U18 World League

CAMPO DA CECAP
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vladan Nikolić started the match with the kick off. If Otávio Gonzales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th minute, Manfredo de Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bebeto de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luka Grgurović in the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Oto Bjelobrk 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. Matías Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th play minute Matías Machado came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Sandi Patafta. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matías Machado got free with Sandi Patafta in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Crni Tigrovi's Jadran Lipovšćak got a free kick in the 18th minute. Luiz Antunes kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 22nd minute of the match Dragan Kelava shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bebeto de Azevedo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 24th minute Oto Bjelobrk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bebeto de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bebeto de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luka Grgurović in the 25th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sílvio Vides during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, AITEC's Sílvio Vides got a free kick in the 25th minute. AITEC's Bebeto de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luka Grgurović in the 26th minute of play. Vladan Nikolić's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bebeto de Azevedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Bebeto de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jadran Lipovšćak in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jadran Lipovšćak in the 32nd minute of play forced AITEC's goalkeeper Bebeto de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th match minute, Crni Tigrovi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Drago Lekić to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Antunes struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Sandi Patafta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AITEC. Bebeto de Azevedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oto Bjelobrk went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Crni Tigrovi's zone, Matías Machado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sandi Patafta came out of the goal and Matías Machado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bebeto de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luka Grgurović in the 48th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Otávio Gonzales to strike the kick off in the second half. Raí Lara hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the AITEC defense, Luka Grgurović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bebeto de Azevedo. The AITEC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bebeto de Azevedo should have stopped the shot. Sandi Patafta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matías Machado, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladan Nikolić in the 69th minute of play forced AITEC's goalkeeper Bebeto de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dragan Kelava hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After having played for 71 minutes, Otávio Gonzales managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AITEC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Otávio Gonzales was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, AITEC's Bebeto de Azevedo got control of the ball when Luka Grgurović tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bebeto de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jadran Lipovšćak in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, AITEC's Pedro Luís Velloso got a free kick in the 77th minute. Bebeto de Azevedo was a little too slow when Vladan Nikolić got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 1-3. Matías Machado's late challenge caught a Crni Tigrovi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matías Machado helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Crni Tigrovi booed when AITEC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matías Machado didn't get a good kick on the ball. AITEC's Bebeto de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladan Nikolić in the 88th minute of play. If Matías Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Otávio Gonzales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 92 played minutes Oto Bjelobrk rounded AITEC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-4. When the final whistle sounded Crni Tigrovi left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than AITEC.