U18 World League

Tezcatlipoca Azul
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jorge Qwinton took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, HIT Gorica's Zdravko Mavri got control of the ball when Romeo Froylan tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th minute Fedor Šoštarič shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Udalaitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of HIT Gorica booed when Colosos Afc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Maurino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raul Udalaitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Attila Hohnjec in the 17th minute of play. HIT Gorica's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Muharem Razdevšek in the 19th minute. After taking down the ball on HIT Gorica's corner Muharem Razdevšek fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Raul Udalaitz quite easily take care of the ball. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Attila Hohnjec sped through Colosos Afc's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Raul Udalaitz. The supporters of HIT Gorica booed when Colosos Afc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Obano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Attila Hohnjec took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raul Udalaitz. Raul Udalaitz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Colosos Afc's Raul Udalaitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fedor Šoštarič in the 25th minute of play. Zdravko Mavri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Pes, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Colosos Afc's goal looked a bit too open when Attila Hohnjec came free, but Raul Udalaitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Qwinton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Zdravko Mavri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zdravko Mavri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Pes in the 33rd minute of play. Romeo Froylan kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Fedor Šoštarič managed to get in a good position for a shot. HIT Gorica's supporters rose to their feet, but Fedor Šoštarič was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raul Udalaitz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Raul Udalaitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attila Hohnjec in the 44th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Attila Hohnjec to make the kick off. Jorge Qwinton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Zdravko Mavri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 played minutes HIT Gorica got a freekick which was hit by Attila Hohnjec. Jorge Qwinton scored 2-3 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zdravko Mavri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Attila Hohnjec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. HIT Gorica's Nik Pokec was substituted for Muharem Razdevšek. Raul Udalaitz made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Attila Hohnjec sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th match minute, HIT Gorica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaka Vinger to maneuver through the defense. Raul Udalaitz made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Jaka Vinger sent off a good shot on target. When Nik Pokec fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HIT Gorica's protests and gave Nik Pokec a yellow card for diving instead. Nik Pokec hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Colosos Afc's Jacobo Ciano got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute, Attila Hohnjec 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. Esteve Leizarraga kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Jorge Qwinton kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Colosos Afc's Raul Udalaitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attila Hohnjec in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched HIT Gorica eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.