U21 World League

Fagerås -vallen
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) 4 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goalkeeper Xu Ting Yong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Palle Paalgard. Sergio Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konrád Ryšavý in the 6th minute of the match. After 6 minutes of play, Lex Academy's Konrád Ryšavý made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sergio Goycochea was left in no man's land by his defense there! 9 minutes into the match, FC Hackspett U21's Palle Paalgard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Xu Ting Yong narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 11th minute by Palle Paalgard got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 15 minutes, Josef Znamenáček mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lex Academy and the FC Hackspett U21 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lex Academy's Josef Znamenáček got a free kick in the 15th minute. Zygmunt Tyszka got a throw-in 22 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ivar Brask. After 28 minutes Lex Academy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fred Ånger who took care of the corner kick. FC Hackspett U21's Fred Ånger was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Xu Ting Yong in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Augustin Kindl kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Bamsi Bonk lost his temper 37 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Bamsi Bonk hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's Tomáš Šobr sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sergio Goycochea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 46th minute Palle Paalgard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xu Ting Yong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Lex Academy were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Palle Paalgard to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Hackspett U21's Mikael Lustig got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's Tomáš Šobr broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 56th minute Palle Paalgard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xu Ting Yong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Konrád Ryšavý struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Sergio Goycochea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lex Academy. Karol Mentis hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute, Karol Mentis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xu Ting Yong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palle Paalgard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Lex Academy booed when FC Hackspett U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kálmán Mihály didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivar Brask got a throw-in 76 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Emanuel Uter. Palle Paalgard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roberto Andrade hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Fred Ånger took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Xu Ting Yong. Lex Academy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The Lex Academy players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.