U18 World League

Jandarma Arena
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Seçkin Taykut made the kick off which started today's match. After 7 played minutes NK BRONZIN got a freekick which was hit by Vanja Radojčić. In the 9th minute, Gabrijel Ordanić made a precise shot to the right of Gürbüz Kayrak. Jandarma's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 11 minutes, Želimir Kraljević mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NK BRONZIN and the Jandarma players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Jandarma booed when NK BRONZIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Želimir Kraljević didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute, Vatroslav Štefanić made a precise shot to the right of Gürbüz Kayrak. Jandarma's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Vatroslav Štefanić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. İbrahim Ethem Turalp kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Denis Guberina was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 19th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Gürbüz Kayrak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vatroslav Štefanić's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute of the match Denis Guberina sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gürbüz Kayrak skillfully saved the ball. Baykal Özaydın kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, NK BRONZIN's Želimir Kraljević got a free kick in the 26th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Matej Gvojić managed to get in a good position for a shot. NK BRONZIN's supporters rose to their feet, but Matej Gvojić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gürbüz Kayrak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 30thth minute of the game Vatroslav Štefanić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jandarma's Gürbüz Kayrak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 33 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's Matej Gvojić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gürbüz Kayrak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gürbüz Kayrak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vatroslav Štefanić went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Denis Guberina during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th minute, Vatroslav Štefanić ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gürbüz Kayrak was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. In the 43rd minute Gabrijel Ordanić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gürbüz Kayrak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 46 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Vatroslav Štefanić sped through Jandarma's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gürbüz Kayrak.

When Martin Kirinčić fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NK BRONZIN's protests and gave Martin Kirinčić a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Jandarma booed when NK BRONZIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Kirinčić didn't get a good kick on the ball. With 59 minutes on the clock, Nikola Legenda commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of NK BRONZIN:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Jandarma:s goal. In the 62nd minute there was a penalty for Jandarma. Duman Yasin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Goran Mahalec. 1-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Vatroslav Štefanić managed to get in a good position for a shot. NK BRONZIN's supporters rose to their feet, but Vatroslav Štefanić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gürbüz Kayrak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vatroslav Štefanić who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Gürbüz Kayrak when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Vatroslav Štefanić could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Gürbüz Kayrak made a huge save. A hard shot 76 in the game by Vatroslav Štefanić from a close distance when the talented Gürbüz Kayrak managed to make a qualified save. Jandarma's players were relieved. Vatroslav Štefanić who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Gürbüz Kayrak when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vatroslav Štefanić got free with Gürbüz Kayrak in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vatroslav Štefanić's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 82ndth minute, Gürbüz Kayrak skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 83 minutes into the match, Jandarma's goal looked a bit too open when Matej Gvojić came free, but Gürbüz Kayrak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matej Gvojić scored 1-6 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gürbüz Kayrak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Selçuk Soytekin hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Martin Kirinčić hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Duman Yasin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Goran Mahalec. NK BRONZIN's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 97 minutes of play, NK BRONZIN's Vatroslav Štefanić made it 1-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gürbüz Kayrak was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Jandarma fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. NK BRONZIN were clearly better and deserved to take the win.