U23 World League

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Spectators: 8415 (Terracing: 6312, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Patrik Johnsson started the match with the kick off. AFK Petržalka's Nikola Krstović got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Dávid Strelec's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Douglas Käcker was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Nikola Krstović scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Douglas Käcker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Douglas Käcker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikola Krstović, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Nikola Krstović notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of BK Nerysminne's Douglas Käcker. Douglas Käcker was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 26thth minute of the game Nikola Krstović who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BK Nerysminne's Douglas Käcker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 26 minutes, Manfred Holmgren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BK Nerysminne and the AFK Petržalka players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of AFK Petržalka booed when BK Nerysminne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manfred Holmgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Douglas Käcker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alek Justus, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Nikola Krstović notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of BK Nerysminne's Douglas Käcker. Douglas Käcker was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nikola Krstović took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Douglas Käcker. Douglas Käcker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Nikola Krstović blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Douglas Käcker having to make a save. In the 35th minute Nikola Krstović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Douglas Käcker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Nikola Krstović sped through BK Nerysminne's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Douglas Käcker. 46 minutes into the game, one of BK Nerysminne:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave AFK Petržalka a penalty, 49 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nikola Krstović, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of BK Nerysminne's Douglas Käcker. 0-7. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dávid Strelec stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in BK Nerysminne's zone, Nikola Krstović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Douglas Käcker came out of the goal and Nikola Krstović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 56 minutes into the game, Nikola Krstović recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Douglas Käcker. Nikola Krstović showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. Nikola Krstović blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Douglas Käcker having to make a save. In the 66th minute, Manfred Holmgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 67 minutes into the match, Nikola Krstović dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Douglas Käcker, 0-9. If Nikola Krstović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind BK Nerysminne's goalkeeper Douglas Käcker, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. AFK Petržalka were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after BK Nerysminne's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alek Justus took the corner. Douglas Käcker didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when AFK Petržalka's Nikola Krstović shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-10 in the ordered_time% minute. Nikola Krstović received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Douglas Käcker came out and tried to block the shot, but Nikola Krstović slotted it home off the left post making it 0-11 in the 81st minute. Nikola Krstović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Douglas Käcker having to interfere. 89 minutes into the game, Nikola Krstović lined in a short shot 0-12 behind a frustrated Douglas Käcker. AFK Petržalka's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.