U18 World League

Gass arena
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristóvão Maciel got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Elite™- FC Galácticos's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Medek came free, but Sebastião Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard Torres hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Ulysses Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Sebastião Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiří Vrbický in the 14th minute of play. Robert Medek struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Sebastião Garcia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SK Slavoj Vyšehrad. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zbyšek Franc during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as Jiří Vrbický kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sebastião Garcia. That made the score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. Sebastião Garcia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jiří Vrbický in the 23rd minute. Sebastião Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Medek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jiří Vrbický got free with Sebastião Garcia in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Sebastião Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiří Vrbický in the 29th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, SK Slavoj Vyšehrad's Robert Medek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastião Garcia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. A collision led to Elite™- FC Galácticos getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Benedito Carvalho hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jiří Vrbický made a kick off. Edgard Cavalcante was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 52 minutes into the match. The supporters of SK Slavoj Vyšehrad booed when Elite™- FC Galácticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Cavalcante didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 55th minute Jiří Vrbický shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastião Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Medek in the 56th minute of play. Sebastião Garcia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robert Medek went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 63rd minute, Antonín Štursa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastião Garcia was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Jiří Vrbický scored 6-0 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sebastião Garcia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sebastião Garcia came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by SK Slavoj Vyšehrad's Jiří Vrbický. But to his dismay, Jiří Vrbický quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Medek in the 77th minute of play forced Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper Sebastião Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiří Vrbický in the 79th minute of play forced Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper Sebastião Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 80 played minutes SK Slavoj Vyšehrad got a freekick which was hit by Antonín Štursa. Zbyšek Franc was shown his second yellow card after 83 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonín Štursa in the 85th minute of play forced Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper Sebastião Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Antonín Štursa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Milan Juračka came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Elite™- FC Galácticos's Cristóvão Maciel. But to his dismay, Cristóvão Maciel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Elite™- FC Galácticos players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SK Slavoj Vyšehrad.