U21 World League

Tita Mattiussi
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vinos La Rocca made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Vinos La Rocca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stipe Pletikosa was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. With a little luck, Lautaro L.P.'s Jesus Emilianu got control of the ball when Gaspar Pacho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stipe Pletikosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruiz Feo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Vinos La Rocca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lautaro L.P. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Spams's Stipe Pletikosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinos La Rocca in the 19th minute of play. Vinos La Rocca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Stipe Pletikosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stipe Pletikosa came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Lautaro L.P.'s Ruiz Feo. But to his dismay, Ruiz Feo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The audience was convinced that Vinos La Rocca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stipe Pletikosa was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Jesus Emilianu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gaspar Pacho in the 28th minute. In the 33rd minute Andrej Kramarić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Emilianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Cecilio Telesforo could shoot a difficult shot in the 35th minute, which Jesus Emilianu however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to Lautaro L.P. getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Vinos La Rocca hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Gaspar Pacho could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Jesus Emilianu however easily saved by the left post. If Vinos La Rocca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Spams players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lautaro L.P. were winning 0-2.

Spams made a substitution. Zvonimir Soldo replaced Alvaro Tino. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emanuel Mouricio made a kick off. After some careless play in the Spams defense, Ruiz Feo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stipe Pletikosa. The Spams fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stipe Pletikosa should have stopped the shot. In the 58th minute Emanuel Mouricio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Emilianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Lautaro L.P.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ramon Lizardi came free, but Jesus Emilianu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domagoj Vida kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. 62 minutes into the game, Mikael Blom recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Stipe Pletikosa. Mikael Blom showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. 66 minutes into the match, Mikael Blom dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stipe Pletikosa, 0-5. 69 minutes into the match, Lautaro L.P.'s goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Mouricio came free, but Jesus Emilianu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jesus Emilianu came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Spams's Cecilio Telesforo. But to his dismay, Cecilio Telesforo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikael Blom in the 74th minute of play forced Spams's goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro L.P. were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Spams's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Habil Ita took the corner. Habil Ita made a great header on Lautaro L.P.'s corner, it was just that Spams's Stipe Pletikosa managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 82nd minute Melchor Theodore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Emilianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Melchor Theodore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jesus Emilianu was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Ruiz Feo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Stipe Pletikosa made a huge save. Spams's Stipe Pletikosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikael Blom in the 85th minute of play. Jesus Emilianu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramon Lizardi in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melchor Theodore in the 89th minute of play forced Lautaro L.P.'s goalkeeper Jesus Emilianu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stipe Pletikosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinos La Rocca in the 92nd minute of the match. Melchor Theodore scored 2-5 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jesus Emilianu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Lautaro L.P. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Lautaro L.P. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.