U23 World League

Cika Daca Arena
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nikola Tesla made the kick off which started today's match. Nikola Tesla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pablo Rutenio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by EL TITAN M.P.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rade Ivančević was slow to take the kick. During this time Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s players had a chance to rest. Nikola Tesla who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 9thth minute tested the skills of Pablo Rutenio when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 10 minutes into the match, EL TITAN M.P.'s goalkeeper Pablo Rutenio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bojan Lopičić. Pablo Rutenio came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Nikola Tesla. But to his dismay, Nikola Tesla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, He Yuan Yong managed to get in a good position for a shot. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s supporters rose to their feet, but He Yuan Yong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pablo Rutenio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind EL TITAN M.P.'s goalkeeper Pablo Rutenio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Nikola Tesla got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nikola Tesla might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pablo Rutenio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nikola Tesla ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 33rd minute, Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Milutin Mančić dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. In the 39th minute, Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Bogosav Petrović ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pablo Rutenio. Pablo Rutenio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 43rd minute of the game. One of EL TITAN M.P.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™:s goal. Pablo Rutenio made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Nikola Tesla sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Gogo Lopez made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikola Tesla in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pablo Rutenio saved EL TITAN M.P. from getting behind. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after EL TITAN M.P.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rade Ivančević took the corner. The corner led to Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Nikola Tesla getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Nikola Tesla got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pablo Rutenio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikola Tesla, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. He Yuan Yong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nikola Tesla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pablo Rutenio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bojan Lopičić in the 75th minute of play. In the 80th minute He Yuan Yong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo Rutenio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. EL TITAN M.P.'s Pablo Rutenio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikola Tesla in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Nikola Tesla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Nikola Tesla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Pablo Rutenio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ had played much better football throughout.