U23 World League

Stadion Butordolac
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pavao Kos took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Christian Lekubegi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Unidad de Matanza's Benigno Loren in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NK BRONZIN's goalie prevented a goal. 8 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Lekubegi came free, but Bernard Kufner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jure Pantić hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the game, Benigno Loren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Unidad de Matanza's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NK BRONZIN the free kick. In the 17th minute, Benigno Loren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 21 minutes of play, Unidad de Matanza's Santos Borre made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernard Kufner was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Unidad de Matanza's Gregorio Garikoitz got control of the ball when Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Unidad de Matanza getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Benigno Loren hit a great ball. When Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the NK BRONZIN fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp couldn't finish the play. Unidad de Matanza's Gregorio Garikoitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Unidad de Matanza from getting a goal against them. Gregorio Garikoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ljudevit Gligo in the 42nd minute of the match. Ljudevit Gligo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Gregorio Garikoitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Pavao Kos came free, but Gregorio Garikoitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. NK BRONZIN's Bernard Kufner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmar Berenguer in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Santos Borre stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gregorio Garikoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavao Kos in the 51st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pavao Kos in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gregorio Garikoitz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 58th minute Delmar Berenguer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernard Kufner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Gregorio Garikoitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Unidad de Matanza booed when NK BRONZIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, Santos Borre 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. If Delmar Berenguer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 73rd minute Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Garikoitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th match minute, Unidad de Matanza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Epifanio Primo to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Miha Glavan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 84 minutes on the clock, Delmiro Otoniel commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 84 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Unidad de Matanza! Marcelo Pellos short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Bernard Kufner to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 92nd minute Ahmet Gündüz Acaralp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Garikoitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Santos Borre came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Unidad de Matanza fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Santos Borre couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Unidad de Matanza booed when NK BRONZIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zvonko Šljivić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Unidad de Matanza were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.