U23 World League

Aréna ŠKH
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) In the 2nd match minute, ŠK Horelica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Weber to maneuver through the defense. 3 minutes into the match, ŠK Horelica's goal looked a bit too open when Mané Batista came free, but Vladimír Žemľa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th match minute, Outlaws FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davi Isaac to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the game, Mané Batista cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Vladimír Žemľa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 10th minute Jozef Koštialik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jevtimije Gagić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ŠK Horelica's Vladimír Žemľa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Višeslav Srnić in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mané Batista in the 14th minute of play forced ŠK Horelica's goalkeeper Vladimír Žemľa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Mané Batista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimír Žemľa was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, ŠK Horelica's goal looked a bit too open when Mané Batista came free, but Vladimír Žemľa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Davi Isaac kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Mané Batista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Outlaws FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Piotr Bielejewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Vladimír Žemľa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mané Batista in the 39th minute of play forced ŠK Horelica's goalkeeper Vladimír Žemľa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jozef Višňa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jevtimije Gagić firmly grabbed it by the left post. The ŠK Horelica fans' excitement grew in the 42nd match minute when ŠK Horelica's Jozef Višňa looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Outlaws FC's Mané Batista got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mané Batista made a kick off. Jozef Ondruš made in the 52nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tomáš Lapár. Jevtimije Gagić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jozef Višňa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute, Richard Weber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Outlaws FC's Mané Batista was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 62nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Piotr Bielejewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Vladimír Žemľa made a huge save. The corner ended in Ugren Lerinc almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ŠK Horelica's Vladimír Žemľa did a great save. In the 72nd match minute, Outlaws FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fenrir Ragnarsson to maneuver through the defense. Vladimír Žemľa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mané Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maksim Sinđić received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vladimír Žemľa came out and tried to block the shot, but Maksim Sinđić slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 91st minute. The Outlaws FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Outlaws FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.