U18 World League

Športni Park Gorica
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rareș Comăneci started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes HIT Gorica got a freekick which was hit by Duško Turnšek. Anton Bitang hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Sorin Macaneață hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After 13 minutes, Ovidiu Stoleru mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 and the HIT Gorica players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of HIT Gorica booed when ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ovidiu Stoleru didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Anton Bitang got a free kick in the 15th minute. After 16 played minutes, HIT Gorica's Jernej Petrovič shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adam Todoran came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in HIT Gorica reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Goražd Djordjević managed to get in a good position for a shot. HIT Gorica's supporters rose to their feet, but Goražd Djordjević was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adam Todoran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 24 played minutes ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 got a freekick which was hit by Rareș Comăneci. Istok Šabotić charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Istok Šabotić the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 29 played minutes HIT Gorica got a freekick which was hit by Istok Šabotić. Istok Šabotić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Todoran having to interfere. After 40 played minutes HIT Gorica got a freekick which was hit by Richard Koštomaj. Duško Turnšek might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adam Todoran. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Duško Turnšek ran back to his position shaking his head. When HIT Gorica's Duško Turnšek in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalie prevented a goal. In the 47th minute, Istok Šabotić fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Adam Todoran, passed just outside the right post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Duško Turnšek to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Duško Turnšek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adam Todoran. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Duško Turnšek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Duško Turnšek scored 3-0 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adam Todoran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lan Šorli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rareș Comăneci in the 61st minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Sorin Macaneață 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. Adam Todoran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duško Turnšek, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 72 played minutes HIT Gorica got a freekick which was hit by Grozdan Mešić. If Goražd Djordjević had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82ndth minute of the game Duško Turnšek who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Adam Todoran was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Istok Šabotić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Duško Turnšek sped through ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Adam Todoran. 92 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goal looked a bit too open when Duško Turnšek came free, but Adam Todoran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute, Duško Turnšek ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adam Todoran was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0.