U18 World League

Cika Daca Arena
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bogdan Bogdanović during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 2nd match minute, Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogdan Bogdanović to maneuver through the defense. Sreten Fatić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Clodio, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Clodio in the 10th minute of play forced Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s goalkeeper Sreten Fatić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 11 minutes Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rafael Clodio who took care of the corner kick. If Maximo Bide had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Relja Bisenić hit a great ball. Celso Inge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th match minute, Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladislav Lalević to maneuver through the defense. Celso Inge struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Sreten Fatić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EL PEPO FC. 22 minutes into the match, EL PEPO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nikola Tesla came free, but Melquiades Patxi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the EL PEPO FC defense, Nikola Tesla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melquiades Patxi. The EL PEPO FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melquiades Patxi should have stopped the shot. In the 33rdth minute of the game Rafael Clodio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Sreten Fatić was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 34th minute, Bogdan Bogdanović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Gaspar Fernendo fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored EL PEPO FC's protests and gave Gaspar Fernendo a yellow card for diving instead. 44 minutes into the match, Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Nikola Tesla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Melquiades Patxi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mihailo Dalović stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Srđan Miličković cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Melquiades Patxi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 56th minute, Maximo Bide hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 60 played minutes Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ got a freekick which was hit by Bogdan Bogdanović. After 61 minutes, Edgard Herauso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the EL PEPO FC and the Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st match minute, EL PEPO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Herauso to maneuver through the defense. Mihailo Dalović scored 3-0 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Melquiades Patxi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th minute, one of EL PEPO FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for EL PEPO FC. After having played for 72 minutes, Srđan Miličković managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Srđan Miličković was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sreten Fatić was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rafael Clodio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 74 minute of play. After a rather tough play, EL PEPO FC's Edgard Herauso got a free kick in the 81st minute. A collision led to EL PEPO FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Maximo Bide hit a great ball. Gaspar Fernendo kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Melquiades Patxi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Srđan Miličković, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Joaquin Tonio charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquin Tonio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th match minute, EL PEPO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Tonio to maneuver through the defense. The Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.