U18 World League

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomás Rojelio kicked off to start the match. Gorgory's Elias Gauargi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lordi Ring in the 5th minute of play. When Nadir Dimitrović came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Gondor FC™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nadir Dimitrović couldn't finish the play. Elias Gauargi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lordi Ring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lordi Ring's late challenge caught a Gorgory's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lordi Ring helped the player get up and apologised. After 21 played minutes Gondor FC™ got a freekick which was hit by Lordi Ring. Tim Bombadil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Rojelio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alonzo Patxi hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Tim Bombadil made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Eleuterio Bingen sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Tim Bombadil managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Gorgory's Eleuterio Bingen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Tomás Rojelio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gorgory's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomás Rojelio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tim Bombadil breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abdul Šukrić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Gauargi having to interfere. Elias Gauargi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lordi Ring in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladi Galadrim in the 42nd minute of play forced Gorgory's goalkeeper Elias Gauargi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Lordi Ring ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elias Gauargi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 47 minutes into the match, Gondor FC™'s Abdul Šukrić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elias Gauargi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After the first half Gondor FC™ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ladi Galadrim stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, Gorgory was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Rojelio to maneuver through the defense. Gondor FC™'s Fesmir Franković was substituted for Hase Gutić. Lordi Ring received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Elias Gauargi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gondor FC™ made a substitution. Admir Ališić replaced Sejdo Bojković. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ladi Galadrim got free with Elias Gauargi in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gondor FC™'s Abdul Šukrić got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elias Gauargi made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Abdul Šukrić sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Gondor FC™'s Lordi Ring slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Elias Gauargi. That made the score 0-3 after 80 minutes of play. Elias Gauargi came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Gondor FC™'s Ladi Galadrim. But to his dismay, Ladi Galadrim quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Gondor FC™'s Ladi Galadrim got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Gondor FC™'s Ladi Galadrim slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Elias Gauargi. That made the score 0-5 after 93 minutes of play. Gondor FC™'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.