U18 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 8023 (Terracing: 6019, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) Kukova United's Silvester Krovina 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gitano Iniesta in the 3rd minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Stano Cisár to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Richard Kurina hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Toni Medina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stano Cisár showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvito Font, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Xantalen Clemente kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After 24 played minutes Kukova United got a freekick which was hit by Branislav Chromý. Alvito Font hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Manolo Figueroa hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Silvester Krovina managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kukova United's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvester Krovina was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fresco Baltanas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silvester Krovina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Fresco Baltanas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alvito Font to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th match minute, Kukova United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvester Krovina to maneuver through the defense. Gitano Iniesta kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. A collision led to Kukova United getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Matúš Cuprák hit a great ball. Richard Kurina lost his temper 62 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Stano Cisár showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Medina in the 63rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Urtsua Serra managed to get in a good position for a shot. UE Cornella's supporters rose to their feet, but Urtsua Serra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stano Cisár breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 67th minute, Ľubomír Považský hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fresco Baltanas came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Kukova United's Stanislav Marček. But to his dismay, Stanislav Marček quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 74 played minutes Kukova United got a freekick which was hit by Branislav Chromý. Stano Cisár took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gitano Iniesta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stano Cisár showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urtsua Serra in the 93rd minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.