U23 World League

El Candelario
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marco Peli started the match with the kick off. Nikola Tesla scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gustavo Galindo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gustavo Galindo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikola Tesla, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Gustavo Galindo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikola Tesla's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute Bojan Lopičić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Galindo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustavo Galindo came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Nikola Tesla. But to his dismay, Nikola Tesla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Gustavo Galindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bojan Lopičić in the 35th minute of play. When Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Bojan Lopičić, in the 38th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™. Nikola Tesla took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gustavo Galindo. Gustavo Galindo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Gustavo Galindo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bojan Lopičić in the 42nd minute of the match. Nikola Tesla struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Gustavo Galindo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Gustavo Galindo was a little too slow when Dušan Košutić got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 52nd minute. The score was now 0-5. 62 minutes into the game, Alfredo Tulio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Candelaria FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ the free kick. In the 63rd minute, Alfredo Tulio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute, Lorenzo Candelario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 68 played minutes Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ got a freekick which was hit by Bojan Lopičić. After having played for 70 minutes, Rade Ivančević managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Rade Ivančević was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Dušan Košutić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Dušan Košutić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustavo Galindo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gustavo Galindo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bojan Lopičić in the 74th minute. Alfredo Tulio thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Gustavo Galindo, a very annoying self made goal in the 76th minute which led to 0-6. After 80 minutes, Rade Ivančević mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ and the Candelaria FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st match minute, Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rade Ivančević to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Marco Peli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Candelaria FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marco Peli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mladen Bokić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nikola Tesla hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Lorenzo Candelario took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mladen Bokić. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Dušan Košutić got a free kick in the 91st minute. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.