League

HELL KETTLE
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Jakub Holčák started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ondřej Bican received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. František Kousal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eugen Juřena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miloš Bělohradský in the 10th minute of the match. Dan Krásný's late challenge caught a Lucies Hammers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dan Krásný helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute, Dan Krásný hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ondřej Bican struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. František Kousal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lucies Hammers. Ondřej Bican fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without František Kousal having to interfere. If Jakub Holčák had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ondřej Bican struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. František Kousal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lucies Hammers. Josef Klikar kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After 30 minutes of play, Birkenberg's Horst Janura made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eugen Juřena was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Jakub Holčák had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 37 played minutes Birkenberg got a freekick which was hit by Saša Jílek. In the 38th minute, Jakub Holčák got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ondřej Bican got free with František Kousal in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Horst Janura struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Eugen Juřena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Birkenberg. Jakub Holčák fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without František Kousal having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Miloš Bělohradský made a kick off. Jakub Holčák sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 63 minutes of play Birkenberg's Josef Klikar was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Lucies Hammers booed when Birkenberg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josef Klikar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ondřej Bican received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. František Kousal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Lucies Hammers's Ondřej Bican sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that František Kousal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, Lucies Hammers's goalkeeper Eugen Juřena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Horst Janura. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lucies Hammers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dan Krásný was slow to take the kick. During this time Birkenberg's players had a chance to rest. František Kousal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakub Holčák in the 87th minute of play. Ondřej Bican sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Lucies Hammers manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Birkenberg to win.