U23 League

Zalany Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Emil Scobioalã made the kick off which started today's match. Pavel Hurník took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexei Caraman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavel Hurník made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Ronaldo in the 5th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jan Míchal during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Emil Scobioalã's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavel Hurník was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. 14 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Alexei Caraman came free, but Pavel Hurník reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, UFC Puturoasa's goal looked a bit too open when Jiří Hejda came free, but Carlos Alberto Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 18 minutes of play, Golden Tigers's Jan Dalecký made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Alberto Salgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 23 minutes, Jiří Hejda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Golden Tigers and the UFC Puturoasa players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 23 played minutes Golden Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Jiří Hejda. After 25 played minutes UFC Puturoasa got a freekick which was hit by Mircea Musteatã. Ctibor Vrána kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Jiří Hejda might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Alberto Salgado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jiří Hejda ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emil Scobioalã in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pavel Hurník prevented the ball from getting in the gole. UFC Puturoasa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alphonso Davies in the 32nd minute. After taking down the ball on UFC Puturoasa's corner Alphonso Davies fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pavel Hurník quite easily take care of the ball. After some careless play in the Golden Tigers defense, Emil Scobioalã kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pavel Hurník. The Golden Tigers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pavel Hurník should have stopped the shot.

The wind increased when Jiří Hejda made the kick off in the second half. Carlos Alberto Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalimil Kylar, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Pavel Hurník took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Scobioalã, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the game, Jiří Hejda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Carlos Alberto Salgado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pavel Hurník showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Scobioalã, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Carlos Alberto Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Václav Machálek, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. The supporters of UFC Puturoasa booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jiří Hejda didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the game, Rafael Panuška was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Golden Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UFC Puturoasa the free kick. The audience was convinced that Jiří Hejda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Alberto Salgado was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. After 72 minutes, Jiří Hejda made it 3-3 with a short kick to the right side. UFC Puturoasa's Carlos Alberto Salgado tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Emil Scobioalã came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the UFC Puturoasa 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 Emil Scobioalã couldn't finish the play. Alphonso Davies received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Pavel Hurník tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Scobioalã in the 83rd minute of play forced Golden Tigers's goalkeeper Pavel Hurník to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alphonso Davies could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Pavel Hurník made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as UFC Puturoasa's Alexei Caraman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pavel Hurník. That made the score 3-4 after 93 minutes of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. UFC Puturoasa walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.