U23 World League

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eustacio Nicholas started the match with the kick off. Virgilio Bernard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Žarko Nedzipi, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Celedonio Corderro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Veljko Cvetanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Adan Edur kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Virgilio Bernard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vuk Aleksič in the 8th minute of play. Adan Edur hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. With 14 minutes on the clock, Melquiades Filipo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 15th minute there was a penalty for ✩ Pep Team ✩. Vuk Aleksič stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Virgilio Bernard. 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Žarko Nedzipi managed to get in a good position for a shot. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s supporters rose to their feet, but Žarko Nedzipi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Virgilio Bernard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 19 minutes into the match, Cridas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vuk Aleksič came free, but Virgilio Bernard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgilio Bernard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Žarko Nedzipi in the 21st minute of play. Virgilio Bernard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Žarko Nedzipi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Virgilio Bernard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marjan Sazdanoski in the 23rd minute of play. In the 28th minute Vuk Aleksič shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgilio Bernard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 played minutes ✩ Pep Team ✩ got a freekick which was hit by Gazmir Bardulla. Cirilo Benet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Veljko Cvetanov having to make a save. Virgilio Bernard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Žarko Nedzipi in the 31st minute of play. Virgilio Bernard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marjan Sazdanoski, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 32nd match minute, Cridas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celedonio Corderro to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Cridas FC booed when ✩ Pep Team ✩ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Smile Dimitrijevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Cridas FC booed when ✩ Pep Team ✩ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vuk Aleksič didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vuk Aleksič in the 43rd minute of play forced Cridas FC's goalkeeper Virgilio Bernard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Žarko Nedzipi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Veljko Cvetanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Erasto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Virgilio Bernard threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marjan Sazdanoski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Žarko Nedzipi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Virgilio Bernard came out and tried to block the shot, but Žarko Nedzipi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 54th minute. In the 57th minute, Eustacio Nicholas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Celedonio Corderro during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of ✩ Pep Team ✩ booed when Cridas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celedonio Corderro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Žarko Nedzipi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Virgilio Bernard. That made the score 0-3 after 60 minutes of play. Cridas FC's Virgilio Bernard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marjan Sazdanoski in the 62nd minute of play. Andres Goiz kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Cridas FC's Virgilio Bernard proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Cridas FC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Marjan Sazdanoski managed to get in a good position for a shot. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s supporters rose to their feet, but Marjan Sazdanoski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Virgilio Bernard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Žarko Nedzipi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Virgilio Bernard was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Andres Goiz kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. The supporters of ✩ Pep Team ✩ booed when Cridas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celedonio Corderro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vuk Aleksič recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Žarko Nedzipi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgilio Bernard having to interfere.