U21 World League

Stadion Pod mohylou
Spectators: 8530 (Terracing: 6398, Seating: 1962, VIP seats: 170) Club 23's Bogdan Bogdanović 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. After a rather tough play, Club 23's Leonard Chodzinski got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute Bogdan Bogdanović 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. Xu Ting Yong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Bogdanović in the 13th minute of the match. A collision led to Club 23 getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Marin Ciulei hit a great ball. Konrád Ryšavý in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nistor Porumbescu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 31 minutes into the match, Club 23's goalkeeper Nistor Porumbescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Konrád Ryšavý. After having played for 34 minutes, Konrád Ryšavý managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lex Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Konrád Ryšavý was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Bogdanović in the 40th minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Xu Ting Yong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xie Chao Yang charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xie Chao Yang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Club 23 booed when Lex Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xie Chao Yang didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Bogdan Bogdanović's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xu Ting Yong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Lex Academy's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Marin Ciulei fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmund Piszczor in the 70th minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Xu Ting Yong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th match minute, Lex Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Andrade to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute, Bogdan Bogdanović got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Bogdanović in the 80th minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Xu Ting Yong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Bogdanović's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xu Ting Yong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Xu Ting Yong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bogdan Bogdanović, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konrád Ryšavý in the 91st minute of play forced Club 23's goalkeeper Nistor Porumbescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roberto Andrade during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lex Academy's Roberto Andrade got a free kick in the 94th minute.