U21 World League

Battle of death
Spectators: 8012 (Terracing: 6011, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when José Ramos got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute of the match HIT Gorica got a corner. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. László Tar ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, HIT Gorica's Konstantin Pančur got control of the ball when José Ramos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th minute, Quentin Willmott hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th of the match, Calito Garcia tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Konstantin Pančur got in the way and made a wonderful save. HIT Gorica's Jernej Petrovič got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 19 minutes, Zlatko Goričan made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Sergio Gutierrez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 21 played minutes HIT Gorica got a freekick which was hit by Venancio Abalos. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Ramos got free with Konstantin Pančur in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Zlatko Goričan managed to get in a good position for a shot. HIT Gorica's supporters rose to their feet, but Zlatko Goričan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Gutierrez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Duško Turnšek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Gutierrez was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Konstantin Pančur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Calito Garcia in the 32nd minute of the match. Sergio Gutierrez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Venancio Abalos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

►Las Mercedes F.C◄ made a substitution. Lambis Kostopoulos replaced Calito Garcia. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Duško Turnšek was the one to do the kick off. Konstantin Pančur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diómedes Rodriguez in the 52nd minute of play. Konstantin Pančur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victoriano Belmiro in the 54th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Diómedes Rodriguez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Konstantin Pančur narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in HIT Gorica's zone, José Ramos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Konstantin Pančur came out of the goal and José Ramos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Konstantin Pančur didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diómedes Rodriguez went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 75 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Sergio Gutierrez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Istok Šabotić. 78 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goal looked a bit too open when Istok Šabotić came free, but Sergio Gutierrez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th match minute, HIT Gorica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rastislav Tomič to maneuver through the defense. After 81 played minutes HIT Gorica got a freekick which was hit by Rastislav Tomič. In the 81st minute, Diómedes Rodriguez 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. Konstantin Pančur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diómedes Rodriguez in the 86th minute of play. Diómedes Rodriguez struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Konstantin Pančur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ►Las Mercedes F.C◄. When Istok Šabotić got free in front of the goal in the 94th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Sergio Gutierrez was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Sergio Gutierrez didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 96th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2.