U21 World League

Folkrola Arena
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ermin Grahovac started the match with the kick off. 13 minutes into the game, Josué Aguiar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rene Venika was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 16 minutes into the match, Bazar Alegria E.C. FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Ermin Grahovac came free, but Claudinho Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 played minutes NK FOLKROLA got a freekick which was hit by Bore Ristič. Claudinho Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermin Grahovac, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Josué Aguiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Rene Venika tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rene Venika took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josué Aguiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Josué Aguiar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rene Venika was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Josué Aguiar made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmílson Senna in the 51st minute of play forced NK FOLKROLA's goalkeeper Rene Venika to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmílson Senna didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 52nd minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Edmílson Senna ran dejectedly back to his position. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmílson Senna got free with Rene Venika in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Bazar Alegria E.C. FSCMZ booed when NK FOLKROLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bore Ristič didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ernesto Hoffmann scored 0-3 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rene Venika, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rene Venika took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil Peres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kornelij Sgerm's late challenge caught a Bazar Alegria E.C. FSCMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kornelij Sgerm helped the player get up and apologised. 68 minutes into the match, Ernesto Hoffmann notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of NK FOLKROLA's Rene Venika. Rene Venika was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ermin Grahovac recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bore Ristič's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Claudinho Macedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Bore Ristič ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Claudinho Macedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Ernesto Hoffmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Rene Venika tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 86 played minutes, NK FOLKROLA's Bore Ristič shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Claudinho Macedo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in NK FOLKROLA reached it. NK FOLKROLA's Rene Venika played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gil Peres in the 90th minute of play. Claudinho Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bore Ristič in the 93rd minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Bazar Alegria E.C. FSCMZ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.