U23 World League

Gass arena
Spectators: 8014 (Terracing: 6012, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) Milan Bojko started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of River Plate ® 9-12 booed when SK Slavoj Vyšehrad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trifon Ivanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Dexter Morgan managed to get in a good position for a shot. River Plate ® 9-12's supporters rose to their feet, but Dexter Morgan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miroslav Brožek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 7 played minutes SK Slavoj Vyšehrad got a freekick which was hit by Miroslav Raab. In the 11th minute, Hermosilla Concha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miroslav Brožek was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Milan Bojko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Pablo-Enrique Escobar made a huge save. Pablo-Enrique Escobar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miroslav Raab in the 17th minute of the match. Milan Bojkos short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Pablo-Enrique Escobar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 23 minutes into the game, Jiří Kalčík was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SK Slavoj Vyšehrad's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave River Plate ® 9-12 the free kick. A collision led to SK Slavoj Vyšehrad getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Jiří Kalčík hit a great ball. After 27 minutes of play, River Plate ® 9-12's Hermosilla Concha made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Miroslav Brožek was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st minute, Paulo Pezzella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 36 minutes on the clock, Kaspar Ronge commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 37th minute of the match Angelo Corderall sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Miroslav Brožek skillfully saved the ball. Pablo-Enrique Escobar was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Milan Bojko capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Milan Bojko really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. In the 45th minute Milan Bojko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo-Enrique Escobar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 55thth minute of the game Dexter Morgan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SK Slavoj Vyšehrad's Miroslav Brožek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Milan Bojko in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pablo-Enrique Escobar saved River Plate ® 9-12 from getting behind. 69 minutes into the match, SK Slavoj Vyšehrad's goalkeeper Miroslav Brožek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Angelo Corderall. Pablo-Enrique Escobar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milan Bojko in the 71st minute of play. SK Slavoj Vyšehrad's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Dexter Morgan scored to the left of an out of position Miroslav Brožek, making the score, 1-3. Pablo-Enrique Escobar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milan Bojko, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Abelardo Bembe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Miroslav Raab received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Pablo-Enrique Escobar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Paulo Pezzella fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River Plate ® 9-12's protests and gave Paulo Pezzella a yellow card for diving instead. Paulo Pezzella hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute, River Plate ® 9-12's Dexter Morgan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. The River Plate ® 9-12 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.