U23 World League

Socavon Arena
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benjamin Doleček kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Socavon FC's Ferran Rial slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mario Šlégr. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. After 7 played minutes Socavon FC got a freekick which was hit by Fidencio Lima. Toni Schumacher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Doleček in the 10th minute of play. Zuhaitz Artiaga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Mario Šlégr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Garaile Pacio got free with Mario Šlégr in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferran Rial in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mario Šlégr saved SK Slavia Bohnice from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ferran Rial in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mario Šlégr prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ferran Rial's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Mario Šlégr skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Toni Schumacher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Doleček in the 26th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ferran Rial's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mario Šlégr was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Socavon FC's Ferran Rial slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mario Šlégr. That made the score 2-0 after 34 minutes of play. Toni Schumacher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Mácha in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Ferran Rial left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Socavon FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Mario Šlégr made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Ferran Rial sent off a good shot on target. Benjamin Doleček hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Mario Šlégr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferran Rial, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

The wind increased when Ferran Rial made the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes SK Slavia Bohnice got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Doleček. Mario Šlégr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferran Rial, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ferran Rial in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mario Šlégr prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Toni Schumacher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robert Mácha in the 53rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as SK Slavia Bohnice's Silvestr Bastl slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Toni Schumacher. That made the score 3-1 after 60 minutes of play. When Socavon FC's Ferran Rial in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SK Slavia Bohnice's goalie prevented a goal. Mario Šlégr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferran Rial, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th match minute, Socavon FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidencio Lima to maneuver through the defense. Socavon FC made a substitution. Eneas Leal replaced Garaile Pacio. Fidencio Lima hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute Ferran Rial shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mario Šlégr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mario Šlégr made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferran Rial in the 75th minute of play. In the 80thth minute of the game Ferran Rial who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SK Slavia Bohnice's Mario Šlégr was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferran Rial in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mario Šlégr saved SK Slavia Bohnice from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ferran Rial's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mario Šlégr was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Mario Šlégr stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ferran Rial's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Toni Schumacher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestr Bastl in the 86th minute of play. Jiří Grim's late challenge caught a Socavon FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jiří Grim helped the player get up and apologised. Jiří Grim hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. When Lukáš Přibil fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SK Slavia Bohnice's protests and gave Lukáš Přibil a yellow card for diving instead. After 92 played minutes SK Slavia Bohnice got a freekick which was hit by Lukáš Přibil. If Zuhaitz Artiaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Socavon FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SK Slavia Bohnice for a fine match.