U23 World League

R Park
Spectators: 8027 (Terracing: 6022, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) When Kylian Henry came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Armada fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kylian Henry couldn't finish the play. Cristian Anastasiu made in the 6th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Iosif Şiman however managed to control. 7 minutes into the game, Cristian Anastasiu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lex Academy's Xie Chao Yang quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 14 minutes of play, Armada's Anastasios Boukouvalas made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Verner Hynek was left in no man's land by his defense there! 19 minutes into the match, Armada's goal looked a bit too open when Eustaquio Pudes came free, but Cristi Miheș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kylian Henry who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of Verner Hynek when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Armada were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Lex Academy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. He Wei Feng took the corner. The corner led to Armada's Iosif Şiman getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Iosif Şiman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Verner Hynek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kylian Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lex Academy's goalkeeper Verner Hynek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Verner Hynek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kylian Henry in the 37th minute of play. With a little luck, Lex Academy's Verner Hynek got control of the ball when Iosif Şiman tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kylian Henry in the 46th minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Verner Hynek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Kylian Henry took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Verner Hynek. Verner Hynek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. A collision led to Lex Academy getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Josef Znamenáček hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Anastasios Boukouvalas made a precise shot to the right of Verner Hynek. Lex Academy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Juan Tabby hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Armada's Juan Tabby got a free kick in the 68th minute. Kylian Henry took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Verner Hynek. Verner Hynek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastasios Boukouvalas in the 73rd minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Verner Hynek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Verner Hynek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kylian Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The audience was convinced that Kylian Henry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Verner Hynek was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Armada's He Wei Feng got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Verner Hynek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kylian Henry's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. A collision led to Lex Academy getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Daniel Horáček hit a great ball. Armada made a substitution. Liviu Buceceanu replaced Kylian Henry. After a rather tough play, Lex Academy's Daniel Horáček got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute Liviu Buceceanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Verner Hynek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Verner Hynek didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Liviu Buceceanu went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. 91 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Anastasios Boukouvalas came free, but Verner Hynek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There was no doubt that Armada were the better team. Armada's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.