U18 World League

Qingdao Guoxin
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) 6 minutes into the game, ZG Hakleri's Jasmin Stepanović nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 傅迪森 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Qingdao Huanghai Fc's 潘悦星 in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ZG Hakleri's goalie prevented a goal. After 11 minutes ZG Hakleri's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 贺傲默 who took care of the corner kick. In the 14th minute Zvonimir Čabo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 傅迪森 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the ZG Hakleri defense, 潘悦星 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Milan Pigac. The ZG Hakleri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Milan Pigac should have stopped the shot. Qingdao Huanghai Fc's 傅迪森 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zvonimir Čabo in the 20th minute of play. 傅迪森 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gradimir Radeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 贺傲默's late challenge caught a ZG Hakleri's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 贺傲默 helped the player get up and apologised. After 25 played minutes Qingdao Huanghai Fc got a freekick which was hit by 贺傲默. Milan Pigac made an important save on a dangerous shot by 康烽宽 in the 30th minute. Dalibor Vrlec hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 楚沙超 hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 潘悦星 in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Milan Pigac prevented the ball from getting in the gole. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jasmin Stepanović made a kick off. After 51 minutes, Erik Bježančević mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ZG Hakleri and the Qingdao Huanghai Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 51st minute, Erik Bježančević hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Qingdao Huanghai Fc's 贺傲默 tried to score from far away in the 51st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 潘悦星 in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Milan Pigac saved ZG Hakleri from getting behind. In the 55th minute of the match, Zvonimir Čabo got a very nice opportunity to score, but 傅迪森 was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 潘悦星 in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Milan Pigac prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 潘悦星 in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Milan Pigac saved ZG Hakleri from getting behind. A collision led to Qingdao Huanghai Fc getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. 楚沙超 hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, 潘悦星 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Qingdao Huanghai Fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. After a rather tough play, Qingdao Huanghai Fc's 潘悦星 got a free kick in the 74th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Zvonimir Čabo managed to get in a good position for a shot. ZG Hakleri's supporters rose to their feet, but Zvonimir Čabo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 傅迪森 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gradimir Radeta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 傅迪森 was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Jasmin Stepanović capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jasmin Stepanović really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. Milan Pigac stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 潘悦星's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, Qingdao Huanghai Fc's 乔寒勇 got a free kick in the 91st minute. Milan Pigac didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 潘悦星 went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. Qingdao Huanghai Fc walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.