U18 World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Radoslav Miličić made the kick off which started today's match. After 9 played minutes Arsenal de Gols F.C got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Cosme. Radoslav Miličić kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Jonathan Cosme could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Njegovan Baletić made a huge save. Rodrigo Moraes hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The supporters of Warriors of Gora™ booed when Arsenal de Gols F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Róbson Vasconcelos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grozdan Kojović took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Celsinho Cardozo. Celsinho Cardozo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After having played for 35 minutes, Grozdan Kojović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Warriors of Gora™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Grozdan Kojović was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Warriors of Gora™'s goalkeeper Njegovan Baletić, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arsenal de Gols F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Róbson Vasconcelos in the 40th minute. A nice corner shot did that Róbson Vasconcelos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Njegovan Baletić quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Krstivoje Junčaj was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 41 minutes into the match. In the 42nd match minute, Warriors of Gora™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krstivoje Junčaj to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute of the match Róbson Vasconcelos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Njegovan Baletić skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Warriors of Gora™'s Ratko Vujičić got a free kick in the 43rd minute.

Njegovan Baletić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Warriors of Gora™'s Njegovan Baletić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jardel Teixeira in the 58th minute of play. After some careless play in the Warriors of Gora™ defense, Jardel Teixeira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Njegovan Baletić. The Warriors of Gora™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Njegovan Baletić should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Róbson Vasconcelos in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Njegovan Baletić saved Warriors of Gora™ from getting behind. Celsinho Cardozo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Feđa Zajić showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 68 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson Vasconcelos in the 71st minute of play forced Warriors of Gora™'s goalkeeper Njegovan Baletić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Njegovan Baletić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbson Vasconcelos in the 73rd minute of the match. Arsenal de Gols F.C's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Radoslav Miličić scored to the left of an out of position Celsinho Cardozo, making the score, 1-3. Róbson Vasconcelos hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Njegovan Baletić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Prestes in the 83rd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Warriors of Gora™'s goal looked a bit too open when Róbson Vasconcelos came free, but Njegovan Baletić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Njegovan Baletić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jardel Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Orlando Prestes in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Njegovan Baletić prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 90th match minute, Warriors of Gora™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ratko Vujičić to maneuver through the defense. Njegovan Baletić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Róbson Vasconcelos, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Warriors of Gora™ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.