U18 World League

Scaena Invicto
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Radek Husák got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radek Husák in the 9th minute of play forced Invictus FC's goalkeeper Jasper De Raeijmaecker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomáš Krajíček made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ief Van den Berghe in the 12th minute. Jasper De Raeijmaecker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radek Husák, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Richard Worteleers fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Invictus FC's protests and gave Richard Worteleers a yellow card for diving instead. Richard Worteleers hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goalkeeper Tomáš Krajíček had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Richard Worteleers. Miloš Kuběna charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miloš Kuběna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th match minute, Lex Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miloš Kuběna to maneuver through the defense. Tomáš Krajíček showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ief Van den Berghe in the 26th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Richard Worteleers managed to get in a good position for a shot. Invictus FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Richard Worteleers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomáš Krajíček breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Michal Stříž managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lex Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Michal Stříž was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jasper De Raeijmaecker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 44 minutes into the match, Invictus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miloš Kuběna came free, but Jasper De Raeijmaecker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Jasper De Raeijmaecker came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Lex Academy's Michal Stříž. But to his dismay, Michal Stříž quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 56thth minute of the game Reinaert Kerkhofs who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lex Academy's Tomáš Krajíček was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lex Academy's Tomáš Krajíček played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Worteleers in the 58th minute of play. Tomáš Krajíček showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinaert Kerkhofs in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Invictus FC's goalkeeper Jasper De Raeijmaecker, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tomáš Krajíček took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Worteleers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Richard Worteleers 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. If Michal Stříž had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomáš Krajíček took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ief Van den Berghe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michal Stříž fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jasper De Raeijmaecker having to interfere. Ief Van den Berghe scored 2-1 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomáš Krajíček, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Richard Worteleers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Tomáš Krajíček tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ief Van den Berghe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomáš Krajíček was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Tomáš Krajíček made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ief Van den Berghe in the 95th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Lex Academy players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Invictus FC.