U23 World League

Estadio Saul Pietro
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cvetan Rugova made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cvetan Rugova in the 3rd minute of play forced Cadáveres Voladores's goalkeeper Rolando Rexino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 5 minutes of play, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Ariton Krstevski made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rolando Rexino was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 8th minute, Jovče Amiti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rolando Rexino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Victor Sandalio hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the game, Jovče Amiti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Rolando Rexino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rolando Rexino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leka Josifov, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute, Cvetan Rugova ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rolando Rexino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 32 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Bilintx came free, but Andrej Maksimovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enzo Estevez in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Andrej Maksimovski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Cadáveres Voladores's Efrain Itzaina slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Andrej Maksimovski. That made the score 1-4 after 34 minutes of play. After 41 minutes, Cirilo Guillerme mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cadáveres Voladores and the ✩ Pep Team ✩ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Enzo Estevez made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cvetan Rugova in the 51st minute of play forced Cadáveres Voladores's goalkeeper Rolando Rexino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Ariton Krstevski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rolando Rexino. Cadáveres Voladores's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ariton Krstevski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Cadáveres Voladores:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ✩ Pep Team ✩:s goal. Ranko Nedev shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Jovče Amiti kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Rolando Rexino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ariton Krstevski in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Ranko Nedev ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rolando Rexino. Rolando Rexino yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-7. 87 minutes into the game, Ariton Krstevski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rolando Rexino. Ariton Krstevski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-8. After 92 played minutes ✩ Pep Team ✩ got a freekick which was hit by Cvetan Rugova. Jovče Amiti charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jovče Amiti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th minute, Jovče Amiti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ✩ Pep Team ✩ played a much better game than Cadáveres Voladores and deserved their victory. The Cadáveres Voladores players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.