U18 World League

Tita Mattiussi
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ante Rebić kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Ante Rebić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramiro Gizon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute, Domingos Beila ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ramiro Gizon was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Domingos Beila got free with Ramiro Gizon in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Cugat in the 12th minute of play forced Spams's goalkeeper Dražen Ladić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th match minute, ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingo Lleir to maneuver through the defense. Ildefonso Egoitz kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Dražen Ladić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Romelio, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Cugat in the 28th minute of play forced Spams's goalkeeper Dražen Ladić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dražen Ladić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Romelio in the 33rd minute of the match. Ramiro Gizon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ante Rebić in the 36th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodrigo Cugat during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 37th minute, Rodrigo Cugat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 44 minutes into the game, Ante Rebić cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Ramiro Gizon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Rodrigo Cugat made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Spams defense, Domingo Lleir kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dražen Ladić. The Spams fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dražen Ladić should have stopped the shot. 59 minutes into the match, ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ's goal looked a bit too open when Ante Rebić came free, but Ramiro Gizon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ante Rebić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ramiro Gizon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Ante Rebić made a precise shot to the right of Ramiro Gizon. ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. When Ildefonso Egoitz fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ's protests and gave Ildefonso Egoitz a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Ildefonso Egoitz hit a great ball. After 92 minutes, Ante Rebić made it 4-2 with a short kick to the right side. ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ's Ramiro Gizon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Spams were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ₡ösᴛᴀ ᴆᴇ ₿ᴀʀᴙɪĿ for a fine match.