U23 World League

Silvano Tomé
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Enrique Henry made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, Habsburgo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Hondo to maneuver through the defense. Jure Pantić kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacinto Eudoxio during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Habsburgo getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Jacinto Eudoxio hit a great ball. In the 11th minute, Niceto Bakar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute, Boris Puljiz made a precise shot to the right of Rodrigo Azubeli. Habsburgo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's goalkeeper Bernard Kufner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacinto Eudoxio. Rodrigo Azubeli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavao Kos in the 20th minute of play. Rodrigo Azubeli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavao Kos in the 29th minute of the match. Dobriša Orlić charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dobriša Orlić the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. NK BRONZIN's Bernard Kufner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save NK BRONZIN from getting a goal against them. When Jure Pantić fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NK BRONZIN's protests and gave Jure Pantić a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to NK BRONZIN getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Jure Pantić hit a great ball. Armando Hondo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bernard Kufner. NK BRONZIN's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 46th minute, Feliks Mazić ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodrigo Azubeli was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Pavao Kos made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, NK BRONZIN's Jure Pantić got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute Gualterio Gilabert 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. In the 57th minute, Pavao Kos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rodrigo Azubeli. The goal made the score 1-3. Bernard Kufner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualterio Gilabert, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 69th minute Niceto Bakar 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. Bernard Kufner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Eudoxio in the 70th minute of the match. Bernard Kufner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gualterio Gilabert in the 75th minute of play. Boris Puljiz succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-5 in the 77th playminute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boris Puljiz got free with Rodrigo Azubeli in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Habsburgo's Vito Bonito got a free kick in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Enrique Henry notched a goal, 3-5, to the right of NK BRONZIN's Bernard Kufner. Bernard Kufner was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Habsburgo booed when NK BRONZIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jure Pantić didn't get a good kick on the ball. 93 minutes into the match, NK BRONZIN's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Eudoxio came free, but Bernard Kufner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Habsburgo defense, Feliks Mazić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodrigo Azubeli. The Habsburgo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodrigo Azubeli should have stopped the shot.