U18 World League

Folkrola Arena
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) In the 4th minute, Roberto Ribeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tasso FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Zeferino Távora was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Hasan Živković capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hasan Živković really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Tasso FC's Patrício Tomé got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zeferino Távora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hasan Živković, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. When Severino Gouveia fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tasso FC's protests and gave Severino Gouveia a yellow card for diving instead. Severino Gouveia hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Hasan Živković notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Tasso FC's Zeferino Távora. Zeferino Távora was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 31 played minutes NK FOLKROLA got a freekick which was hit by Blažo Conič. Zeferino Távora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hasan Živković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zeferino Távora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blažo Conič in the 43rd minute of play. Renzo Jurgen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Zeferino Távora skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Diego Mendonça stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Diego Mendonças short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got Roko Divjak to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Tasso FC's Diego Mendonça got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tasso FC's Zeferino Távora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hasan Živković in the 69th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Patrício Tomé had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roko Divjak. NK FOLKROLA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patrício Tomé was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. If Diego Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 80th minute Hasan Živković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zeferino Távora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zmago Dervarič struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Zeferino Távora didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NK FOLKROLA. Zeferino Távora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zmago Dervarič in the 91st minute of play. Tasso FC's Roberto Ribeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.