U23 World League

Camp Nou
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Velimir Vizek got the match started through his kick off. Luisito Bernal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egon Zambata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 5 minutes, Radoslav Pintar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crni Tigrovi and the Nouvelle Vague players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Crni Tigrovi getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Radoslav Pintar hit a great ball. A collision led to Crni Tigrovi getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Đino Petrović hit a great ball. Lucas Colombo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nouvelle Vague's Luisito Bernal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egon Zambata in the 13th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Radoslav Pintar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Luisito Bernal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 19thth minute of the game Lucas Colombo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Crni Tigrovi's Augustin Koščec was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alberto Laurendi kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Crni Tigrovi's Trpimir Gluščević got a free kick in the 37th minute. After 38th play minutes Lucas Colombo shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Augustin Koščec and just under the crossbar into goal. Egon Zambata received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luisito Bernal came out and tried to block the shot, but Egon Zambata slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 42nd minute. Luisito Bernal was a little too slow when Egon Zambata got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 4-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Božidar Đugum took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luisito Bernal. Luisito Bernal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Velimir Vizek shot a long shot in the 55th minute and a light blocked Luisito Bernal hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 6-1. Velimir Vizek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lucas Colombo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Augustin Koščec when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lucas Colombo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of Augustin Koščec when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Božidar Đugum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 71 minutes into the match, Radoslav Pintar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luisito Bernal. Nouvelle Vague's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Radoslav Pintar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. Augustin Koščec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliberto Unai, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After 75 minutes, Renato Kanjera mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crni Tigrovi and the Nouvelle Vague players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th match minute, Crni Tigrovi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renato Kanjera to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Nouvelle Vague's zone, Velimir Vizek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luisito Bernal came out of the goal and Velimir Vizek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Božidar Đugum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucas Colombo charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucas Colombo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th minute, Lucas Colombo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Crni Tigrovi getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Velimir Vizek hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Nouvelle Vague defense, Radoslav Pintar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luisito Bernal. The Nouvelle Vague fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luisito Bernal should have stopped the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Crni Tigrovi had played much better football throughout.