U18 League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Móric Rataj kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Móric Rataj came free, but Jelle Roels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jelle Roels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from František Bera, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goal looked a bit too open when Matthis Depelsmaker came free, but Oliver Kujan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 15 minutes of play, Kukova United's Móric Rataj made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jelle Roels was left in no man's land by his defense there! Móric Rataj took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jelle Roels. Jelle Roels dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Jelle Roels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Móric Rataj in the 27th minute of play. Oliver Kujan made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Gregory Cappelsmans sent off a good shot on target. 43 minutes into the game, Manuel Debecker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Draconia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kukova United the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Manuel Debecker got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Draconia's goalkeeper Jelle Roels, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gregory Cappelsmans to strike the kick off in the second half. František Bera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jelle Roels having to interfere. Oliver Kujan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Matthis Depelsmaker went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. In the 63rd match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfons Ceulemans to maneuver through the defense. If Ľubomír Považský had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in FC Draconia's zone, Móric Rataj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jelle Roels came out of the goal and Móric Rataj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The excitement rose when Kukova United's Vladislav Slaninka after 69 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for FC Draconia's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 2-4. In the 73rd minute of the match Alfons Ceulemans shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oliver Kujan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. FC Draconia's Jelle Roels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Móric Rataj in the 75th minute of play. After 78 played minutes Kukova United got a freekick which was hit by František Bera. Vladislav Slaninka's late challenge caught a FC Draconia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vladislav Slaninka helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Kukova United getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Vladislav Slaninka hit a great ball. In the 85th minute of the match Alfons Ceulemans sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oliver Kujan skillfully saved the ball. Jelle Roels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Móric Rataj, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Matej Hronský received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Jelle Roels tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jelle Roels was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Móric Rataj capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Móric Rataj really showed his touch with that goal: 2-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Matej Hronský managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kukova United's supporters rose to their feet, but Matej Hronský was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jelle Roels breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Draconia's Jelle Roels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Móric Rataj in the 94th minute of play. When Móric Rataj came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Kukova United 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 Móric Rataj couldn't finish the play. The Kukova United 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.