U18 League

Pardubice
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Michal Božek took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kristián Hais's late challenge caught a Fauna Utd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kristián Hais helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Pardubice Hurricanes's Kristián Hais got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute of the match Henri-Xavier Justus sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pavel Žalud skillfully saved the ball. Pavel Žalud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerard Helssen in the 15th minute of play. After 16 minutes, Michal Božek made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Fauna Utd's Jan De Geyter tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 19th minute, Fauna Utd's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jiří Dusil fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Michal Božek got free with Jan De Geyter in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pardubice Hurricanes's Kristián Hais got his second yellow card of the match in the 23rd minute. The referee ordered Kristián Hais off the ground. After 33 played minutes Pardubice Hurricanes got a freekick which was hit by Jiří Dusil. Jan De Geyter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiří Dusil in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Pardubice Hurricanes's Jiří Dusil ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jan De Geyter. Jan De Geyter yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Jiří Dusil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan De Geyter having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Radek Petřek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan De Geyter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th match minute, Pardubice Hurricanes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radek Petřek to maneuver through the defense.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gerard Helssen made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiří Dusil in the 62nd minute of play forced Fauna Utd's goalkeeper Jan De Geyter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jiří Dusil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute, Gerard Helssen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 67th minute, Fauna Utd's Gerard Helssen dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Jan De Geyter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiří Dusil, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. When Fauna Utd's Gerard Helssen in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pardubice Hurricanes's goalie prevented a goal. With an all-out effort, Fauna Utd's Pavel Žalud threw himself towards the right post 94 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gerard Helssen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Pardubice Hurricanes were victorious despite being under pressure from Fauna Utd for much of the match.