U23 World League

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leonel Rafe made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice moves Ile Manojlovski could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Francisco Berdoi however easily saved by the left post. If Ile Manojlovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20thth minute of the game Ile Manojlovski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Cosa Nostra's Francisco Berdoi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Djordje Apostolov kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Hector Cordarell was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 27th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. La Cosa Nostra's Hector Cordarell got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 33rd match minute, La Cosa Nostra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guaberto Chabier to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th match minute, Red Bull Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Mirkovič to maneuver through the defense. Leonel Rafe scored 0-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robert Manevski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 41st minute, Leonel Rafe got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 43rd match minute, Red Bull Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Djordje Apostolov to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ile Manojlovski made a kick off. Red Bull Club's Robert Manevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Rafe in the 51st minute of play. Red Bull Club's Robert Manevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Cordarell in the 52nd minute of play. In the 55th match minute, La Cosa Nostra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Rafe to maneuver through the defense. Ile Manojlovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd match minute, Red Bull Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angel Lazarevski to maneuver through the defense. Leonel Rafe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Robert Manevski having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hector Cordarell got free with Robert Manevski in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of La Cosa Nostra booed when Red Bull Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atanas Živkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 70 minutes, Stefan Mirkovič mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Red Bull Club and the La Cosa Nostra players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 70th match minute, Red Bull Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Mirkovič to maneuver through the defense. Leonel Rafe struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Robert Manevski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Cosa Nostra. Leonel Rafe was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 76th minute. La Cosa Nostra's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 81st minute, Dario Jerano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Ile Manojlovski came free, but Francisco Berdoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.