World League

SERGEJ BARBAREZ
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gugu de Mendonça took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Muamer Hamdić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Road To Glory's Ariel Venerando was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Road To Glory's Ariel Venerando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muamer Hamdić in the 5th minute of play. With an all-out effort, FISHBONE 06's Ariel Venerando threw himself towards the right post 5 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Muamer Hamdić, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 5th play minute Muamer Hamdić came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ariel Venerando. 1-0. After 7 played minutes Road To Glory got a freekick which was hit by Gao Xing Zhen. Ariel Venerando came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by FISHBONE 06's Elvir Bešimović. But to his dismay, Elvir Bešimović quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. When FISHBONE 06's Rekib Božić in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Road To Glory's goalie prevented a goal. Ariel Venerando was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Muamer Hamdić showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 17 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Branislav Cokić got free with Ariel Venerando in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ariel Venerando stood somewhat misplaced when Rekib Božić came free in front of goal and shot 6-0 to the left of him in the 29 minute. In the 34th minute, Muamer Hamdić fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Elvir Bešimović sped through Road To Glory's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ariel Venerando. Ariel Venerando made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Muamer Hamdić sent off a good shot on target. Ariel Venerando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Branislav Cokić in the 40th minute of the match. When Branislav Cokić, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 43 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Ariel Venerando was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Muamer Hamdić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Ariel Venerando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th match minute, Road To Glory was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogelio Abeita to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 55th minute Muamer Hamdić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Venerando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Muamer Hamdić came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the FISHBONE 06 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 Muamer Hamdić couldn't finish the play. When FISHBONE 06's Branislav Cokić in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Road To Glory's goalie prevented a goal. Ariel Venerando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Muamer Hamdić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ariel Venerando stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rekib Božić's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Asso Kraav charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Asso Kraav the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th minute, Asso Kraav hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 72 minutes, Jordan Kostić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FISHBONE 06's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jordan Kostić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gugu de Mendonça fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Ubarna having to interfere. Gugu de Mendonça might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gavino Ubarna. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gugu de Mendonça ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, FISHBONE 06's Gavino Ubarna got control of the ball when Gugu de Mendonça tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ariel Venerando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abaz Vedadović, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute Elvir Bešimović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Venerando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Road To Glory defense, Abaz Vedadović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ariel Venerando. The Road To Glory fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ariel Venerando should have stopped the shot. FISHBONE 06 made a substitution. Semjon Čecura replaced Jordan Kostić. FISHBONE 06 made a substitution. Branimir Bajrić replaced Kristijan Đurić. 88 minutes into the match, Road To Glory's goal looked a bit too open when Elvir Bešimović came free, but Ariel Venerando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonardo Gaspard kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Gavino Ubarna, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. There was no doubt that FISHBONE 06 were the better team. FISHBONE 06's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.