U18 World League

Estadio Bea08
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Saúl Franco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Veríssimo Bulhosa during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Beatriz 08 getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Veríssimo Bulhosa hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Sanjin Grubiša's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zarco Galvão was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 6th minute Sanjin Grubiša shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zarco Galvão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sanjin Grubiša in the 9th minute of play forced FC Beatriz 08's goalkeeper Zarco Galvão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcel Maroević showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saúl Franco, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sanjin Grubiša in the 14th minute of play forced FC Beatriz 08's goalkeeper Zarco Galvão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, FC Beatriz 08's goal looked a bit too open when Sanjin Grubiša came free, but Zarco Galvão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcel Maroević made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saúl Franco in the 18th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, FC Beatriz 08's goal looked a bit too open when Sanjin Grubiša came free, but Zarco Galvão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saúl Franco in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcel Maroević prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 30th minute Jasmin Stepanović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zarco Galvão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sanjin Grubiša in the 34th minute of play forced FC Beatriz 08's goalkeeper Zarco Galvão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 played minutes ZG Hakleri got a freekick which was hit by Jasmin Stepanović. Zvonimir Čabo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sanjin Grubiša took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zarco Galvão. Zarco Galvão dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jasmin Stepanović to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, FC Beatriz 08's Zarco Galvão got control of the ball when Zvonimir Čabo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, FC Beatriz 08's goalkeeper Zarco Galvão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sanjin Grubiša. After 59 played minutes, FC Beatriz 08's Lourenço Figueiras shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcel Maroević came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Beatriz 08 reached it. Rui Semedo kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sanjin Grubiša in the 61st minute of play forced FC Beatriz 08's goalkeeper Zarco Galvão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ZG Hakleri getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Rade Grdanovski hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Saúl Franco 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. If Saúl Franco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 80 played minutes FC Beatriz 08 got a freekick which was hit by Domingos Estrela. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sanjin Grubiša in the 89th minute of play forced FC Beatriz 08's goalkeeper Zarco Galvão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rdth minute of the game Sanjin Grubiša who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Beatriz 08's Zarco Galvão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Sanjin Grubiša kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zarco Galvão. That made the score 0-3 in the 95 minute of play. The FC Beatriz 08 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ZG Hakleri were clearly better and deserved to take the win.