U23 World League

TEATRO DE LOS SUEÑOS
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Federico Mauro took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, Latif Rugova was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. POGRADECARI FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave POPODARA F.C the free kick. A collision led to POGRADECARI FK getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Latif Rugova hit a great ball. Teodor Kehlibarov hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in POGRADECARI FK's zone, Federico Mauro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerzy Ranowiecki came out of the goal and Federico Mauro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Mauro in the 19th minute of play forced POGRADECARI FK's goalkeeper Jerzy Ranowiecki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raymond Halseth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saimir Ramadani, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute of the match POGRADECARI FK got a corner. POPODARA F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Latif Rugova ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Latif Rugova got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Raymond Halseth quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 30 minutes into the match, POGRADECARI FK's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Mauro came free, but Jerzy Ranowiecki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35thth minute of the game Federico Mauro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but POGRADECARI FK's Jerzy Ranowiecki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Federico Mauro sped through POGRADECARI FK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jerzy Ranowiecki. Raymond Halseth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Izbi Hila's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. 42 minutes into the game, Saimir Ramadani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. POGRADECARI FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave POPODARA F.C the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Mauro in the 43rd minute of play forced POGRADECARI FK's goalkeeper Jerzy Ranowiecki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When POGRADECARI FK's Izbi Hila in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye POPODARA F.C's goalie prevented a goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Jerzy Ranowiecki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Mauro in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute Federico Mauro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerzy Ranowiecki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of POGRADECARI FK booed when POPODARA F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Runar Melum didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Federico Mauro in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jerzy Ranowiecki saved POGRADECARI FK from getting behind. The POPODARA F.C fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when POPODARA F.C's Federico Mauro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Paulino Leonidas kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 64th match minute, POGRADECARI FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Latif Rugova to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, POPODARA F.C's Teodor Kehlibarov got a free kick in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, POPODARA F.C's Paulino Leonidas got a free kick in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, POGRADECARI FK's Latif Rugova got a free kick in the 76th minute. Federico Mauro might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jerzy Ranowiecki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Federico Mauro ran back to his position shaking his head. After 79 minutes of play, POPODARA F.C's Federico Mauro made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jerzy Ranowiecki was left in no man's land by his defense there! Runar Melum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Jerzy Ranowiecki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jerzy Ranowiecki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Mauro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Runar Melum managed to get in a good position for a shot. POPODARA F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Runar Melum was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerzy Ranowiecki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee ended the match the POPODARA F.C players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.