Prized/Friendly Cup

Strijdompark Complex
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) When FK Řitka's Milan Brodský in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Johannesburg's goalie prevented a goal. Aubrey Serage got a throw-in 5 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Anton Vanker. Lebang Sibeko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Eugen Šandor made a huge save. After a rather tough play, FC Johannesburg's Stanton Klaasens got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 14th minute Bohdan Luňáček shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neville Smythe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neville Smythe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milan Brodský in the 16th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Milan Brodský ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Neville Smythe was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Johannesburg's goalkeeper Neville Smythe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rafael Vašina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neville Smythe having to interfere. When FK Řitka's Bohdan Luňáček in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Johannesburg's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the FC Johannesburg defense, Milan Brodský kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Neville Smythe. The FC Johannesburg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Neville Smythe should have stopped the shot. A collision led to FC Johannesburg getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Lebang Sibeko hit a great ball. The audience cheered when Milan Brodský's long shot passed Neville Smythe's right side. It was 0-3, 35 minutes into the match. Bohdan Luňáček fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neville Smythe having to interfere. In the 45th minute Bohdan Luňáček shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neville Smythe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bohdan Luňáček to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Henk-Jan Fortuin threw the ball into play from the sideline. FK Řitka's Cyril Štěpaník quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience thought a goal was coming when Milan Brodský got free with Neville Smythe in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Neville Smythe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milan Brodský, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the game, Rafael Vašina lined in a short shot 0-5 behind a frustrated Neville Smythe. Bohdan Luňáček sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rafael Vašina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 66th minute by Milan Brodský got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Rafael Vašina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neville Smythe having to interfere. Neville Smythe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bohdan Luňáček in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute Bohdan Luňáček shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neville Smythe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neville Smythe was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rafael Vašina showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 76 minute of play. When FK Řitka's Bohdan Luňáček in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Johannesburg's goalie prevented a goal. Neville Smythe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Vašina in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Johannesburg's Stanton Klaasens got a free kick in the 86th minute. Neville Smythe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milan Brodský in the 91st minute of play. Henk-Jan Fortuin made in the 94th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Anton Vanker however managed to control. The FC Johannesburg fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FK Řitka were clearly better and deserved to take the win.