U18 World League

Hoseifa
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) In the 6th minute, Joshua Ziss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rozen Lipsky made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonides Gartxot in the 14th minute of play. Rozen Lipsky showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonides Gartxot in the 16th minute of the match. When Virgilio Lauro came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Firmat Foot Ball Club 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 Virgilio Lauro couldn't finish the play. Firmat Foot Ball Club's Pablo Elequemedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reuven Speyer in the 24th minute of play. Julio Lorenz took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rozen Lipsky. Rozen Lipsky 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. After 31 minutes of play, Firmat Foot Ball Club's Leonides Gartxot made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rozen Lipsky was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th minute of the match Celso Isusko sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rozen Lipsky skillfully saved the ball. Joshua Ziss hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, G.R.'s goal looked a bit too open when Virgilio Lauro came free, but Rozen Lipsky reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celso Isusko charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Celso Isusko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th match minute, Firmat Foot Ball Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Isusko to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jedaiah Elishvili made a kick off. With his leg Rozen Lipsky managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when Firmat Foot Ball Club's Leonides Gartxot fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 55 minutes into the game, Leonides Gartxot recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rozen Lipsky. Leonides Gartxot showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Julio Lorenz during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Reuven Speyer came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the G.R. 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 Reuven Speyer couldn't finish the play. Virgilio Lauro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rozen Lipsky having to interfere. With a little luck, G.R.'s Rozen Lipsky got control of the ball when Leonides Gartxot tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Akiba Gilardi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The G.R. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. In the 88th minute, Firmat Foot Ball Club's Leonides Gartxot dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Firmat Foot Ball Club eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.