U21 World League

Kukovske pole
Spectators: 7788 (Terracing: 5842, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastian Richie started the match with the kick off. 12 minutes into the match, Ondrej Olejár notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Sajones F.C.'s Julio Quinten. Julio Quinten was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Václav Židek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Richie in the 17th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the game, Sebastian Richie cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Václav Židek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 21 minutes, Gerardo Quin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sajones F.C. and the FC Kukova players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Sajones F.C. getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Gerardo Quin hit a great ball. Julio Quinten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ondrej Olejár in the 26th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Samo Beck had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Quinten. Sajones F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Samo Beck was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Ondrej Olejár received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Julio Quinten came out and tried to block the shot, but Ondrej Olejár slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 35th minute. Serafino Jerano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Václav Židek having to make a save. FC Kukova's Václav Židek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Libertad in the 40th minute of play. FC Kukova's Václav Židek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Libertad in the 46th minute of play. Sajones F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 47th minute, when Dušan Engler scored to the left of an out of position Julio Quinten, making the score, 4-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dušan Engler to make the kick off. Serafino Jerano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Václav Židek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Richie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Samo Beck made a precise shot to the right of Julio Quinten. Sajones F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Václav Židek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mateo Libertad in the 70th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Sajones F.C.'s Sebastian Richie slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Václav Židek. That made the score 5-2 after 71 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, FC Kukova's Miroslav Bán got a free kick in the 77th minute. Miroslav Bán hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Václav Židek made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Celso Burutzagi sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rd minute Serafino Jerano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Václav Židek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute Sebastian Richie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Václav Židek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 87 played minutes FC Kukova got a freekick which was hit by Miroslav Bán. Sajones F.C.'s Sebastian Richie got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sajones F.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Kukova.