U23 League

Maksimir
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cvjetko Štokić took the kick off in the first half of the match. Salvador Dalí might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gabrijel Jovanovski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Salvador Dalí ran back to his position shaking his head. Gabrijel Jovanovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Dalí, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mathys Courrèges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cvjetko Štokić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Lipovljani getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Silvio Futač hit a great ball. Lipovljani's Gabrijel Jovanovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvador Dalí in the 8th minute of play. Mathys Courrèges made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cvjetko Štokić in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lipovljani's goalkeeper Gabrijel Jovanovski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 14 minutes, Jean-Marie Péneau mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cyber Attack and the Lipovljani players grew even worse after the yellow card. 16 minutes in the game Silvio Futač after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Mathys Courrèges. A very good opportunity. 19 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Dalí came free, but Gabrijel Jovanovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 minutes Lipovljani's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Francis Delfín who took care of the corner kick. Cyber Attack's Albert Tatin managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Silvio Futač in the 24 minute of the game. Salvador Dalí scored 0-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabrijel Jovanovski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Lipovljani booed when Cyber Attack was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathias Decaux didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 34 minutes of play, Cyber Attack's Salvador Dalí made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gabrijel Jovanovski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gabrijel Jovanovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Dalí, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Dalí in the 42nd minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Gabrijel Jovanovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabrijel Jovanovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Dalí, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the game, Mathias Decaux threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lipovljani's Axel Witsel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After the first half Cyber Attack were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Salvador Dalí made a kick off. Gabrijel Jovanovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salvador Dalí in the 51st minute. 52 minutes into the match, Salvador Dalí notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Lipovljani's Gabrijel Jovanovski. Gabrijel Jovanovski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gabrijel Jovanovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rémy Jacquey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Cyber Attack booed when Lipovljani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikifor Kulaksúzov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Cyber Attack's goal looked a bit too open when Cvjetko Štokić came free, but Mathys Courrèges reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Lipovljani booed when Cyber Attack was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathias Decaux didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mathys Courrèges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cvjetko Štokić in the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Viggo Bruse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 82 minutes, Salvador Dalí managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cyber Attack's supporters crossed their fingers, but Salvador Dalí was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cyber Attack walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.