U21 World League

Estadio Varela
Spectators: 7790 (Terracing: 5850, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Romelu Lukaku started the match with the kick off. Walter Silvera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniel Bertoni might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ibrica Džidžić. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Bertoni ran back to his position shaking his head. 7 minutes into the match, Crottos Crotters F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Toni Marčić came free, but Eustaquio Haitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Teo Rozić in the 8th minute. A nice corner shot did that Teo Rozić got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eustaquio Haitz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Ibrica Džidžić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Bertoni in the 12th minute of play. Eulalio Lizer hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Toni Marčić hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Teo Rozić charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teo Rozić the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Teo Rozić got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Ibrica Džidžić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Bertoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ibrica Džidžić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Bertoni in the 29th minute of play. Walter Silvera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ibrica Džidžić having to interfere. After a rather tough play, GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Toni Marčić got a free kick in the 38th minute. Walter Silvera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Ibrica Džidžić made a huge save. Ibrica Džidžić was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Daniel Bertoni capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Bertoni really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Bertoni to make the kick off. Daniel Bertoni struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Ibrica Džidžić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crottos Crotters F.C.. Ibrica Džidžić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walter Silvera in the 53rd minute of the match. Reşit Akyüz kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ made a substitution. Florencio Hanni replaced Kruno Lišinović. A collision led to GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Reşit Akyüz hit a great ball. Eustaquio Haitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Marčić, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After 68 minutes of play, Crottos Crotters F.C.'s Walter Silvera made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ibrica Džidžić was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 76th match minute, GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toni Marčić to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the game, Crottos Crotters F.C.'s Daniel Bertoni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ibrica Džidžić made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. After a rather tough play, Crottos Crotters F.C.'s Daniel Bertoni got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Walter Silvera's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ibrica Džidžić read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Crottos Crotters F.C.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.