U21 League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hans Jirka made the kick off which started today's match. Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Jirka in the 8th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes Lex Academy got a freekick which was hit by Xie Chao Yang. Alfred Brandsma hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Lex Academy's Hans Jirka. But to his dismay, Hans Jirka quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Alfred Brandsma made in the 25th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Roelof Zeevenhoven however managed to control. Hans Jirka recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Josef Znamenáček hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After the first half Lex Academy were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christijan Oss stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 54 minutes, Hans Jirka managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lex Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hans Jirka was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 61 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Christijan Oss came free, but Xu Ting Yong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute Hans Jirka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xu Ting Yong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christijan Oss, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 68th match minute, Lex Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomáš Šobr to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute of the match Harris Wijkstra shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Xu Ting Yong showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 71 minutes, Augustin Kindl mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lex Academy and the Decathlon Dudes players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lex Academy getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Augustin Kindl hit a great ball. Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hans Jirka, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Although Decathlon Dudes had been in control for most of the match, Lex Academy still came away with the win.