World League

Riazor
Spectators: 8126 (Terracing: 6096, Seating: 1869, VIP seats: 161) In the 9th minute Cezary Makomaski 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. Tomáš Houdek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cezary Makomaski, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Juan Torrent sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 16 played minutes Lex Academy got a freekick which was hit by Miloslav Krupička. Tomáš Houdek acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 17th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Filip Bochinski. 22 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goalkeeper Tomáš Houdek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Filip Bochinski. Lex Academy's Tomáš Houdek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Lex Academy from getting a goal against them. 25 minutes into the game, Lex Academy's Bernardo Novaes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dani Hernández made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Dani Hernández 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 38th minute. Tomáš Houdek made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Filip Bochinski sent off a good shot on target. 41 minutes into the match, Bernardo Novaes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dani Hernández. Chivos de Punto Fijo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardo Novaes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Anders Ståhlman kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bernardo Novaes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tomáš Houdek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Bochinski in the 57th minute of the match. Lex Academy's Tomáš Houdek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Torrent in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Cezary Makomaski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chivos de Punto Fijo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Chivos de Punto Fijo made a substitution. Pier Kopacz replaced Filip Bochinski. In the 69th match minute, Lex Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paco Arzola to maneuver through the defense. Tomáš Houdek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilmar Marinho in the 71st minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Chivos de Punto Fijo's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Novaes came free, but Dani Hernández reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Lex Academy's Bernardo Novaes in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chivos de Punto Fijo's goalie prevented a goal. Chivos de Punto Fijo's Dani Hernández proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Chivos de Punto Fijo from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nilmar Marinho in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomáš Houdek saved Lex Academy from getting behind. 87 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Nilmar Marinho came free, but Tomáš Houdek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 90 minutes of play, Chivos de Punto Fijo's Nilmar Marinho made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomáš Houdek was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.