U21 World League

Rising Sun Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ile Manojlovski got the match started through his kick off. Edrin Hajdaraga was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Leopoldo Velasco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. Edrin Hajdaraga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeferson Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Red Bull Club's goal looked a bit too open when Jeferson Amaral came free, but Edrin Hajdaraga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Jeferson Amaral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Samurai Champions FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Blagojče Siljanoski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Siljan Lumani got his second yellow card in the match during the 26th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Red Bull Club's Siljan Lumani got a free kick in the 27th minute. Mauro Silva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Edrin Hajdaraga made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Velasco in the 39th minute of play forced Red Bull Club's goalkeeper Edrin Hajdaraga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes into the match, Renan Sena dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Edrin Hajdaraga, 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jeferson Amaral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edrin Hajdaraga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeferson Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Samurai Champions FC's goalkeeper Alexsandro Netto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ile Manojlovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Blagojče Siljanoski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nace Bardhi's late challenge caught a Samurai Champions FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nace Bardhi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th match minute, Red Bull Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nace Bardhi to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute of the match Felippe Queirós shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edrin Hajdaraga showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Alexsandro Netto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blagojče Siljanoski in the 79th minute of play. Edrin Hajdaraga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Velasco in the 81st minute of play. Nace Bardhi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexsandro Netto having to interfere. Ile Manojlovski scored 3-1 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexsandro Netto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute, João Pedro da Mata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 91st minute by Nace Bardhi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Alexsandro Netto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blagojče Siljanoski in the 98th minute of play. Many of Red Bull Club's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Red Bull Club may have spent more time on the ball, but Samurai Champions FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.