U18 World League

CITY Stadium
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marek Kríž took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute João Paulo Neiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matúš Krajíček saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Paulo Neiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When João Paulo Neiva came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Mukifus FSCMZ 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 João Paulo Neiva couldn't finish the play. Mukifus FSCMZ's Dino Vasconcelos got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Mukifus FSCMZ's João Paulo Neiva in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC DNV Bratiskava's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Mukifus FSCMZ booed when FC DNV Bratiskava was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavol Repa didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomáš Dano in the 32nd minute of play forced Mukifus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Jean Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 minutes, Marek Kríž mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC DNV Bratiskava and the Mukifus FSCMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th minute, Marek Kríž hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Paulo Neiva succeeded in the game's 37th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. João Paulo Neiva took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matúš Krajíček. Matúš Krajíček dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when João Paulo Neiva made the kick off in the second half. Matúš Krajíček made an important save on a dangerous shot by João Paulo Neiva in the 51st minute. Matúš Krajíček showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delfim Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 56 minutes into the match, FC DNV Bratiskava's Pavol Repa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jean Romero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. João Paulo Neiva's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Matúš Krajíček skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 63 minutes into the game, João Paulo Neiva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Matúš Krajíček was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavol Repa in the 69th minute of play forced Mukifus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Jean Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matúš Krajíček took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dino Vasconcelos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Mukifus FSCMZ booed when FC DNV Bratiskava was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Jakubiak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Válbson Valle's late challenge caught a FC DNV Bratiskava's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Válbson Valle helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Mukifus FSCMZ getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Válbson Valle hit a great ball. Jean Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomáš Dano in the 75th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Mukifus FSCMZ's Enrique de Carvalho got a free kick in the 76th minute. Pavol Repa charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pavol Repa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pavol Repa hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, William Sá hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Marek Kríž managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC DNV Bratiskava's supporters rose to their feet, but Marek Kríž was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jean Romero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 90 minutes into the match, FC DNV Bratiskava's goalkeeper Matúš Krajíček had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Paulo Neiva. Matúš Krajíček was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Hudson Garcia. The FC DNV Bratiskava supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mukifus FSCMZ's performance. The match ended with a win for Mukifus FSCMZ.