U18 World League

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ile Manojlovski started the match with the kick off. Ile Manojlovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicasio Loco having to interfere. The supporters of VAMO ARRIBA booed when Red Bull Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slavko Filimon didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Iker Beremundo put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Robert Manevski. After a rather tough play, VAMO ARRIBA's Hugo Matthew got a free kick in the 12th minute. Red Bull Club's Robert Manevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iker Beremundo in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ubaldo Odol in the 19th minute of play forced Red Bull Club's goalkeeper Robert Manevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in VAMO ARRIBA's zone, Bojan Daev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicasio Loco came out of the goal and Bojan Daev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Ile Manojlovski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicasio Loco was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. An unexpected shot in the 25th minute by Atanas Živkov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Nicasio Loco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ile Manojlovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Robert Manevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ladislao Quinteros in the 29th minute of play. The VAMO ARRIBA fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when VAMO ARRIBA's Iker Beremundo 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. Atanas Živkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Nicasio Loco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Red Bull Club booed when VAMO ARRIBA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iker Theobald didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 41 minutes, Stefan Mirkovič mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Red Bull Club and the VAMO ARRIBA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 41 played minutes Red Bull Club got a freekick which was hit by Stefan Mirkovič. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ile Manojlovski got free with Nicasio Loco in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nicasio Loco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bojan Daev, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half VAMO ARRIBA were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Ubaldo Odol made the kick off in the second half. In the 67th match minute, Red Bull Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Mirkovič to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, Red Bull Club's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaldo Odol came free, but Robert Manevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicasio Loco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atanas Živkov in the 83rd minute of the match. Federico Fiz hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Atanas Živkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicasio Loco having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched VAMO ARRIBA eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.