U18 World League

Balkiria Alliance G
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ranko Nedev took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cvetan Rugova made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Llorenc Orellana sent off a good shot on target. When Mite Milevski fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ✩ Pep Team ✩'s protests and gave Mite Milevski a yellow card for diving instead. Zxavian Montano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jovče Amiti in the 16th minute of play forced Balkes FC's goalkeeper Asier Orbaneja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rdth minute of the game Llorenc Orellana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Cvetan Rugova was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zxavian Montano in the 29th minute of play forced ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalkeeper Cvetan Rugova to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ranko Nedev in the 32nd minute of play forced Balkes FC's goalkeeper Asier Orbaneja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ranko Nedev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Zxavian Montano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Llorenc Orellana was the one to do the kick off. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Cvetan Rugova played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zxavian Montano in the 52nd minute of play. Asier Orbaneja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ranko Nedev in the 58th minute of play. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Cvetan Rugova played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Llorenc Orellana in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Zacarias Sambrano 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. When Balkes FC's Llorenc Orellana in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 68th match minute, Balkes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvio Lombera to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jovče Amiti during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, ✩ Pep Team ✩ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jovče Amiti to maneuver through the defense. Cvetan Rugova showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Llorenc Orellana, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Leka Josifov kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Lopes Ser managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balkes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lopes Ser was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cvetan Rugova breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 79 minutes, Zxavian Montano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balkes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zxavian Montano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andon Fotev kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute of the match Lopes Ser shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cvetan Rugova showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Leontie Hristijanski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Asier Orbaneja was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. The ✩ Pep Team ✩ players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Balkes FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.