U23 World League

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luka Langoni started the match with the kick off. Dario Sabino's late challenge caught a FC Jamala's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dario Sabino helped the player get up and apologised. In the 14th match minute, Abuba Akotonon FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Sabino to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Radimír Šimčík came free, but Felix Frans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Jamala's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Miroslav Maixner in the 19th minute. After taking down the ball on FC Jamala's corner Miroslav Maixner fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Felix Frans quite easily take care of the ball. Simon Drábek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emilio Jakue in the 23rd minute. A collision led to FC Jamala getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Milan Petrovský hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the match, FC Jamala's goal looked a bit too open when Luka Langoni came free, but Simon Drábek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felix Frans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miroslav Maixner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When FC Jamala's Miroslav Maixner in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Abuba Akotonon FC's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the FC Jamala defense, Dario Sabino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Simon Drábek. The FC Jamala fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Simon Drábek should have stopped the shot. Simon Drábek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Jakue in the 37th minute of the match. Simon Drábek made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Luka Langoni sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miroslav Maixner in the 41st minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Felix Frans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Miroslav Maixner to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in FC Jamala's zone, Dario Sabino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Drábek came out of the goal and Dario Sabino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 59 played minutes FC Jamala got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Svárovský. After 61 minutes, Luka Langoni made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. FC Jamala's Simon Drábek tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Simon Drábek didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miguel Munio went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in FC Jamala's zone, Emilio Jakue stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Drábek came out of the goal and Emilio Jakue tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Luka Langoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simon Drábek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Jakue, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Abuba Akotonon FC's Fabian Otoniel was substituted for Luka Langoni. In the 83rd minute Fabian Otoniel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Drábek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simon Drábek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Otoniel in the 86th minute of play. Simon Drábek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Otoniel in the 90th minute of play. Fabian Otoniel took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Simon Drábek. Simon Drábek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. FC Jamala's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.