World League

MSL
Spectators: 7947 (Terracing: 5961, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bernardo Novaes made the kick off which started today's match. Otmar Schovánek made in the 4th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Falconara Albanese's Filip Jaroch. In the 7th minute, Fabricio Jakes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomáš Houdek was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Falconara Albanese's Casimiro Txomin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tomáš Houdek. That made the score 2-1 after 13 minutes of play. Osvaldo Vergaray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Novaes, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Lex Academy's Tomáš Houdek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabricio Jakes in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute Fabricio Jakes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomáš Houdek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute Bernardo Novaes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Vergaray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Novaes in the 27th minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Osvaldo Vergaray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Osvaldo Vergaray, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tomáš Houdek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabricio Jakes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Lex Academy's zone, Fabricio Jakes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomáš Houdek came out of the goal and Fabricio Jakes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Osvaldo Vergaray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Novaes in the 44th minute of the match. Casimiro Txomin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Tomáš Houdek made a huge save. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Casimiro Txomin made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Fabricio Jakes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomáš Houdek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 60 played minutes Falconara Albanese got a freekick which was hit by 余政翀. Falconara Albanese's Modesto Socorro was substituted for Fabricio Jakes. 余政翀 kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Bernardo Novaes struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Osvaldo Vergaray didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lex Academy. Modesto Socorro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tomáš Houdek having to make a save. 66 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Modesto Socorro came free, but Tomáš Houdek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Bernardo Novaes came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Lex Academy 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 Bernardo Novaes couldn't finish the play. Lex Academy made a substitution. Radomir Wyrostek replaced Fausto Castulo. Tomáš Houdek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Modesto Socorro, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardo Tab in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomáš Houdek saved Lex Academy from getting behind. Tomáš Houdek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modesto Socorro in the 81st minute of the match. 余政翀 hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After 84 played minutes Falconara Albanese got a freekick which was hit by 余政翀. 92 minutes in the game 余政翀 did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Fernando Gergori. Modesto Socorro might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tomáš Houdek. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Modesto Socorro ran back to his position shaking his head. Tomáš Houdek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modesto Socorro in the 94th minute of the match. Lex Academy's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.