U18 World League

Folkrola Arena
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Basílio do Valle got the match started through his kick off. Renzo Jurgen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, SE Palmeiras's Jano do Vale got a free kick in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basílio do Valle in the 12th minute of play forced NK FOLKROLA's goalkeeper Roko Divjak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roko Divjak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basílio do Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Basílio do Valle during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Christiano Baiano managed to get in a good position for a shot. SE Palmeiras's supporters rose to their feet, but Christiano Baiano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roko Divjak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Christiano Baiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, Christiano Baiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roko Divjak was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 44 minutes, Décio Peixoto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SE Palmeiras and the NK FOLKROLA players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SE Palmeiras getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Décio Peixoto hit a great ball. In the 47th minute, Hasan Živković left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NK FOLKROLA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Zmago Dervarič in the 59th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blažo Conič in the 60th minute of play. Renzo Jurgen hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Nilson Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blažo Conič, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blažo Conič in the 70th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hasan Živković in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Venceslav Korenak came free, but Nilson Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mateus Pitta's late challenge caught a NK FOLKROLA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateus Pitta helped the player get up and apologised. After 83 played minutes, NK FOLKROLA's Vido Rajovec shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nilson Dracena came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in NK FOLKROLA reached it. After 84 minutes of play, NK FOLKROLA's Hasan Živković made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nilson Dracena was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 90 played minutes SE Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by Décio Peixoto. Vido Rajovec's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nilson Dracena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd minute Hasan Živković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hasan Živković in the 96th minute of play. NK FOLKROLA's Renzo Jurgen got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. NK FOLKROLA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.