U18 World League

Camp Nou
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Elpidio Quilino made the kick off and thus started the match. Gonzalo Niguel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luka Grgurović in the 5th minute. Jadran Lipovšćak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzalo Niguel having to interfere. Ambrosio Odon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sandi Patafta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ambrosio Odon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sandi Patafta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ambrosio Odon in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ambrosio Odon in the 32nd minute of play forced Crni Tigrovi's goalkeeper Sandi Patafta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ambrosio Odon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sandi Patafta was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Gonzalo Niguel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vladan Nikolić went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Gonzalo Niguel made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Luka Grgurović sent off a good shot on target. Leonel Cesario kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vladan Nikolić stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luka Grgurović in the 52nd minute of play forced Atletico Saladillo FC's goalkeeper Gonzalo Niguel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ambrosio Odon's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sandi Patafta firmly grabbed it by the left post. Luka Grgurović scored 2-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gonzalo Niguel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Atletico Saladillo FC's Narciso Corderro got a free kick in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladan Nikolić in the 63rd minute of play forced Atletico Saladillo FC's goalkeeper Gonzalo Niguel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 played minutes Atletico Saladillo FC got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Cesario. In the 65th match minute, Crni Tigrovi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edi Rakamarić to maneuver through the defense. If Elpidio Quilino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the match, Crni Tigrovi's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Quilino came free, but Sandi Patafta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute, Vladan Nikolić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crni Tigrovi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 82nd match minute, Atletico Saladillo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elpidio Quilino to maneuver through the defense. Sandi Patafta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Quilino in the 85th minute of play. Sandi Patafta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ambrosio Odon in the 88th minute. After a rather tough play, Crni Tigrovi's Jadran Lipovšćak got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Atletico Saladillo FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.