U18 World League

Aréna Košíře
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) CeciForEver's Benigno Jakes 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. In the 12th minute Zbyhněv Kulhánek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Berto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaroslav Kulich took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Lope, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Restu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 23 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in CeciForEver fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! Saul Berto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oto Pohanka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Kula had several of the CeciForEver's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 28 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Saul Berto as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 34th minute, Adrian Lope ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaroslav Kulich was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Jaroslav Kulich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Lope in the 37th minute of the match. Adrian Lope's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jaroslav Kulich read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Adrian Lope ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaroslav Kulich was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Saul Berto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbyhněv Kulhánek, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zbyhněv Kulhánek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Saul Berto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otomar Wimmer, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 59 minutes into the match, FK Košíře Praha's goalkeeper Jaroslav Kulich had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrian Lope. Saul Berto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Drahoslav Kaňovský, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Saul Berto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Kula in the 63rd minute of play. In the 68th minute, Zbyhněv Kulhánek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Košíře Praha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. In the 71st minute Zbyhněv Kulhánek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Berto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Kula in the 73rd minute of play forced CeciForEver's goalkeeper Saul Berto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75thth minute of the game Otomar Wimmer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CeciForEver's Saul Berto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 76 minutes into the match, CeciForEver's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Kula came free, but Saul Berto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of CeciForEver booed when FK Košíře Praha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petr Zelinger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Segundo Nicholas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Jaroslav Kulich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saul Berto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Kula in the 91st minute of the match. Saul Berto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otomar Wimmer in the 92nd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Zbyhněv Kulhánek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saul Berto. CeciForEver's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zbyhněv Kulhánek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-3. FK Košíře Praha were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of CeciForEver for a fine match.