U23 World League

Enrique Sexto
Spectators: 7583 (Terracing: 5688, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emiliano Louis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vidko Bižal charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vidko Bižal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to NK FOLKROLA getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Vidko Bižal hit a great ball. Baldomero Beremundo hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. If Prudencio Chumo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to NK FOLKROLA getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Jožek Puš hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, NK FOLKROLA's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Louis came free, but Veselko Recko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, NK FOLKROLA's Anto Murg got a free kick in the 13th minute. Mariano Olayo hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute, Delzi Stanišič sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and C. A. Gral. Lamadrid's Gaudencio Eufemio didn't even have to move. Gaudencio Eufemio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vidko Bižal, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. NK FOLKROLA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Delzi Stanišič in the 22nd minute. The corner led NK FOLKROLA's Bore Ristič to fire away a dangerous shot which Gaudencio Eufemio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Vidko Bižal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaudencio Eufemio having to interfere. Gaudencio Eufemio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ugo Gerzić, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 28 minutes into the match, C. A. Gral. Lamadrid's Pablo Vegetti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Veselko Recko narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Emiliano Louis had several of the NK FOLKROLA's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 30 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Veselko Recko as he didn't even see the shot coming. A collision led to C. A. Gral. Lamadrid getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Baldomero Beremundo hit a great ball. In the 38th minute, Bore Ristič hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. NK FOLKROLA's Veselko Recko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Vegetti in the 39th minute of play. NK FOLKROLA's Veselko Recko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save NK FOLKROLA from getting a goal against them. In the 42nd minute, C. A. Gral. Lamadrid's Emiliano Louis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Veselko Recko. Veselko Recko yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Gaudencio Eufemio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ugo Gerzić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute, Anto Murg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute of the match Geronimo Arce shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Veselko Recko showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vidko Bižal to make the kick off. Renzo Jurgen's late challenge caught a C. A. Gral. Lamadrid's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Renzo Jurgen helped the player get up and apologised. After 56 played minutes NK FOLKROLA got a freekick which was hit by Renzo Jurgen. In the 57th minute of the match Victorino Lyadzhin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Veselko Recko skillfully saved the ball. In the 59th minute Emiliano Louis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veselko Recko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in C. A. Gral. Lamadrid's zone, Ugo Gerzić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaudencio Eufemio came out of the goal and Ugo Gerzić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bore Ristič might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gaudencio Eufemio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bore Ristič ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emiliano Louis in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Veselko Recko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. C. A. Gral. Lamadrid's Gaudencio Eufemio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save C. A. Gral. Lamadrid from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, NK FOLKROLA's Gaudencio Eufemio threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ugo Gerzić, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Pablo Vegetti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Veselko Recko was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. C. A. Gral. Lamadrid's Victorino Lyadzhin couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 84th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for NK FOLKROLA. When Geronimo Arce fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C. A. Gral. Lamadrid's protests and gave Geronimo Arce a yellow card for diving instead. NK FOLKROLA's Veselko Recko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Louis in the 92nd minute of play. After 92 played minutes NK FOLKROLA got a freekick which was hit by Renzo Jurgen. Janos Šimnovec's late challenge caught a C. A. Gral. Lamadrid's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Janos Šimnovec helped the player get up and apologised.