U18 World League

LEÕES DO SUL
Spectators: 7402 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 20) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luka Saje took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gualter de Salles spun around in front of the goal 5 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of FC Koper's goal. If Luka Saje had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Egídio Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luka Saje in the 20th minute of the match. After 20 minutes of play, FC Koper's Luka Saje made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Egídio Reis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 28th minute Luka Saje shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egídio Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Egídio Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luka Saje in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute Timi Osojnik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egídio Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of FC Koper booed when Leões do Sul 53 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gualter de Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Leões do Sul 53's zone, Timi Osojnik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egídio Reis came out of the goal and Timi Osojnik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luka Saje received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Egídio Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Leões do Sul 53's goal looked a bit too open when Timi Osojnik came free, but Egídio Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Egídio Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timi Osojnik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egídio Reis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Timi Osojnik went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 46 played minutes FC Koper got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Marš. FC Koper's Bine Šercelj proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save FC Koper from getting a goal against them.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tarcisio Baptista was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute, Timi Osojnik reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Egídio Reis. The goal made the score 0-3. Egídio Reis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claudio Brkić in the 65th minute. Tarcisio Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timi Osojnik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egídio Reis having to interfere. A collision led to FC Koper getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Gaj Ožbolt hit a great ball. In the 78th minute, Dedé Almeida 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. After 79 minutes, Znadimir Tancek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Koper and the Leões do Sul 53 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gualter de Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bine Šercelj having to interfere. 85 minutes into the game, Tarcisio Baptista cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Bine Šercelj was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Timi Osojnik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egídio Reis having to interfere. Claudio Brkić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egídio Reis having to interfere. The long shot by Marino Gregorič in the 93rd minute really tested Egídio Reis's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 95 minutes into the game, Claudio Brkić lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Egídio Reis. When the match was over FC Koper could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Leões do Sul 53 throughout the match.