U18 World League

Zagrebačka livada
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) ZG Hakleri's Jasmin Stepanović started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jasmin Stepanović's late challenge caught a Cambotinha EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jasmin Stepanović helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ZG Hakleri getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Jasmin Stepanović hit a great ball. Cambotinha EC's Antônio Toledo got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 9th minute Fiori Coutinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Milan Pigac saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 played minutes ZG Hakleri got a freekick which was hit by Siniša Feletar. When Cambotinha EC's Fiori Coutinho 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. 12 minutes into the match, Cambotinha EC's goal looked a bit too open when Sanjin Grubiša came free, but Durvalino Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Milan Pigac took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antônio Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Milan Pigac showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeca Custódio in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Rade Grdanovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute, Jasmin Stepanović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Milan Pigac didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antônio Toledo went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Fiori Coutinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cambotinha EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fiori Coutinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Milan Pigac breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fiori Coutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Milan Pigac tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sanjin Grubiša could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Durvalino Dracena made a huge save. Dagoberto Aguiar was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 37 minutes into the match. A collision led to Cambotinha EC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Dagoberto Aguiar hit a great ball. When Zvonimir Čabo came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the ZG Hakleri fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zvonimir Čabo couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute, Alexandre Paulista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fiori Coutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fiori Coutinho made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Cambotinha EC were awarded a corner. Antônio Costa went to the cornerflag to take it. 56 minutes into the match, ZG Hakleri's goalkeeper Milan Pigac had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fiori Coutinho. In the 64th minute, Zvonimir Čabo 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 Fiori Coutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lauro Rosa hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Zeca Custódio hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Cambotinha EC's Durvalino Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jasmin Stepanović in the 80th minute of play. If Ljubomir Pintar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zvonimir Čabo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Durvalino Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jasmin Stepanović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Durvalino Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cambotinha EC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.