League

Xhimi Arena
Spectators: 10871 (Terracing: 8154, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 217) If Xavier Salazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 2 minutes into the match, KARAORMAN's Xavier Salazar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mondi Hod narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Xavier Salazar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mondi Hod having to make a save. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Youth Academy's goalkeeper Mondi Hod, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Benzema in the 14th minute of play forced Youth Academy's goalkeeper Mondi Hod to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mondi Hod took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Benzema, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Youth Academy's Jovica Šulevski got a free kick in the 18th minute. The audience was convinced that Xavier Salazar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mondi Hod was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. If Karim Benzema had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Xavier Salazar came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the KARAORMAN 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 Xavier Salazar couldn't finish the play. 28 minutes into the match, Karim Benzema had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mondi Hod. Youth Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karim Benzema was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 31 minutes into the match, KARAORMAN's Xavier Salazar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mondi Hod narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 34 minutes Youth Academy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guo Ling Zhou who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Karim Benzema managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Aleksandar Stojmenov charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aleksandar Stojmenov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Youth Academy getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Aleksandar Stojmenov hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Youth Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Benzema came free, but Mondi Hod reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, KARAORMAN's Karim Benzema sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mondi Hod narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mondi Hod stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xavier Salazar's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Dalibor Stefanovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Youth Academy's Mondi Hod played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Benzema in the 53rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Xavier Salazar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mondi Hod was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. The supporters of Youth Academy booed when KARAORMAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ignat Zafirovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, Mondi Hod successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 63rdth minute of the game Razvan Naceski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KARAORMAN's Iona Lightfoot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Karim Benzema managed to get in a good position for a shot. KARAORMAN's supporters rose to their feet, but Karim Benzema was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mondi Hod breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Karim Benzema who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Mondi Hod when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 77thth minute of the game Razvan Naceski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KARAORMAN's Iona Lightfoot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 78th minute, Karim Benzema ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mondi Hod was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. With his leg Mondi Hod managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when KARAORMAN's Karim Benzema fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 83rdth minute of the game Xavier Salazar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Youth Academy's Mondi Hod was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Karim Benzema recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Xavier Salazar struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Mondi Hod didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KARAORMAN. 90 minutes into the match, KARAORMAN's Karim Benzema sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mondi Hod narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Karim Benzema ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mondi Hod was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. 0-6 became the score in the 96th minute when Karim Benzema elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar.