U23 World League

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Stanislav Konvalinka made the kick off and thus started the match. The crowd rose to their feet as T H F C's Reg Pyrah slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ota Chmela. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. 14 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Ladislav Foldyna came free, but Sydney Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sydney Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Kožený in the 15th minute of the match. Martin Kožený's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sydney Mendonça read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. With a little luck, SK Slavia Bohnice's Ota Chmela got control of the ball when Rowan Tyler tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 24th minute Stanislav Konvalinka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sydney Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ladislav Foldyna hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reg Pyrah in the 28th minute of play forced SK Slavia Bohnice's goalkeeper Ota Chmela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sydney Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislav Konvalinka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in T H F C's zone, Stanislav Konvalinka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sydney Mendonça came out of the goal and Stanislav Konvalinka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 39 minutes into the game, Martin Kožený cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Sydney Mendonça was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ota Chmela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rowan Tyler in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reg Pyrah to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislav Foldyna in the 57th minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Sydney Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ota Chmela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lee Walton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes into the match, Ladislav Foldyna dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sydney Mendonça, 1-2. Rowan Tyler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ota Chmela having to interfere. Rowan Tyler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rowan Tyler scored 2-2 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ota Chmela, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Martin Kožený could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Sydney Mendonça made a huge save. In the 75th match minute, T H F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lee Walton to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th match minute, SK Slavia Bohnice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petr Harvánek to maneuver through the defense. Rowan Tyler's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ota Chmela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Reg Pyrah charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reg Pyrah the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 86 played minutes T H F C got a freekick which was hit by Reg Pyrah. The supporters of SK Slavia Bohnice booed when T H F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nick Blackwater didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sydney Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Kožený in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 95th minute, SK Slavia Bohnice's Stanislav Konvalinka dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SK Slavia Bohnice walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.