U21 World League

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 7740 (Terracing: 5806, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) 3 minutes into the match, Red Bull Club's goal looked a bit too open when Kauan Rezende came free, but Ognen Zografski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Red Bull Club defense, Leonardo Trancoso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ognen Zografski. The Red Bull Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ognen Zografski should have stopped the shot. In the 9th minute, Oliver Rajkov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedrinho Guimarães. The goal made the score 1-1. Ognen Zografski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kauan Rezende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ognen Zografski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kauan Rezende, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Pedrinho Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Rajkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Waldemar Guimarães kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Castanheiro SC's goal looked a bit too open when Dritan Kralevski came free, but Pedrinho Guimarães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Castanheiro SC's Dino das Neves got a free kick in the 29th minute. Ognen Zografski didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Castanheiro SC's Jeferson Mandrak shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Ognen Zografski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer da Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kauan Rezende struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Ognen Zografski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Castanheiro SC. After the first half Castanheiro SC were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oliver Rajkov to make the kick off. Red Bull Club's Ognen Zografski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Trancoso in the 53rd minute of play. When Oliver Rajkov came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Red Bull 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 Oliver Rajkov couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Castanheiro SC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Jeferson Mandrak hit a great ball. Ognen Zografski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Trancoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ognen Zografski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kauan Rezende went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Ognen Zografski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauan Rezende in the 66th minute of play. With a little luck, Red Bull Club's Ognen Zografski got control of the ball when Eliézer da Silveira tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Castanheiro SC's Richard Martins got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 71st minute Jeferson Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ognen Zografski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeferson Mandrak in the 74th minute of play forced Red Bull Club's goalkeeper Ognen Zografski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th match minute, Red Bull Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slave Uzunov to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Kauan Rezende put it in 1-5 from a short distance just to the right of Ognen Zografski. After a defensive mix-up in Red Bull Club's zone, Eliézer da Silveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ognen Zografski came out of the goal and Eliézer da Silveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 90th minute, Leonardo Trancoso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Castanheiro SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. Božidar Ratkoski kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When Kauan Rezende came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Castanheiro SC 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 Kauan Rezende couldn't finish the play. The Red Bull Club fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Castanheiro SC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.