U23 League

Stadio Joško
Spectators: 208 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) 6 minutes into the match, Viktor Goffyn dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fabian Benvido, 1-0. Viktor Goffyn came free with the goalkeeper in the 13th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Fabian Benvido could save by the left post. Fabian Benvido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Martínez Gullotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alois Horák in the 24th minute of play forced Circus BAF's goalkeeper Amador Paublo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Circus BAF's Amador Paublo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alois Horák in the 30th minute of play. In the 32ndth minute of the game Lautaro Martínez Gullotta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lex Academy's Fabian Benvido was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jorden Van der Hoeven in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fabian Benvido, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 38 minutes into the game, Alois Horák cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Amador Paublo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Lex Academy's Jiří Vild got a free kick in the 41st minute. 47 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Circus BAF's Lautaro Martínez Gullotta fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alois Horák was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorden Van der Hoeven in the 52nd minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Fabian Benvido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Circus BAF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi in the 53rd minute. A nice corner shot did that Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fabian Benvido quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Circus BAF's attentive Ronald Van Achteren managed to snatch the ball when Josef Kožíšek made a throw-in in the 61st minute of the game. In the 65th minute Lautaro Martínez Gullotta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Benvido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Alois Horák 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. Circus BAF made a substitution. Kobe Mesmaeckers replaced Jorden Van der Hoeven. In the 72nd minute Lautaro Martínez Gullotta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Benvido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kobe Mesmaeckers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rudolf Loskot struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Amador Paublo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lex Academy. Fabian Benvido didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kobe Mesmaeckers went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Fabian Benvido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kobe Mesmaeckers, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Martínez Gullotta in the 91st minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Fabian Benvido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damián Pejchal charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damián Pejchal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 97th minute, Lex Academy's Alois Horák dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Circus BAF had won after a very even match.