U18 World League

CITY Stadium
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luciano Rosario kicked off to start the match. Matúš Krajíček didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miguel Abuelo went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Dušan Jankech kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Luciano Zayas made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Marek Kríž sent off a good shot on target. Luciano Zayas made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Marek Kríž sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Rapsodas Red Devils FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Miguel Abuelo hit a great ball. Luciano Rosario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Matúš Krajíček tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matúš Krajíček showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Abuelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Pavol Repa kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. If Marek Kríž had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matúš Krajíček didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miguel Abuelo went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 36 minutes into the game, Miguel Abuelo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Matúš Krajíček was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Berenguer Gostioz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Matúš Krajíček tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute Miguel Abuelo 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. Miguel Abuelo took the ball and in the 45 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 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marek Kríž stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Matúš Lipták charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matúš Lipták the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Matúš Lipták hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After having played for 53 minutes, Luciano Rosario managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rapsodas Red Devils FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luciano Rosario was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, FC DNV Bratiskava's Ladislav Zilka got a free kick in the 57th minute. Matúš Krajíček made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Rosario in the 58th minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC DNV Bratiskava's goalie and right to Berenguer Gostioz. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC DNV Bratiskava's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 63 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 Berenguer Gostioz. The supporters of FC DNV Bratiskava booed when Rapsodas Red Devils FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berenguer Gostioz didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Rosario in the 66th minute of play forced FC DNV Bratiskava's goalkeeper Matúš Krajíček to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nevada Melendo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 74 minutes into the match, Luciano Rosario dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Matúš Krajíček, 0-5. Matúš Krajíček made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Aviñante in the 77th minute. A collision led to FC DNV Bratiskava getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Matúš Lipták hit a great ball. Matúš Krajíček was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Luciano Rosario capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luciano Rosario really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. Luciano Zayas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavol Repa in the 93rd minute of the match. FC DNV Bratiskava's Matúš Krajíček proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save FC DNV Bratiskava from getting a goal against them. When Pavol Repa was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 95 minutes had been played. Pavol Repa hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the match was over Rapsodas Red Devils FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC DNV Bratiskava throughout the match.