U23 League

Ju-Ju Aréna
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Thomas Knoppertz made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thomas Knoppertz in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Michal Bodlák saved FC Jamala from getting behind. If Jens-Uwe Lack had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Jan-Niclas Ebus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poli Timisoara's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan-Niclas Ebus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michal Bodlák breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 10 minutes into the game, René Dobrý was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Jamala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Poli Timisoara the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC Jamala's René Dobrý got a free kick in the 11th minute. If Jan-Niclas Ebus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dominic Haug might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Michal Bodlák. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dominic Haug ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Dominic Haug sped through FC Jamala's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Michal Bodlák. Daniel Dráb kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Michal Bodlák showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jens-Uwe Lack in the 18th minute of the match. The corner ended in Daniel Dráb almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Poli Timisoara's Thomas Schmuck did a great save. In the 25th minute Thomas Knoppertz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michal Bodlák saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Knoppertz took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michal Bodlák. Michal Bodlák dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 28 minutes into the game, Poli Timisoara's Jens-Uwe Lack nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michal Bodlák made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 31 minutes into the match, Poli Timisoara's goalkeeper Thomas Schmuck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Harald Slivka. In the 32nd minute Thomas Knoppertz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michal Bodlák saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Jens-Uwe Lack left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Poli Timisoara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. 39 minutes into the match, Poli Timisoara's goalkeeper Thomas Schmuck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Dráb. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Jens-Uwe Lack managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poli Timisoara's supporters rose to their feet, but Jens-Uwe Lack was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michal Bodlák breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 42 minutes, Thomas Knoppertz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Poli Timisoara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thomas Knoppertz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Daniel Dráb made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, René Dobrý hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Poli Timisoara booed when FC Jamala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leopold Zelenka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michal Bodlák made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrik Andres in the 53rd minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, FC Jamala's goal looked a bit too open when Dominic Haug came free, but Michal Bodlák reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Daniel Dráb put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Thomas Schmuck. Dominic Haug's late challenge caught a FC Jamala's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dominic Haug helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd match minute, Poli Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominic Haug to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Daniel Dráb's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thomas Schmuck was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Michal Bodlák was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dominic Haug showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 67 minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, FC Jamala's Daniel Dráb nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thomas Schmuck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. Thomas Schmuck stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Dráb's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Thomas Schmuck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Dráb in the 76th minute of play. FC Jamala's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Thomas Knoppertz scored to the left of an out of position Michal Bodlák, making the score, 2-6. René Dobrý sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, FC Jamala's Michal Bodlák got control of the ball when Dominic Haug tried to sneak it across the goal line. Poli Timisoara's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.