensuge was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anis Achour breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 21 minutes into the match, Cipriano Belarmo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anis Achour. Symba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cipriano Belarmo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 24 minutes, Cipriano Belarmo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FMArgentina and the Symba players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FMArgentina's Cipriano Belarmo got a free kick in the 24th minute. Anis Achour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Gombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind FMArgentina's goalkeeper Ismael Bernad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Khaled Chérif might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ismael Bernad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Khaled Chérif ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Belarmo in the 31st minute of play forced Symba's goalkeeper Anis Achour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anis Achour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Herensuge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Paolo Herensuge ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anis Achour was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Gus Wootton in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ismael Bernad, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Belarmo in the 46th minute of play forced Symba's goalkeeper Anis Achour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ismael Bernad made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Khaled Chérif sent off a good shot on target. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sílvio Veiga to make the kick off. Anis Achour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Gombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismael Bernad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Ismael Bernad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás San Juan, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Humberto Cisco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Anis Achour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Symba's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Belarmo came free, but Anis Achour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Imed Akid to maneuver through the defense. Amadeo Pacho hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Anis Achour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Gombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sílvio Veiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sílvio Veiga in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ismael Bernad prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With 91 minutes on the clock, Muhammad Bejaoui commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 92nd minute, Muhammad Bejaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FMArgentina's Paolo Herensuge got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Moises Gombal kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Sílvio Veiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Bernad having to interfere. Moises Gombal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Anis Achour made a huge save. FMArgentina played a much better game than Symba and deserved their victory. The Symba players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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