U18 League

Stadion Butordolac
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Kroton F.C.'s Ciccio Ruggieri started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Ognjen Uroda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Goran Mahalec came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Kroton F.C.'s Dave Lemma. But to his dismay, Dave Lemma quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The Kroton F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when Kroton F.C.'s Ciccio Ruggieri looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Frano Udovčić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ercole Di Febo kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Kroton F.C. defense, Vatroslav Štefanić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armando Grande. The Kroton F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armando Grande should have stopped the shot. After 17 played minutes Kroton F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Corrado Ascani. When Frano Udovčić came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the NK BRONZIN 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 Frano Udovčić couldn't finish the play. In the 20th match minute, NK BRONZIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Guberina to maneuver through the defense. Goran Mahalec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Hell in the 25th minute of the match. When Frano Udovčić fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NK BRONZIN's protests and gave Frano Udovčić a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Kroton F.C. booed when NK BRONZIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frano Udovčić didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Demetrio Martini came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Kroton F.C. 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 Demetrio Martini couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Hell in the 32nd minute of play forced NK BRONZIN's goalkeeper Goran Mahalec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciccio Ruggieri charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciccio Ruggieri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ciccio Ruggieri hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Armando Grande made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Matej Gvojić sent off a good shot on target. Dave Lemma hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Kazimir Broz hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The supporters of Kroton F.C. booed when NK BRONZIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frano Udovčić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Goran Mahalec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmine Ramoser, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Armando Grande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vanja Radojčić in the 46th minute of play.

Frano Udovčić was shown his second yellow card after 50 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 51 played minutes NK BRONZIN got a freekick which was hit by Frano Udovčić. NK BRONZIN's Goran Mahalec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciccio Ruggieri in the 52nd minute of play. In the 52nd match minute, NK BRONZIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kazimir Broz to maneuver through the defense. After 55 minutes of play, Kroton F.C.'s Carmine Ramoser made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Goran Mahalec was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bernardo Talone's late challenge caught a NK BRONZIN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardo Talone helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Kroton F.C.'s Bernardo Talone got a free kick in the 58th minute. Armando Grande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matej Gvojić in the 60th minute of the match. After 60 played minutes Kroton F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Carmine Ramoser. An unexpected shot in the 64th minute by Ernesto Hell got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Armando Grande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matej Gvojić in the 72nd minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, NK BRONZIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabrijel Ordanić to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Kroton F.C. defense, Matej Gvojić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armando Grande. The Kroton F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armando Grande should have stopped the shot. In the 80th minute, Ciccio Ruggieri reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Goran Mahalec. The goal made the score 2-4. In the 83rd match minute, NK BRONZIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ognjen Uroda to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Kroton F.C. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than NK BRONZIN.