U23 World League

Stadion Butordolac
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Zvonko Vrcelj started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th match minute, NK BRONZIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veselin Pavelić to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's goalkeeper Sebastián Sosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Darko Agbaba. After a defensive mix-up in NK BRONZIN's zone, Maxi Araujo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aljoša Labura came out of the goal and Maxi Araujo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the NK BRONZIN defense, Maxi Araujo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aljoša Labura. The NK BRONZIN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aljoša Labura should have stopped the shot. In the 28th minute, Larry Estoyanoff made a precise shot to the right of Aljoša Labura. NK BRONZIN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Maxi Araujo got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adalberto Archibeque lost his temper 42 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Real de Carmelo 2021 FC made a substitution. Monico Montanez replaced Danel Belluga. After 41 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Real de Carmelo 2021 FC! In the 44th minute, NK BRONZIN got a penalty, and Darko Agbaba placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. Sebastián Sosa made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Zvonko Vrcelj sent off a good shot on target. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Larry Estoyanoff was the one to do the kick off. In the 59th match minute, Real de Carmelo 2021 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxi Araujo to maneuver through the defense. Larry Estoyanoff scored 1-3 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aljoša Labura, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Ratko Petrinović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute, Zvonko Vrcelj left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NK BRONZIN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Ermano Tesillo was substituted for Larry Estoyanoff. Njegoš Župčić made in the 87th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Želimir Tepšić however managed to control. When Zacarias Guiles fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's protests and gave Zacarias Guiles a yellow card for diving instead. Zacarias Guiles hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Sebastián Sosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darko Agbaba in the 94th minute of play. After having played for 96 minutes, Ratko Petrinović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NK BRONZIN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ratko Petrinović was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Real de Carmelo 2021 FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Real de Carmelo 2021 FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.