U18 World League

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Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frano Udovčić took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazimir Broz in the 4th minute of play forced VARGINHA FC's goalkeeper Gabriel Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute of the match, Hamílton Terra tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Goran Mahalec saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 7 minutes into the game, NK BRONZIN's Frano Udovčić nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gabriel Medeiros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Goran Mahalec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aírton Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute Aírton Maciel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Goran Mahalec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 15 played minutes NK BRONZIN got a freekick which was hit by Kazimir Broz. Cido Paraense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Denis Guberina kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. The long shot by Paulão Nóbrega in the 23rd minute really tested Goran Mahalec's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 24th minute Aírton Maciel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Goran Mahalec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aírton Maciel got free with Goran Mahalec in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 30 minutes into the match, Cido Paraense notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of NK BRONZIN's Goran Mahalec. Goran Mahalec was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Frano Udovčić, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 33 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Gabriel Medeiros was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, Frano Udovčić notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of VARGINHA FC's Gabriel Medeiros. Gabriel Medeiros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 45th minute Frano Udovčić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hamílton Terra to make the kick off. Hamílton Terra took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Goran Mahalec. Goran Mahalec dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Gabriel Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Želimir Kraljević, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 63 played minutes VARGINHA FC got a freekick which was hit by Aírton Maciel. Gabriel Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Matej Gvojić sent off a good shot on target. After 74 played minutes, VARGINHA FC's Aírton Maciel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Goran Mahalec 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 VARGINHA FC reached it. NK BRONZIN's Goran Mahalec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cido Paraense in the 75th minute of play. VARGINHA FC's Gabriel Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matej Gvojić in the 78th minute of play. VARGINHA FC's Gabriel Medeiros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save VARGINHA FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamílton Terra in the 81st minute of play forced NK BRONZIN's goalkeeper Goran Mahalec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 played minutes NK BRONZIN got a freekick which was hit by Izidor Sansević. 83 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's goal looked a bit too open when Denílson Vidal came free, but Goran Mahalec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the NK BRONZIN defense, Aírton Maciel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Goran Mahalec. The NK BRONZIN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Goran Mahalec should have stopped the shot. In the 88th minute Matej Gvojić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Kazimir Broz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gabriel Medeiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. The crowd rose to their feet as NK BRONZIN's Kazimir Broz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gabriel Medeiros. That made the score 3-4 after 95 minutes of play. NK BRONZIN's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.