U23 World League

Stelian - Ivan Arena
Spectators: 7830 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Karl-Michael Brask started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 minutes of play, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Xerxes Doro made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alois Zach was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karl-Michael Brask in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alois Zach saved FK Košíře Praha from getting behind. When Karl-Michael Brask came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Batalionul U23 Dorobanti 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 Karl-Michael Brask couldn't finish the play. 20 minutes into the game, Rudolf Fric threw the ball into play from the sideline. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Paul Stoian quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 22 minutes into the game, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Karl-Michael Brask nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alois Zach made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Rareș Hănescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alois Zach. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rareș Hănescu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 29th minute Martin Kožnar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Peter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavio Peter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiří Železný in the 31st minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Xerxes Doro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alois Zach, 3-1. Flavio Peter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvald Štefl in the 43rd minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Flavio Peter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Batalionul U23 Dorobanti from getting a goal against them. 54 minutes into the match, Karl-Michael Brask had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alois Zach. FK Košíře Praha's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karl-Michael Brask was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xerxes Doro in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alois Zach saved FK Košíře Praha from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xerxes Doro in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alois Zach prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 63 minutes into the match, FK Košíře Praha's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Michael Brask came free, but Alois Zach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Karl-Michael Brask had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FK Košíře Praha's Alois Zach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Michael Brask in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to FK Košíře Praha getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Jiří Železný hit a great ball. Alois Zach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Michael Brask in the 77th minute of play. FK Košíře Praha's Alois Zach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Michael Brask in the 77th minute of play. After some careless play in the FK Košíře Praha defense, Karl-Michael Brask kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alois Zach. The FK Košíře Praha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alois Zach should have stopped the shot. Alois Zach came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Karl-Michael Brask. But to his dismay, Karl-Michael Brask quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. When Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Karl-Michael Brask in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Košíře Praha's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tauro Doro during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tauro Doro hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Martin Kožnar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Flavio Peter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti had won after a very even match.