U21 World League

Torre de Karin
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) 4 minutes into the game, Kuzman Tzankov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gavino Bras was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 6th minute Momchil Isporski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavino Bras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kuzman Tzankov in the 8th minute of play forced Yaji FC's goalkeeper Gavino Bras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dragolyub Galev charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dragolyub Galev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th minute, Dragolyub Galev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yaji FC's Cecilio Izel got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 19th minute Luca Modrić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavino Bras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Yaji FC's Hector Herauso seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hector Herauso the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Yaji FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hector Herauso had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Yaji FC! The crowd rose to their feet as Jimeno Montrel kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kasper Schmeichel. That made the score 1-3 in the 27 minute of play. In the 38th minute Steven Gerard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavino Bras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Prospero Francesco during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 57 played minutes ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг got a freekick which was hit by Luca Modrić. Serafim Mashev scored 1-4 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gavino Bras, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jimeno Montrel in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kasper Schmeichel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yaji FC's Gavino Bras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Modrić in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kuzman Tzankov in the 72nd minute of play forced Yaji FC's goalkeeper Gavino Bras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Steven Gerard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Gavino Bras made a huge save. A nice corner shot did that Rogelio Jenaro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kasper Schmeichel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gavino Bras was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Steven Gerard showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 82 minute of play. Luca Modrić hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Kasper Schmeichel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogelio Jenaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Yaji FC's Gavino Bras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Modrić in the 92nd minute of play. Gavino Bras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kuzman Tzankov in the 94th minute of play. Yaji FC's Gavino Bras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Yaji FC from getting a goal against them. When the final whistle sounded ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Yaji FC.