U18 World League

Greenbay Park
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Harry Riad started the match with the kick off. Žare Rajkoski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 4th match minute, ✩ Pep Team ✩ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leka Josifov to maneuver through the defense. The ✩ Pep Team ✩ fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Ranko Nedev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Harry Riad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Cvetan Rugova made a huge save. 1-1 became the score in the 15th minute when Quentin Preston elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The supporters of ✩ Pep Team ✩ booed when Greenbay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darius Coton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrej Maksimovski charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrej Maksimovski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st minute, Andrej Maksimovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Greenbay's Harry Riad slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cvetan Rugova. That made the score 2-1 after 22 minutes of play. Darius Coton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Cvetan Rugova tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32ndth minute of the game Ranko Nedev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Greenbay's Alfie Nethercot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37thth minute of the game Ranko Nedev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Greenbay's Alfie Nethercot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 38th match minute, Greenbay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lennie Nelthorpe to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jovče Amiti in the 40th minute of play forced Greenbay's goalkeeper Alfie Nethercot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Ranko Nedev got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alfie Nethercot quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mite Milevski during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Andrej Maksimovski got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Don Huckerby 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ranko Nedev to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ranko Nedev in the 51st minute of play forced Greenbay's goalkeeper Alfie Nethercot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harry Riad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alfie Nethercot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jovče Amiti in the 57th minute of play. Leontie Hristijanski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Alfie Nethercot made a huge save. In the 69th match minute, Greenbay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damian Eadan to maneuver through the defense. Alfie Nethercot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ranko Nedev in the 77th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Greenbay's goal looked a bit too open when Jovče Amiti came free, but Alfie Nethercot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Greenbay's zone, Jovče Amiti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfie Nethercot came out of the goal and Jovče Amiti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Greenbay's Alfie Nethercot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ranko Nedev in the 91st minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Greenbay's goal looked a bit too open when Jovče Amiti came free, but Alfie Nethercot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 96 minutes, Damian Eadan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Greenbay and the ✩ Pep Team ✩ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Damian Eadan hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When Ranko Nedev came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the ✩ Pep Team ✩ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ranko Nedev couldn't finish the play. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Greenbay had won, even though ✩ Pep Team ✩ had held more of the ball.