U23 League

SERGEJ BARBAREZ
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hazim Ćulum started the match with the kick off. Qiu Feng Guo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 11th minute, one of Purple Talents:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Purple Talents. The goalkeeper, Michael Neels, was totally fooled by FISHBONE 06's Franz Matko, who 12 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 16th minute, Hazim Ćulum made a precise shot to the right of Michael Neels. Purple Talents's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Hazim Ćulum's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Michael Neels read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Hazim Ćulum reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Michael Neels. The goal made the score 3-0. 24 minutes into the game, Qiu Feng Guo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Edber Kalajdžić was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Franz Matko kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Edber Kalajdžić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Feng Guo in the 34th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the game, Kristijan Đurić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FISHBONE 06's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Purple Talents the free kick. After 39 played minutes FISHBONE 06 got a freekick which was hit by Kristijan Đurić. After a rather tough play, FISHBONE 06's Orhan Mujadžić got a free kick in the 43rd minute. If Qiu Feng Guo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edber Kalajdžić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Feng Guo in the 46th minute of the match. Purple Talents's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Izak Meersman in the 49th minute. Izak Meersman made a great header on Purple Talents's corner, it was just that FISHBONE 06's Edber Kalajdžić managed to reach the ball for a save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Diego Goos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Qiu Feng Guo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Edber Kalajdžić was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 57thth minute of the game Qiu Feng Guo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FISHBONE 06's Edber Kalajdžić was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edber Kalajdžić made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Abraham Valckeneers sent off a good shot on target. FISHBONE 06's attentive Bartlomiej Turacki managed to snatch the ball when Charl Anthonis made a throw-in in the 60th minute of the game. After 61 minutes, Bartlomiej Turacki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FISHBONE 06 and the Purple Talents players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st match minute, FISHBONE 06 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartlomiej Turacki to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to FISHBONE 06 getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Kristijan Đurić hit a great ball. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Edber Kalajdžić, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Bartlomiej Turacki in the 70th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Purple Talents's Charl Anthonis. Purple Talents's Michael Neels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franz Matko in the 74th minute of play. Purple Talents's Michael Neels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hazim Ćulum in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute Franz Matko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michael Neels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Qiu Feng Guo got free with Edber Kalajdžić in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute of the game Bartlomiej Turacki made a throw-in which Kristijan Đurić played forward. Qiu Feng Guo struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Edber Kalajdžić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Purple Talents. 96 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's goal looked a bit too open when Hazim Ćulum came free, but Michael Neels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michael Neels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sulejman Ortaš in the 97th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.