League Play-Off

Otradice Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marek Honzík kicked off to start the match. Erik Štrunc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Branislav Plášil in the 5th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Jilove's zone, Branislav Plášil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik Štrunc came out of the goal and Branislav Plášil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute, Karel Brabec ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denis Polanecký was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Jilove's Erik Štrunc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Jilove from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Otradice booed when Jilove was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otokar Kozlovský didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 25 played minutes Jilove got a freekick which was hit by Dušan Zíka. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jilove's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. František Taraba was slow to take the kick. During this time Otradice's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Otradice's František Taraba to fire away a dangerous shot which Erik Štrunc despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marek Honzík during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Otradice booed when Jilove was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marek Honzík didn't get a good kick on the ball. Otradice's František Taraba couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 31st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Jilove. In the 34th minute, Otradice's Ctibor Ambros ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Erik Štrunc. Erik Štrunc yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. 38 minutes into the match, Otradice's goal looked a bit too open when Karel Brabec came free, but Denis Polanecký reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 played minutes Otradice got a freekick which was hit by Jiří Hrdý. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jiří Hrdý during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Otradice's Jiří Hrdý got a free kick in the 45th minute. Karel Brabec fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Polanecký having to interfere. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ctibor Ambros to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Jilove's goal looked a bit too open when Branislav Plášil came free, but Erik Štrunc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Branislav Plášil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 61 minutes into the game, Otradice's Ctibor Ambros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erik Štrunc made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After 66 played minutes Otradice got a freekick which was hit by Ctibor Ambros. Karel Brabec sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Karel Brabec 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. Karel Brabec charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karel Brabec the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Karel Brabec kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Branislav Plášil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erik Štrunc was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. A collision led to Jilove getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Dušan Zíka hit a great ball. Otradice's František Taraba took a good shot, in the 83rd minute, which hit the crossbar above Erik Štrunc's head, and flew over the goal. Jilove's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Otradice. Jiří Hrdý received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Erik Štrunc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Ctibor Ambros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erik Štrunc was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karel Brabec got free with Denis Polanecký in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. For all the effort they put into the match, the Jilove players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Otradice.