World League

SERGEJ BARBAREZ
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) FISHBONE 06's Rekib Božić started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 10th minute, Lisandro Piearres ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gavino Ubarna was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ekzema F.V.'s Lisandro Piearres got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FISHBONE 06's Gavino Ubarna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Piearres in the 20th minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Radomir Spahić threw the ball into play from the sideline. Ekzema F.V.'s Alexandre Carrasqueira quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 28 played minutes FISHBONE 06 got a freekick which was hit by Ralph Meul. FISHBONE 06's Gavino Ubarna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Piearres in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by FISHBONE 06's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexandre Carrasqueira was slow to take the kick. During this time Ekzema F.V.'s players had a chance to rest. Vitório Moreno was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Ximenez Cayuso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Branislav Cokić in the 33rd minute of the match. 36 minutes into the game, Lisandro Piearres cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Gavino Ubarna was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vitório Moreno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Ubarna having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Ekzema F.V.'s goalkeeper Ximenez Cayuso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elvir Bešimović. In the 43rd minute, Lisandro Piearres 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. In the 47th minute, Elvir Bešimović reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ximenez Cayuso. The goal made the score 1-2. Ekzema F.V. made a substitution. Luisinho Toscano replaced Vitório Moreno. The FISHBONE 06 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ekzema F.V. were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Timoteo Estevez made the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, Alexandre Carrasqueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rekib Božić's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ximenez Cayuso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Ximenez Cayuso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvir Bešimović, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After 64 minutes Ekzema F.V.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rekib Božić who took care of the corner kick. FISHBONE 06's Gavino Ubarna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save FISHBONE 06 from getting a goal against them. In the 70th match minute, Ekzema F.V. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Carrasqueira to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Ekzema F.V. getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Alexandre Carrasqueira hit a great ball. Ximenez Cayuso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franz Matko in the 73rd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Ekzema F.V.'s goal looked a bit too open when Franz Matko came free, but Ximenez Cayuso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ekzema F.V.'s Luisinho Toscano got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 77 minutes, Branislav Cokić mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FISHBONE 06 and the Ekzema F.V. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 77 played minutes FISHBONE 06 got a freekick which was hit by Branislav Cokić. Gavino Ubarna acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 80th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jaime Miranda. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timoteo Estevez in the 83rd minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Gavino Ubarna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ekzema F.V.'s Ximenez Cayuso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elvir Bešimović in the 84th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franz Matko in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ximenez Cayuso saved Ekzema F.V. from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franz Matko in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ximenez Cayuso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ximenez Cayuso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvir Bešimović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, Timoteo Estevez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ekzema F.V. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. In the 98th minute, Branislav Cokić 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. The Ekzema F.V. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.