U18 World League

Gora Park
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) After some careless play in the Warriors of Gora™ defense, Graham Gareau kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Njegovan Baletić. The Warriors of Gora™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Njegovan Baletić should have stopped the shot. In the 6th minute Rudy Cherry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Njegovan Baletić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Varennes's goalkeeper Juste Reynolds had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Srećko Bečanović. In the 20th minute, Lyman Peacock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Feđa Zajić could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Juste Reynolds made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tristan Lambert during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Juste Reynolds took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feđa Zajić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 34 played minutes Warriors of Gora™ got a freekick which was hit by Ninoslav Kujović. In the 39th minute, Graham Gareau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Varennes getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Connie Carpenter hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Varennes defense, Zoran Čanović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juste Reynolds. The Varennes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juste Reynolds should have stopped the shot. With an all-out effort, Warriors of Gora™'s Juste Reynolds threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Feđa Zajić, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Graham Gareau took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Njegovan Baletić. Njegovan Baletić dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The Warriors of Gora™ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Varennes were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rudy Cherry stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, Varennes's Kenton Irwin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Kenton Irwin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Varennes protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Kenton Irwin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Varennes:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Warriors of Gora™:s goal. Warriors of Gora™'s Njegovan Baletić proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Warriors of Gora™ from getting a goal against them. After 66 minutes of play, Varennes's Rudy Cherry made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Njegovan Baletić was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vuksan Stanimirović hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. With his leg Njegovan Baletić managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Varennes's Rudy Cherry fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 74 minutes into the match, Varennes's goal looked a bit too open when Feđa Zajić came free, but Juste Reynolds reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76thth minute of the game Feđa Zajić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Varennes's Juste Reynolds was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 81 minutes, Lyman Peacock mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Varennes and the Warriors of Gora™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 81 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Varennes! Varennes:s Juste Reynolds showed great skill when he stopped Zoran Čanović:s penalty. Njegovan Baletić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudy Cherry in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudy Cherry in the 86th minute of play forced Warriors of Gora™'s goalkeeper Njegovan Baletić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Graham Gareau 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. Varennes's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.