U18 World League

Fortress
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) NK FOLKROLA's Maximilian Prunk 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. Rene Venika charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rene Venika the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to NK FOLKROLA getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Rene Venika hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maximilian Prunk during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Unax Valdovinoss short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got Veselko Recko to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of UD ZAS booed when NK FOLKROLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kornelij Sgerm didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rey Cerezuela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximilian Prunk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Unax Valdovinos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rey Cerezuela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximilian Prunk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rey Cerezuela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximilian Prunk, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the game, Rene Venika cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rey Cerezuela was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rey Cerezuela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximilian Prunk in the 41st minute of play. UD ZAS's Segio Lucas got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Maximilian Prunk took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rey Cerezuela. Rey Cerezuela dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Segio Lucas to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kornelij Sgerm during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th minute, Unax Valdovinos 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. Segio Lucas kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After having played for 65 minutes, Unax Valdovinos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UD ZAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Unax Valdovinos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Unax Valdovinos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the game, Svetomir Šarf was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NK FOLKROLA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UD ZAS the free kick. The supporters of UD ZAS booed when NK FOLKROLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Svetomir Šarf didn't get a good kick on the ball. NK FOLKROLA's Veselko Recko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy Cimas in the 70th minute of play. Rey Cerezuela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brando Kecelj in the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th minute of the match, Kornelij Sgerm tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rey Cerezuela saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 88th minute, UD ZAS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Maximilian Prunk fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximilian Prunk got free with Rey Cerezuela in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Brando Kecelj succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 91st playminute. Rey Cerezuela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximilian Prunk in the 96th minute of play. 98 minutes into the match, Brando Kecelj had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rey Cerezuela. UD ZAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brando Kecelj was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The NK FOLKROLA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing NK FOLKROLA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.