World League

Stadion Butordolac
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Charles Oliveira started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Remo de Toledo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ahmet Gündüz Acaralps short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Remo de Toledo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 11 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's goal looked a bit too open when Oswaldo Matos came free, but Bernard Kufner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th match minute, TRAKINAS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renatinho Peres to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute Karlo Radonić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remo de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Remo de Toledo made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp sent off a good shot on target. TRAKINAS FC's Remo de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karlo Radonić in the 20th minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, TRAKINAS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp came free, but Remo de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Remo de Toledo made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp sent off a good shot on target. TRAKINAS FC's Remo de Toledo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save TRAKINAS FC from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in NK BRONZIN's zone, Oswaldo Matos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernard Kufner came out of the goal and Oswaldo Matos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bernard Kufner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Léo Trancoso in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's goal looked a bit too open when Oswaldo Matos came free, but Bernard Kufner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Remo de Toledo was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. When Léo Trancoso fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TRAKINAS FC's protests and gave Léo Trancoso a yellow card for diving instead. After 38 played minutes TRAKINAS FC got a freekick which was hit by Léo Trancoso. A hard shot by Jadranko Šrenger from long distance, 39 minutes into the match, got Remo de Toledo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 41st minute TRAKINAS FC were awarded a corner. Nelson Paraíba went to the cornerflag to take it. Léo Trancoso made a great header on TRAKINAS FC's corner, it was just that NK BRONZIN's Bernard Kufner managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 43rd minute Karlo Radonić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remo de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes, Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. TRAKINAS FC's Remo de Toledo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 56 minutes NK BRONZIN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nelson Paraíba who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Nelson Paraíba almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but NK BRONZIN's Bernard Kufner did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp in the 57th minute of play forced TRAKINAS FC's goalkeeper Remo de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Karlo Radonić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Karlo Radonić put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Remo de Toledo. Remo de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karlo Radonić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to TRAKINAS FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Charles Oliveira hit a great ball. Charles Oliveira hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind TRAKINAS FC's goalkeeper Remo de Toledo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 76th minute, Jadranko Šrenger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 79 played minutes NK BRONZIN got a freekick which was hit by Jadranko Šrenger. In the 81st minute of the match TRAKINAS FC got a corner. NK BRONZIN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nelson Paraíba ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Léo Trancoso heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 83rd match minute, TRAKINAS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danilo Mello to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 83 minutes, Jure Pantić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NK BRONZIN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jure Pantić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When NK BRONZIN's Jure Pantić in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TRAKINAS FC's goalie prevented a goal. Remo de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jure Pantić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the TRAKINAS FC defense, Jure Pantić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Remo de Toledo. The TRAKINAS FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Remo de Toledo should have stopped the shot. NK BRONZIN were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of TRAKINAS FC for a fine match.