Peggy Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132,
Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Czechia Hradec Králové's Petr Nejezchleba started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Czechia Hradec Králové getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Miroslav Kůrka hit a great ball. Jakov Bundev might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nodar Gol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jakov Bundev ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 5 minutes, Zdeněk Požár managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Czechia Hradec Králové's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zdeněk Požár was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Czechia Hradec Králové's Nodar Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakov Bundev in the 7th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Franck Gamel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nodar Gol narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 10 played minutes Czechia Hradec Králové got a freekick which was hit by František Kubeček. Nodar Gol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 11th minute of play. Nodar Gol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franck Gamel, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Czechia Hradec Králové's Nodar Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Sultan-Mehmet Khan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nodar Gol was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nodar Gol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 25th minute of the match. If Guillermo Chuse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Spase Kastrati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petr Nejezchleba, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 34th minute of play forced Czechia Hradec Králové's goalkeeper Nodar Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37thth minute of the game Sultan-Mehmet Khan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Czechia Hradec Králové's Nodar Gol was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 40th minute Sultan-Mehmet Khan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nodar Gol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by Czechia Hradec Králové's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jakov Bundev was slow to take the kick. During this time ✩ Pep Team ✩'s players had a chance to rest. 45 minutes into the match, Czechia Hradec Králové's goal looked a bit too open when Jimmy Hjälm came free, but Nodar Gol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute Gustavo Mourato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nodar Gol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half ✩ Pep Team ✩ were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sultan-Mehmet Khan to make the kick off. Guillermo Chuse recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by František Kubeček in the 53rd minute of play forced ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalkeeper Spase Kastrati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 57 minutes Czechia Hradec Králové's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jakov Bundev who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Gustavo Mourato got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nodar Gol quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sultan-Mehmet Khan got free with Nodar Gol in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sultan-Mehmet Khan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 68thth minute, Nodar Gol skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 69 minutes into the game, Sultan-Mehmet Khan lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Nodar Gol. Jakov Bundev took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nodar Gol. Nodar Gol dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Nodar Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimmy Hjälm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Czechia Hradec Králové's Nodar Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy Hjälm in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Roman Andrýsek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Spase Kastrati. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roman Andrýsek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. If Guillermo Chuse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Czechia Hradec Králové fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! 84 minutes into the game, Jakov Bundev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nodar Gol. Jakov Bundev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. In the 87th minute, Jimmy Hjälm made a precise shot to the right of Nodar Gol. Czechia Hradec Králové's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jimmy Hjälm got free with Nodar Gol in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nodar Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sultan-Mehmet Khan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jimmy Hjälm could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Nodar Gol made a huge save. Spase Kastrati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Trochta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 96 minutes ✩ Pep Team ✩'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was František Kubeček who took care of the corner kick. When the match was over ✩ Pep Team ✩ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Czechia Hradec Králové throughout the match.
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