League

Xhimi Arena
Spectators: 10838 (Terracing: 8130, Seating: 2492, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dilan Dacquin started the match with the kick off. In the 6th match minute, Youth Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jovica Šulevski to maneuver through the defense. Mondi Hod took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bora Pavlovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute Youth Academy were awarded a corner. Jovica Šulevski went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 13th minute, Boško Risteski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the match, F.C. Struga's Milan Čaparovski broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 18thth minute of the game Razvan Naceski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. Struga's Tristan Valdivia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 33 minutes, Simon Jankovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Youth Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Simon Jankovski 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 37th minute, Sande Kočovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mondi Hod stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bora Pavlovski's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. The audience was convinced that Bora Pavlovski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mondi Hod was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 41st minute, Jovica Šulevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th match minute, F.C. Struga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rachid Rion to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute, Vladislav Sofronievski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

57 minutes into the game, Jovica Šulevski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Youth Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. Struga the free kick. Jovica Šulevski hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Tristan Valdivia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Razvan Naceski's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. The supporters of F.C. Struga booed when Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sande Simovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute Youth Academy were awarded a corner. Jovica Šulevski went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Youth Academy's Sande Kočovski to fire away a dangerous shot which Tristan Valdivia despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Sande Kočovski notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of F.C. Struga's Tristan Valdivia. Tristan Valdivia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dilan Dacquin struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Mondi Hod didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C. Struga. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Jankovski in the 85th minute of play forced F.C. Struga's goalkeeper Tristan Valdivia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the game, Youth Academy's Simon Jankovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tristan Valdivia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. The supporters of Youth Academy booed when F.C. Struga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillaume Le Boulanger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Youth Academy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of F.C. Struga for a fine match.