U18 World League

Idas Valley Stadium
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erdal Ratkić took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Garcia in the 5th minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Damijan Rača to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FISHBONE 06 getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Vladislav Jamina hit a great ball. Stellenbosch's Modesto Fliz shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 12th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Damijan Rača but with some difficulty. In the 14th minute Erdal Ratkić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Americo Gaitano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Franjo Reiz fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FISHBONE 06's protests and gave Franjo Reiz a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Stellenbosch booed when FISHBONE 06 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franjo Reiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 19 played minutes, Stellenbosch's Modesto Fliz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Damijan Rača came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Stellenbosch reached it. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Damijan Rača successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Damijan Rača came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Stellenbosch's Javier Nardo. But to his dismay, Javier Nardo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. A collision led to Stellenbosch getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Javier Nardo hit a great ball. After 31 played minutes Stellenbosch got a freekick which was hit by Silverio Garcia. In the 35thth minute of the game Vule Jović who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stellenbosch's Americo Gaitano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Javier Nardo came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Stellenbosch 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 Javier Nardo couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Franjo Reiz lost his temper 52 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 51 minutes into the game, one of FISHBONE 06:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Costante in the 55th minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Damijan Rača to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damijan Rača showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Nardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 63 minutes into the game, Damjan Kodro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FISHBONE 06's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stellenbosch the free kick. In the 63rd match minute, FISHBONE 06 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damjan Kodro to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Selmir Dukanović during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Stellenbosch booed when FISHBONE 06 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Selmir Dukanović didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Garcia in the 68th minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Damijan Rača to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Iker Garin notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of FISHBONE 06's Damijan Rača. Damijan Rača was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Nardo in the 81st minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Damijan Rača to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damijan Rača took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iker Garin scored 3-0 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damijan Rača, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 90 minutes, Silverio Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stellenbosch's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silverio Garcia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Damijan Rača didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Silverio Garcia went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. FISHBONE 06's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.