U23 World League

Mataldi
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jimeno Dalmu got the match started through his kick off. Albano Betadur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ile Manojlovski in the 8th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Red Bull Club's zone, Eloy Seguinus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robert Manevski came out of the goal and Eloy Seguinus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 15th minute, Ile Manojlovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Bull Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Abelardo Mambru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Robert Manevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Red Bull Club defense, Abelardo Mambru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robert Manevski. The Red Bull Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robert Manevski should have stopped the shot. Nace Bardhi kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Robert Manevski was a little too slow when Eloy Seguinus got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 2-1. With a little luck, Red Bull Club's Robert Manevski got control of the ball when Abelardo Mambru tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jimeno Dalmu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Robert Manevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Ile Manojlovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Bull Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 46th match minute, Red Bull Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafim Selmani to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ile Manojlovski was the one to do the kick off. Red Bull Club's Robert Manevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Dalmu in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Jimeno Dalmu notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Red Bull Club's Robert Manevski. Robert Manevski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Ile Manojlovski put it in 4-4 from a short distance just to the right of Albano Betadur. Eloy Seguinus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Atanas Živkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Bull Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Atanas Živkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albano Betadur breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abelardo Mambru kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Jimeno Dalmu struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Robert Manevski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AL TOKE FC. After 76 played minutes Red Bull Club got a freekick which was hit by Serafim Selmani. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eloy Seguinus during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ile Manojlovski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Albano Betadur made a huge save. A collision led to Red Bull Club getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Nace Bardhi hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the game, AL TOKE FC's Abelardo Mambru nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robert Manevski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-4. AL TOKE FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.