U18 World League

CITY Stadium
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marek Kríž kicked off to start the match. Marcelinho de Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matúš Krajíček having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, Nautilus's Marcelinho de Andrade nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matúš Krajíček made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Marek Kríž could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Gil de Medeiros made a huge save. After 19th play minutes Marek Kríž shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Gil de Medeiros and just under the crossbar into goal. Dudu Neiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Richard Ferreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matúš Krajíček was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 30th minute, Tomáš Dano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gil de Medeiros. The goal made the score 2-2. In the 35th minute Richard Ferreira 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. The audience was convinced that Richard Ferreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matúš Krajíček was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Gil de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomáš Dano in the 43rd minute of play. Matúš Krajíček showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Matúš Krajíček showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Richard Ferreira made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, FC DNV Bratiskava's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Richard Ferreira fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomáš Dano in the 55th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Richard Ferreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nautilus's supporters rose to their feet, but Richard Ferreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matúš Krajíček breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Richard Ferreira in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Matúš Krajíček, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC DNV Bratiskava fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 69th minute. Penalty! In the 75th minute, Leonardo Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Erik Lazár sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros didn't even have to move. Matúš Krajíček stood somewhat misplaced when Richard Ferreira came free in front of goal and shot 2-4 to the left of him in the 82 minute. Matúš Krajíček made an important save on a dangerous shot by Richard Ferreira in the 86th minute. 91 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 Richard Ferreira. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Richard Ferreira took a quick shot and it went in 2-5 without a chance for Matúš Krajíček to make any attempt to save it. Richard Ferreira came free with the goalkeeper in the 98th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Matúš Krajíček could save by the left post. The FC DNV Bratiskava fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Nautilus were clearly better and deserved to take the win.