U23 League

Wonderkids Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chuttur Lønge started the match with the kick off. When Menduh Blaku fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wonderkids's protests and gave Menduh Blaku a yellow card for diving instead. Menduh Blaku hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. If Chuttur Lønge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benzecry Butman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Filip Makedonski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hadad Bubber in the 10th minute of play forced Wonderkids's goalkeeper Emil Nikoloski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Wonderkids fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when Wonderkids's Filip Makedonski 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Emil Nikoloski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maoz Arkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. A collision led to Wonderkids getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Svetozar Petrusevski hit a great ball. Emil Nikoloski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chuttur Lønge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hadad Bubber kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Benzecry Butman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Makedonski in the 20th minute of the match. Benzecry Butman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Makedonski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emil Nikoloski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chuttur Lønge in the 27th minute of the match. Wonderkids's Emil Nikoloski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maoz Arkin in the 29th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Deker Ratz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maccabi Netanya fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. With a little luck, Maccabi Netanya's Benzecry Butman got control of the ball when Svetozar Petrusevski tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 43rd minute Filip Makedonski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benzecry Butman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wonderkids were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Maccabi Netanya's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lorik Cana took the corner. In the 45th minute, Maoz Arkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Lorik Cana got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Svetozar Petrusevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Benzecry Butman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Maccabi Netanya getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Jori Pereire hit a great ball. The supporters of Wonderkids booed when Maccabi Netanya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jori Pereire didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute, Lorik Cana sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Maccabi Netanya's Benzecry Butman didn't even have to move. 64 minutes into the match, Riste Lazarevski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benzecry Butman. Maccabi Netanya's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Riste Lazarevski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Edgar Wahlnäs kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Vegim Cvetkovski's late challenge caught a Maccabi Netanya's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vegim Cvetkovski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st minute, Vegim Cvetkovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Hadad Bubber took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Emil Nikoloski to make any attempt to save it. Emil Nikoloski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Misha Rotshield, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. There was no doubt that Wonderkids were the better team. Wonderkids's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.