World League

Aréna Košíře
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marek Řípa kicked off to start the match. Pavel Hanka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zula Misiewicz in the 2nd minute of play. Artur Boruc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marek Řípa in the 4th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Markowy Team's goalkeeper Artur Boruc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Petr Anton. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mai Jian Xi in the 10th minute of play forced FK Košíře Praha's goalkeeper Pavel Hanka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petr Anton in the 11th minute of play forced Markowy Team's goalkeeper Artur Boruc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FK Košíře Praha's Petr Anton was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 17th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by FK Košíře Praha's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yu Yong Mo was slow to take the kick. During this time Markowy Team's players had a chance to rest. Pavel Hanka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomasz Wietrzychowski in the 25th minute of the match. Pavel Hanka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pankracy Hajto, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute Mai Jian Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Hanka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Markowy Team's Artur Boruc got control of the ball when Marek Řípa tried to sneak it across the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, FK Košíře Praha's goal looked a bit too open when Zula Misiewicz came free, but Pavel Hanka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pavel Hanka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomasz Wietrzychowski in the 34th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Zula Misiewicz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavel Hanka was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. After 37 minutes, Zula Misiewicz made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. FK Košíře Praha's Pavel Hanka tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Artur Boruc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petr Anton, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Artur Boruc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marek Řípa in the 44th minute. Petr Anton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Artur Boruc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Pavel Hanka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alcaraz in the 52nd minute of the match. Artur Boruc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petr Anton, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After some careless play in the FK Košíře Praha defense, Mai Jian Xi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pavel Hanka. The FK Košíře Praha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pavel Hanka should have stopped the shot. Pavel Hanka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mai Jian Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavel Hanka was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tomasz Wietrzychowski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 63 minute of play. Mai Jian Xi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Pavel Hanka skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. FK Košíře Praha's Pavel Hanka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Jian Xi in the 72nd minute of play. FK Košíře Praha's Drahomír Zedek was substituted for Marek Řípa. Jiljí Smékal hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Artur Boruc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Drahomír Zedek, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. FK Košíře Praha's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Petr Anton in the 85th minute. The corner led FK Košíře Praha's Petr Anton to fire away a dangerous shot which Artur Boruc despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Drahomír Zedek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, FK Košíře Praha's Pavel Hanka got control of the ball when Mai Jian Xi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 96th match minute, FK Košíře Praha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Matas to maneuver through the defense. When Carlos Alcaraz came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Markowy Team fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carlos Alcaraz couldn't finish the play.