U18 World League

SERGEJ BARBAREZ
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) FISHBONE 06's Stefan Janjiš 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. After 5 played minutes No Shit!! got a freekick which was hit by Gijs Tinselboer. A hard shot by Vule Jović from long distance, 6 minutes into the match, got Mitchell Kruijs's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 12th minute Ferhad Hamzić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitchell Kruijs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mitchell Kruijs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Janjiš, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to No Shit!! getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Maarten Oost hit a great ball. Maarten Oost fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vedran Nedžić having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FISHBONE 06's zone, Anton Visser stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vedran Nedžić came out of the goal and Anton Visser tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anton Visser charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anton Visser the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vedran Nedžić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijs Tinselboer in the 33rd minute of play. Stefan Janjiš kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Vule Jović kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Vedran Nedžić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maarten Oost, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After 45 minutes, Damijan Rača mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FISHBONE 06 and the No Shit!! players grew even worse after the yellow card. Damijan Rača kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anton Visser in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vedran Nedžić saved FISHBONE 06 from getting behind. A collision led to FISHBONE 06 getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ferhad Hamzić hit a great ball. No Shit!!'s Anton Visser got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A throw-in in the 68th minute of the game was made by Stribor Milanović with Ferhad Hamzić as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. FISHBONE 06's Vedran Nedžić proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save FISHBONE 06 from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in FISHBONE 06's zone, Lennart Taalman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vedran Nedžić came out of the goal and Lennart Taalman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Aad Boeringe fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored No Shit!!'s protests and gave Aad Boeringe a yellow card for diving instead. Aad Boeringe hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Stefan Janjiš's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mitchell Kruijs read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. The supporters of FISHBONE 06 booed when No Shit!! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maarten Oost didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vule Jović kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Stefan Janjiš had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mitchell Kruijs. No Shit!!'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stefan Janjiš was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. FISHBONE 06 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of No Shit!! for a fine match.