U18 World League

Camp Nou
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Kléber Mendes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice moves Luka Grgurović could shoot a difficult shot in the 5th minute, which Válbson Aguiar however easily saved by the left post. 6 minutes into the match, Vladan Nikolić had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Válbson Aguiar. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vladan Nikolić was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Válbson Aguiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladan Nikolić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the game, Dragan Kelava was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Crni Tigrovi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ the free kick. Dragan Kelava hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 26th match minute, Crni Tigrovi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Drago Lekić to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute, Luka Grgurović ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Válbson Aguiar was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Adilson Loyola took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sandi Patafta. Sandi Patafta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Ronaldo Alves hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Luka Grgurović made a precise shot to the right of Válbson Aguiar. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Adilson Loyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vladan Nikolić was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's goal looked a bit too open when Oto Bjelobrk came free, but Válbson Aguiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladan Nikolić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Válbson Aguiar having to interfere. Vladan Nikolić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Válbson Aguiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladan Nikolić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Crni Tigrovi getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Dragan Kelava hit a great ball. Sandi Patafta made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Luizão Perez sent off a good shot on target. When Jadran Lipovšćak fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crni Tigrovi's protests and gave Jadran Lipovšćak a yellow card for diving instead. Jadran Lipovšćak hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Wiliam Palmeira hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute Vladan Nikolić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Válbson Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladan Nikolić in the 77th minute of play forced ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's goalkeeper Válbson Aguiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Válbson Aguiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luka Grgurović, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Sandi Patafta was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Kléber Mendes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kléber Mendes really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. Luka Grgurović blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Válbson Aguiar having to make a save. Crni Tigrovi's Sandi Patafta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléber Mendes in the 94th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Crni Tigrovi had played much better football throughout.