U23 World League

Stadion Butordolac
Spectators: 7605 (Terracing: 5705, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ladislao Columbo got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Vjeran Cikareli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Palmquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabio Lore charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabio Lore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 4 played minutes Granate got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Lore. With his leg Jonathan Palmquist managed to avoid a goal in the 7thth minute, when NK BRONZIN's Ljudevit Gligo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jonathan Palmquist made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Ljudevit Gligo sent off a good shot on target. Cosme Alonso lost his temper 16 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Granate! Aljoša Labura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Columbo in the 20th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ratko Petrinović got free with Jonathan Palmquist in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Granate's Eriberto Olando got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute of the match, Boris Puljiz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Palmquist saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With an all-out effort, NK BRONZIN's Jonathan Palmquist threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Boris Puljiz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 36thth minute of the game Boris Puljiz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Granate's Jonathan Palmquist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Granate's Jonathan Palmquist got control of the ball when Ratko Petrinović tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ratko Petrinović kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Jonathan Palmquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Puljiz in the 42nd minute of play. The supporters of Granate booed when NK BRONZIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gvozden Ruklić didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ljudevit Gligo was the one to do the kick off. Jonathan Palmquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ljudevit Gligo in the 51st minute of the match. Jonathan Palmquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ljudevit Gligo, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Jonathan Palmquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rato Dojkić in the 55th minute of play. After 63 minutes, Ljudevit Gligo made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jonathan Palmquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ljudevit Gligo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When NK BRONZIN's Ljudevit Gligo in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Granate's goalie prevented a goal. In the 68th minute of the match NK BRONZIN got a corner. Granate's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rato Dojkić ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Rato Dojkić almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Granate's Jonathan Palmquist did a great save. Jonathan Palmquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vjeran Cikareli, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vjeran Cikareli in the 73rd minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vjeran Cikareli in the 74th minute of play. When Ljudevit Gligo fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NK BRONZIN's protests and gave Ljudevit Gligo a yellow card for diving instead. Ljudevit Gligo kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Joaquin Ezkerra kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vjeran Cikareli in the 79th minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Palmquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vjeran Cikareli, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Vjeran Cikareli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Palmquist. Granate's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vjeran Cikareli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ratko Petrinović in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Palmquist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jonathan Palmquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vjeran Cikareli in the 89th minute of the match. After 92 played minutes NK BRONZIN got a freekick which was hit by Dragan Felver. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ratko Petrinović in the 95th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. NK BRONZIN had won after a very even match.