U21 World League

Joestar Colosseum
Spectators: 7966 (Terracing: 5976, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jiří Srba took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Xilo Cortada fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s protests and gave Xilo Cortada a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FK Eldema Mstišov booed when ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xilo Cortada didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FK Eldema Mstišov getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Tomáš Krpec hit a great ball. Edgardo Fuica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomáš Krpec in the 10th minute of the match. A hard shot 14 in the game by Xilo Cortada from a close distance when the talented Eduard Jindrák managed to make a qualified save. FK Eldema Mstišov's players were relieved. In the 17thth minute of the game Juan José López who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK Eldema Mstišov's Eduard Jindrák was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edgardo Fuica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lubor Erlebach in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, FK Eldema Mstišov's goal looked a bit too open when Jo-Wilfried Joestar came free, but Eduard Jindrák reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FK Eldema Mstišov getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Jiří Srba hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute of the match Jo-Wilfried Joestar sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eduard Jindrák skillfully saved the ball. Eduard Jindrák took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xilo Cortada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edgardo Fuica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Dvořáček in the 28th minute of play. The corner ended in Michal Heinz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edgardo Fuica did a great save. Xilo Cortada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Eduard Jindrák made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juan José López got free with Eduard Jindrák in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiří Srba in the 36th minute of play forced ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goalkeeper Edgardo Fuica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giovanni Giorno hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After 39 played minutes, FK Eldema Mstišov's Michal Heinz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edgardo Fuica came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FK Eldema Mstišov reached it. Edgardo Fuica stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jiří Srba's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. After a rather tough play, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Xilo Cortada got a free kick in the 44th 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Llorian Candelaria stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edgardo Fuica made an important save on a dangerous shot by Drahoslav Kroka in the 55th minute. Michael Dvořáček's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edgardo Fuica read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Eduard Jindrák showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xilo Cortada in the 62nd minute of the match. If Tomáš Krpec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ made a substitution. Ciro Aguilera replaced Llorian Candelaria. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Joel-Benjamin Joestar was substituted for Juan José López. When Szymon Chmielecki fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s protests and gave Szymon Chmielecki a yellow card for diving instead. In the 69th match minute, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Szymon Chmielecki to maneuver through the defense. Edgardo Fuica acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 70th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Michal Heinz. In the 76th minute, Ciro Aguilera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After having played for 79 minutes, Michal Heinz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Eldema Mstišov's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michal Heinz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edgardo Fuica got control of the ball when Lubor Erlebach tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eduard Jindrák showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xilo Cortada in the 83rd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, FK Eldema Mstišov's goal looked a bit too open when Joel-Benjamin Joestar came free, but Eduard Jindrák reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Drahoslav Kroka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgardo Fuica having to interfere. Leontin Răica hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. The long shot by Michal Heinz in the 89th minute really tested Edgardo Fuica's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. A collision led to FK Eldema Mstišov getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Tomáš Krpec hit a great ball. The supporters of FK Eldema Mstišov booed when ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Markel Joestar didn't get a good kick on the ball. The ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.