U23 World League

Hoseifa
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toren Potterman started the match with the kick off. In the 5th match minute, NK BRONZIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dragan Felver to maneuver through the defense. Ratko Petrinović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Ljudevit Gligo put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Rozen Lipsky. Rozen Lipsky showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vjeran Cikareli in the 12th minute of the match. Rozen Lipsky made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Puljiz in the 16th minute of play. Boris Puljiz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 20th match minute, NK BRONZIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vjeran Cikareli to maneuver through the defense. Dragutin Deverić made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Toren Potterman sent off a good shot on target. Dragan Felver kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute Ratko Petrinović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rozen Lipsky saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to G.R. getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Yotam Tamir hit a great ball. Rozen Lipsky took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boris Puljiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rozen Lipsky made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ljudevit Gligo in the 31st minute of play. Rozen Lipsky 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 35th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ljudevit Gligo in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rozen Lipsky saved G.R. from getting behind. Boris Puljiz took the ball and in the 37 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. Vjeran Cikareli might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rozen Lipsky. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vjeran Cikareli ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ljudevit Gligo in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rozen Lipsky saved G.R. from getting behind. Rozen Lipsky stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ljudevit Gligo's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Ljudevit Gligo managed to get in a good position for a shot. NK BRONZIN's supporters rose to their feet, but Ljudevit Gligo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rozen Lipsky breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

G.R. made a substitution. Goel Glauberman replaced Akiba Gilardi. The wind increased when Ljudevit Gligo made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Njegoš Župčić during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 54 played minutes NK BRONZIN got a freekick which was hit by Njegoš Župčić. A hard shot 60 in the game by Ljudevit Gligo from a close distance when the talented Rozen Lipsky managed to make a qualified save. G.R.'s players were relieved. G.R.'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Boris Puljiz 62 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. Rozen Lipsky took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boris Puljiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. NK BRONZIN's Njegoš Župčić got his second yellow card of the match in the 67th minute. The referee ordered Njegoš Župčić off the ground. After 72 played minutes NK BRONZIN got a freekick which was hit by Dragan Felver. Dragutin Deverić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lavan Ziton, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Boris Puljiz took the ball and in the 75 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 0-5. Boris Puljiz might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rozen Lipsky. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boris Puljiz ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in G.R.'s zone, Boris Puljiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rozen Lipsky came out of the goal and Boris Puljiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Miha Glavan fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NK BRONZIN's protests and gave Miha Glavan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th minute, Goel Glauberman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute, Vjeran Cikareli got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rozen Lipsky 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 95th minute. After 96 minutes, Jedaiah Elishvili mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the G.R. and the NK BRONZIN players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jedaiah Elishvili hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Rozen Lipsky didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when NK BRONZIN's Vjeran Cikareli shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-6 in the ordered_time% minute. NK BRONZIN's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.