U23 World League

Stadion Butordolac
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zvonko Vrcelj took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to NK BRONZIN getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Njegoš Župčić hit a great ball. Dragutin Deverić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christophe Beaulieu in the 5th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's goal looked a bit too open when Guillaume Soudan came free, but Dragutin Deverić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Darko Agbaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludwig Högman in the 13th minute of play forced NK BRONZIN's goalkeeper Dragutin Deverić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14thth minute of the game Guillaume Soudan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NK BRONZIN's Dragutin Deverić was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dragutin Deverić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batiste Botella, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Zvonko Vrcelj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, NK BRONZIN's Darko Agbaba got a free kick in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the match, Guillaume Soudan notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of NK BRONZIN's Dragutin Deverić. Dragutin Deverić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Batiste Botella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dragutin Deverić was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Zvonko Vrcelj in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gustave Héron, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Batiste Botella in the 32nd minute of play forced NK BRONZIN's goalkeeper Dragutin Deverić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Guillaume Soudan sped through NK BRONZIN's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dragutin Deverić. Dragutin Deverić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillaume Soudan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustave Héron made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Zvonko Vrcelj sent off a good shot on target. 46 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's goal looked a bit too open when Batiste Botella came free, but Dragutin Deverić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Batiste Botella stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Joe Grosso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute, Damaso Fase hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jadranko Mamlić hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Herblay's Guillaume Soudan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Batiste Botella received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dragutin Deverić came out and tried to block the shot, but Batiste Botella slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 64th minute. 68 minutes into the game, Damaso Fase was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Herblay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NK BRONZIN the free kick. A collision led to Herblay getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Batiste Botella hit a great ball. Dragutin Deverić made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Batiste Botella sent off a good shot on target. Dragutin Deverić made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Guillaume Soudan sent off a good shot on target. In the 80th match minute, Herblay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damaso Fase to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the game, Njegoš Župčić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NK BRONZIN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Herblay the free kick. After a rather tough play, NK BRONZIN's Njegoš Župčić got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Batiste Botellas short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Dragutin Deverić to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Batiste Botella came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Herblay fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Batiste Botella couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Herblay booed when NK BRONZIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Veselin Pavelić didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Damaso Fase 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. Dragutin Deverić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillaume Soudan in the 96th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Herblay left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than NK BRONZIN.