U23 World League

Baobab Stadium
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Aragorn Ranger started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Lucio Caine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gondor FC™'s Žarko Džinjdžić proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Gondor FC™ from getting a goal against them. In the 5th minute Old BaoBaB Accademy were awarded a corner. Amos Grande went to the cornerflag to take it. Man Dober showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bahtijar Barbarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Zhang Bin Hai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Scofield Ladrero hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Man Dober showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bahtijar Barbarez in the 17th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhang Bin Hai in the 24th minute of play forced Old BaoBaB Accademy's goalkeeper Man Dober to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the game, Gondor FC™'s Zhang Bin Hai nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Man Dober made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Man Dober showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bahtijar Barbarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Gondor FC™'s Žarko Džinjdžić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermanno Del Duca in the 29th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Aragorn Ranger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Man Dober was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. The supporters of Gondor FC™ booed when Old BaoBaB Accademy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucio Caine didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Old BaoBaB Accademy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gondor FC™ were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ermanno Del Duca to make the kick off. With a little luck, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Man Dober got control of the ball when Zhang Bin Hai tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Gondor FC™'s zone, Armando Antonacci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Žarko Džinjdžić came out of the goal and Armando Antonacci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Boromir Knight hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Gondor FC™'s Karol Koprowski got a free kick in the 66th minute. Gondor FC™'s Hamid Hamedović was substituted for Aragorn Ranger. The supporters of Old BaoBaB Accademy booed when Gondor FC™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karol Koprowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Man Dober made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamid Hamedović in the 70th minute. Durim Gimle charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Durim Gimle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st minute, Durim Gimle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gondor FC™'s Elfráður Legolas was substituted for Zhang Bin Hai. Durim Gimle hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After 73 minutes, Armando Antonacci mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Old BaoBaB Accademy and the Gondor FC™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd match minute, Old BaoBaB Accademy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Antonacci to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute, Ermanno Del Duca made a precise shot to the right of Žarko Džinjdžić. Gondor FC™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 78 minutes into the game, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Ermanno Del Duca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Žarko Džinjdžić made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Hamid Hamedović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Man Dober having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Ermanno Del Duca notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Gondor FC™'s Žarko Džinjdžić. Žarko Džinjdžić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hamid Hamedović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Elfráður Legolas's late challenge caught a Old BaoBaB Accademy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elfráður Legolas helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Gondor FC™ getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Elfráður Legolas hit a great ball. The Old BaoBaB Accademy support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.