U23 World League

Stowe IP
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when İsmail Pekşen took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Paul Villalobos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Metod Volmut, 1-0. Daren Porter kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. With 11 minutes on the clock, Cason Rojas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Stowe City getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Cason Rojas hit a great ball. Ronnie Herron kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Slavoljub Bukovec fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnold Steward having to interfere. When İsmail Pekşen fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stowe City's protests and gave İsmail Pekşen a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th match minute, Stowe City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İsmail Pekşen to maneuver through the defense. After 23 played minutes Stowe City got a freekick which was hit by Daren Porter. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Morgan Mišković during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th match minute, NK FOLKROLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Morgan Mišković to maneuver through the defense. Arnold Steward showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mirsad Stanič, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, NK FOLKROLA's goal looked a bit too open when Daren Porter came free, but Metod Volmut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute Mirsad Stanič shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnold Steward saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 43 played minutes Stowe City got a freekick which was hit by İsmail Pekşen. Metod Volmut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daren Porter, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 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.

Slavoljub Bukovec could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Arnold Steward made a huge save. Arnold Steward made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Slavoljub Bukovec sent off a good shot on target. 54 minutes into the match, Stowe City's goal looked a bit too open when Mirsad Stanič came free, but Arnold Steward reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, NK FOLKROLA's Mujo Tavčar got a free kick in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mirsad Stanič in the 60th minute of play forced Stowe City's goalkeeper Arnold Steward to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Daren Porter had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Metod Volmut. NK FOLKROLA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daren Porter was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Stowe City's Arnold Steward played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mirsad Stanič in the 73rd minute of play. Stowe City made a substitution. Dexter Ashley replaced Harvey McAlpin. After 79 minutes of play NK FOLKROLA's Morgan Mišković was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Morgan Mišković kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After having played for 80 minutes, Ronnie Herron managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stowe City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronnie Herron was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rd minute Bore Ristič shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnold Steward saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Slavoljub Bukovec 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 86th minute, Mirsad Stanič hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daren Porter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 93rd match minute, NK FOLKROLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mirsad Stanič to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Stowe City's Ronnie Herron fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The Stowe City players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.