U18 World League

Çmendina Arena
Spectators: 7437 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 110) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andrej Bardulla kicked off to start the match. Felippe Cruz charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felippe Cruz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Flying Dutch getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Felippe Cruz hit a great ball. Bora Lekovski kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After 20 minutes of play, Flying Dutch's Evandro Souza made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bojan Stanoevski was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Flying Dutch getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Álvaro Marinho hit a great ball. In the 27th minute of the match Vegim Nacev shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonas de Queirós showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 28th match minute, Flying Dutch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felippe Cruz to maneuver through the defense. Jonas de Queirós had great luck who in the 29thth minute grab hold of the ball when Andrej Bardulla from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Flying Dutch's defense didn't have a chance, in the 31st minute, when Andrej Bardulla scored to the left of an out of position Jonas de Queirós, making the score, 1-1. A hard shot 38 in the game by Andrej Bardulla from a close distance when the talented Jonas de Queirós managed to make a qualified save. Flying Dutch's players were relieved. Flying Dutch's Edinho Reis suffered a concussion after 41 minutes and had to leave the field. When Andrej Bardulla fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NGOP Football Club's protests and gave Andrej Bardulla a yellow card for diving instead. Flying Dutch's Kaká Santana was substituted for Edinho Reis. The supporters of Flying Dutch booed when NGOP Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrej Bardulla didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Abelardo Paraibano fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Flying Dutch's protests and gave Abelardo Paraibano a yellow card for diving instead. After 48 played minutes Flying Dutch got a freekick which was hit by Abelardo Paraibano.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abelardo Paraibano to make the kick off. When Andrej Bardulla was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 57 minutes had been played. The supporters of Flying Dutch booed when NGOP Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrej Bardulla didn't get a good kick on the ball. NGOP Football Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Egídio Goiano scored to the left of an out of position Bojan Stanoevski, making the score, 1-3. Bojan Stanoevski came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Flying Dutch's Abelardo Paraibano. But to his dismay, Abelardo Paraibano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. NGOP Football Club's Bojan Stanoevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Paraibano in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Felippe Cruz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bojan Stanoevski, 1-5. Evandro Souza charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evandro Souza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Evandro Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Leandro Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Avram Zlatanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Avram Zlatanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, NGOP Football Club's Bora Lekovski got a free kick in the 85th minute. After a defensive mix-up in NGOP Football Club's zone, Abelardo Paraibano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bojan Stanoevski came out of the goal and Abelardo Paraibano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luan Cearense hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute, Abelardo Paraibano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flying Dutch's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.