U21 World League

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Spectators: 8038 (Terracing: 6029, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) In the 3rd minute Llorian Candelaria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Verner Hynek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Lex Academy's Josef Znamenáček got a free kick in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xilo Cortada in the 8th minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Verner Hynek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lex Academy's Verner Hynek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Llorian Candelaria in the 9th minute of play. After 10 minutes of play, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Xilo Cortada made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Verner Hynek was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lex Academy's Michal Hrach quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Januário Gouveia, made in the 13th minute of the game. Edgardo Fuica made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Eustaquio Pudes sent off a good shot on target. Eustaquio Pudes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Edgardo Fuica made a huge save. In the 24th minute, Llorian Candelaria got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 27 minutes into the game, Eustaquio Pudes lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Edgardo Fuica. In the 37th minute Llorian Candelaria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Verner Hynek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lex Academy's Michal Hrach quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Januário Gouveia, made in the 39th minute of the game. Verner Hynek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Llorian Candelaria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Eustaquio Pudes made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Xilo Cortada's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Verner Hynek was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 55th minute of the match, Llorian Candelaria tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Verner Hynek saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 57 minutes into the game, Eustaquio Pudes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lex Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ the free kick. After 57 played minutes Lex Academy got a freekick which was hit by Eustaquio Pudes. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ made a substitution. Ciro Aguilera replaced Llorian Candelaria. Lex Academy's Michal Hrach quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Giovanni Giorno, made in the 63rd minute of the game. Giovanni Giorno made in the 64th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Xilo Cortada. A collision led to Lex Academy getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Josef Znamenáček hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, Ciro Aguilera dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Verner Hynek, 1-3. Lex Academy's attentive Michal Hrach managed to snatch the ball when Giovanni Giorno made a throw-in in the 84th minute of the game. The ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Ciro Aguilera looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 96th match minute, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Aguilera to maneuver through the defense. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.