U18 World League

Azul
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erubiel Millan took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 played minutes Informaniaticos got a freekick which was hit by Erubiel Millan. Timi Osojnik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Eugenio Laurin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Moises Pero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bine Šercelj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erubiel Millan, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Bine Šercelj made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Erubiel Millan sent off a good shot on target. 25 minutes into the match, FC Koper's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Millan came free, but Bine Šercelj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bine Šercelj made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Erubiel Millan sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of FC Koper booed when Informaniaticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Calvet didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Informaniaticos getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Justino Chinto hit a great ball. Timi Osojnik might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eugenio Laurin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Timi Osojnik ran back to his position shaking his head. Bine Šercelj was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Justino Chinto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 34 minute of play. Erubiel Millan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Bine Šercelj made a huge save. Justino Chinto's late challenge caught a FC Koper's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Justino Chinto helped the player get up and apologised. Justino Chinto kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to Informaniaticos getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Erubiel Millan hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luka Saje made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timi Osojnik in the 58th minute of play forced Informaniaticos's goalkeeper Eugenio Laurin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bine Šercelj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erubiel Millan in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Erubiel Millan 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. Informaniaticos's Eugenio Laurin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Informaniaticos from getting a goal against them. Erubiel Millan hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. If Moises Pero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eugenio Laurin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timi Osojnik in the 80th minute of the match. When Erubiel Millan came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Informaniaticos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Erubiel Millan couldn't finish the play. Erubiel Millan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bine Šercelj having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luka Saje during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, FC Koper was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luka Saje to maneuver through the defense. The Informaniaticos players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.