U21 League

ELDEMA ARENA
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Espen Steelers's Freeman Mächler started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freeman Mächler in the 5th minute of play forced FK Eldema Mstišov's goalkeeper Eduard Jindrák to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Akira Schmid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiří Srba in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Roman Kráčmar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Akira Schmid stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jiří Srba's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. The FK Eldema Mstišov fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when FK Eldema Mstišov's Jiří Srba 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Eduard Jindrák made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaetano Rothstein in the 21st minute of play. Eduard Jindrák made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Schär in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, FK Eldema Mstišov's Rastislav Snopek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Akira Schmid narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 33 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Jiří Srba came free, but Akira Schmid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 34 minutes Espen Steelers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jiří Srba who took care of the corner kick. After 37th play minutes Freeman Mächler shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Eduard Jindrák and just under the crossbar into goal. Akira Schmid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiří Srba, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. FK Eldema Mstišov's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jiří Srba in the 43rd minute. Jiří Srba made a great header on FK Eldema Mstišov's corner, it was just that Espen Steelers's Akira Schmid managed to reach the ball for a save. After 46 minutes of play, Espen Steelers's Fabian Schär made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eduard Jindrák was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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.

The wind increased when Jiří Srba made the kick off in the second half. Eduard Jindrák showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Schär, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Eduard Jindrák showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaetano Rothstein in the 55th minute of the match. After 59 minutes of play, Espen Steelers's Raphael Aregger made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eduard Jindrák was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, FK Eldema Mstišov's Dalibor Macík got a free kick in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the match, FK Eldema Mstišov's goalkeeper Eduard Jindrák had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gaetano Rothstein. Petr Lužný kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Espen Steelers's Hubert Gartenmann was substituted for Raphael Aregger. In the 68th match minute, FK Eldema Mstišov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petr Lužný to maneuver through the defense. Eduard Jindrák showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harrison Muntwyler in the 68th minute of the match. Eduard Jindrák made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harrison Muntwyler in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Dvořáček in the 72nd minute of play forced Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Akira Schmid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Gaetano Rothstein hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jiří Srba took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Akira Schmid. Espen Steelers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Akira Schmid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rastislav Snopek, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. FK Eldema Mstišov's Jiří Srba was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Akira Schmid in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Hubert Gartenmann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Eduard Jindrák made a huge save. Akira Schmid came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by FK Eldema Mstišov's Tomáš Krpec. But to his dismay, Tomáš Krpec quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Espen Steelers eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.