U18 World League

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jorge Arnas started the match with the kick off. Wilfredo Elia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Saško Petrevski hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Wonderkids's zone, David Mikeldi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emil Nikoloski came out of the goal and David Mikeldi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristo Domenec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavril Sarev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Delmar Maties during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Delmar Maties hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. When Wonderkids's Filip Makedonski in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guns And Roses's goalie prevented a goal. 24 minutes into the match, Guns And Roses's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Makedonski came free, but Cristo Domenec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Guns And Roses's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Makedonski came free, but Cristo Domenec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd match minute, Guns And Roses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alonzo Arixo to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Guns And Roses's Simon Seber got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute of the match Saško Petrevski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristo Domenec showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 36th match minute, Guns And Roses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilfredo Elia to maneuver through the defense. 44 minutes into the match, Guns And Roses's goal looked a bit too open when Slave Smilevski came free, but Cristo Domenec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristo Domenec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Makedonski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gavril Sarev to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Wonderkids got a freekick which was hit by Filip Makedonski. After a defensive mix-up in Wonderkids's zone, Alvaro Iigo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emil Nikoloski came out of the goal and Alvaro Iigo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 54th minute, Jorge Arnas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emil Nikoloski was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Cristo Domenec 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 his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Iigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After having played for 66 minutes, David Mikeldi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guns And Roses's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Mikeldi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 68th minute, Alvaro Iigo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emil Nikoloski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Emil Nikoloski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Iigo in the 72nd minute of play. Simon Seber was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After 75 minutes, Marko Gigovski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wonderkids and the Guns And Roses players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute, Marko Gigovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Filip Makedonski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wonderkids's supporters rose to their feet, but Filip Makedonski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristo Domenec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Simon Seber kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Alvaro Iigo kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match.