U21 League

Stadion Butordolac
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aurelio De Marchi made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Mazzocchetti in the 2nd minute of play forced NK BRONZIN's goalkeeper Dragutin Deverić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armin Bondi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zvonko Vrcelj in the 5th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Frano Udovčić recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Armin Bondi. Frano Udovčić showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Armin Bondi came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by NK BRONZIN's Zvonko Vrcelj. But to his dismay, Zvonko Vrcelj quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 18th match minute, LA Lord Perez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arrigo Guidoni to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the match, LA Lord Perez's goal looked a bit too open when Frano Udovčić came free, but Armin Bondi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio De Marchi came free, but Dragutin Deverić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dragutin Deverić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio De Marchi in the 28th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, Mateo Zuber was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NK BRONZIN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LA Lord Perez the free kick. LA Lord Perez's Aurelio De Marchi got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Armin Bondi was a little too slow when Frano Udovčić got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 3-0. Želimir Tepšić was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 42nd minute. NK BRONZIN's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 43 played minutes NK BRONZIN got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Zuber. Armin Bondi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zvonko Vrcelj, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After having played for 47 minutes, Aurelio De Marchi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LA Lord Perez's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aurelio De Marchi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frano Udovčić to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Frano Udovčić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armin Bondi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59 minutes of play, NK BRONZIN's Arsen Mraz made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armin Bondi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Armin Bondi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Želimir Tepšić in the 64th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Želimir Tepšić managed to get in a good position for a shot. NK BRONZIN's supporters rose to their feet, but Želimir Tepšić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armin Bondi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of NK BRONZIN booed when LA Lord Perez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amos Barone didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armin Bondi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zvonko Vrcelj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th match minute, NK BRONZIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Želimir Tepšić to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, LA Lord Perez's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Zuber came free, but Armin Bondi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Želimir Tepšić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Armin Bondi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Krešimir Jureša hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute, Arsen Mraz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zvonko Vrcelj might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armin Bondi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zvonko Vrcelj ran back to his position shaking his head. Armin Bondi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Frano Udovčić went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the NK BRONZIN players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.