U23 World League

SERGEJ BARBAREZ
Spectators: 7992 (Terracing: 5995, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hazim Ćulum made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hazim Ćulum got free with Roy Peto in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 6 minutes into the match, El retorno del Pincha's goalkeeper Roy Peto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hazim Ćulum. Roy Peto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hazim Ćulum in the 12th minute. After taking down the ball on FISHBONE 06's corner Franz Matko fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Roy Peto quite easily take care of the ball. Jairo Theodore struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Edber Kalajdžić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El retorno del Pincha. Roy Peto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franz Matko in the 16th minute of play. Edber Kalajdžić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Baladi in the 17th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miralem Pjanić during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FISHBONE 06's Miralem Pjanić got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute Jairo Theodore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edber Kalajdžić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd match minute, El retorno del Pincha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sixto Arnau to maneuver through the defense. After 23 played minutes El retorno del Pincha got a freekick which was hit by Sixto Arnau. Franz Matko kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. El retorno del Pincha's Roy Peto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franz Matko in the 31st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Hazim Ćulum took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Roy Peto to make any attempt to save it. Edber Kalajdžić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Theodore in the 36th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Hazim Ćulum kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Roy Peto. That made the score 2-0 in the 42 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Arturo Baladi made the kick off in the second half. Edber Kalajdžić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Asteri in the 54th minute of the match. El retorno del Pincha's Roy Peto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franz Matko in the 61st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FISHBONE 06's zone, Arturo Baladi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edber Kalajdžić came out of the goal and Arturo Baladi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th minute, Ermegildo Tavio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edber Kalajdžić was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Abaz Vedadović hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. FISHBONE 06's Sulejman Ortaš was substituted for Franz Matko. In the 73rd minute, Abaz Vedadović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, El retorno del Pincha's Augusto Asteri got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute of the match Miralem Pjanić shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Roy Peto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. El retorno del Pincha's Roy Peto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sulejman Ortaš in the 78th minute of play. Roy Peto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hazim Ćulum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hazim Ćulum scored 4-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roy Peto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 84th minute, Abaz Vedadović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edber Kalajdžić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jairo Theodore in the 86th minute. El retorno del Pincha's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ermegildo Tavio in the 87th minute. El retorno del Pincha's Ermegildo Tavio was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Edber Kalajdžić in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Roy Peto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sulejman Ortaš in the 92nd minute of the match. Roy Peto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hazim Ćulum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FISHBONE 06 fans cheered their team off the field, for while El retorno del Pincha had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.