U18 League

Maksimir
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dennis Tozzi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes of play, CA Boca Jrs's Ciccio Mussi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leopold Bistrović was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Dario De Cristofaro fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CA Boca Jrs's protests and gave Dario De Cristofaro a yellow card for diving instead. Dario De Cristofaro hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Lipovljani's Leopold Bistrović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ercole Ceresoli in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Adolf Tepšić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfonso Pedrelli kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Emanuele Guaita was a little too slow when Zdenko Ravnić got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 1-1. Gašpar Selenički kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th minute of the match Ciccio Mussi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leopold Bistrović skillfully saved the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Ercole Ceresoli notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Lipovljani's Leopold Bistrović. Leopold Bistrović was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciccio Mussi in the 32nd minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Leopold Bistrović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Diego Tamburrini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the game, CA Boca Jrs's Ercole Ceresoli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leopold Bistrović made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. After 42 played minutes, Lipovljani's Davor Horvatin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emanuele Guaita came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lipovljani reached it. After the first half CA Boca Jrs were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zdenko Ravnić was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Ciccio Mussi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopold Bistrović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd match minute, Lipovljani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Većeslav Kožarević to maneuver through the defense. Alfonso Pedrelli hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute Zdenko Ravnić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuele Guaita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diego Tamburrini's late challenge caught a Lipovljani's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diego Tamburrini helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st minute Mihovil Zorčić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuele Guaita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuele Guaita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sandi Majstor went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Emanuele Guaita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihovil Zorčić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciccio Mussi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Leopold Bistrović made a huge save. After 69 played minutes Lipovljani got a freekick which was hit by Adolf Tepšić. In the 70th minute, Dennis Tozzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CA Boca Jrs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The supporters of CA Boca Jrs booed when Lipovljani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gašpar Selenički didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gašpar Selenički kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th match minute, CA Boca Jrs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dennis Tozzi to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of CA Boca Jrs booed when Lipovljani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gašpar Selenički didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Alfonso Pedrelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Zdenko Ravnić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leopold Bistrović made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Ercole Ceresoli sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Ercole Ceresoli took a quick shot and it went in 2-7 without a chance for Leopold Bistrović to make any attempt to save it. Mihovil Zorčić's late challenge caught a CA Boca Jrs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mihovil Zorčić helped the player get up and apologised. After 96 played minutes Lipovljani got a freekick which was hit by Mihovil Zorčić. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. CA Boca Jrs walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.