U18 World League

Portugália Arena
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jiří Vrbický made the kick off which started today's match. Álvaro Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miloslav Pícha in the 5th minute of play. The supporters of CA Portugália booed when SK Slavoj Vyšehrad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilja Plíhal didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Angelo Senna from long distance, 9 minutes into the match, got Radan Steiner's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Christiano Alves took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Radan Steiner to make any attempt to save it. When Christiano Alves came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the CA Portugália 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 Christiano Alves couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrão Saldanha in the 31st minute of play forced SK Slavoj Vyšehrad's goalkeeper Radan Steiner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 played minutes SK Slavoj Vyšehrad got a freekick which was hit by Štefan Pernička. 37 minutes into the match, Jiří Vrbický notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of CA Portugália's Álvaro Zanette. Álvaro Zanette was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 40 minutes into the match, Svatoslav Vašina notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of CA Portugália's Álvaro Zanette. Álvaro Zanette was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The first half was very even, with the score at 3-3 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pedrão Saldanha to strike the kick off in the second half. Svatoslav Vašina scored 3-4 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Álvaro Zanette, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 54th minute, František Kramář made a precise shot to the right of Álvaro Zanette. CA Portugália's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-5. Jiří Vrbický received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Álvaro Zanette tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Miloslav Pícha fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Álvaro Zanette didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 65th minute, which inside left pole to 3-6. After a rather tough play, CA Portugália's Fabiano Figueiredo got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute, Jiří Vrbický got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Svatoslav Vašina came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the SK Slavoj Vyšehrad 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 Svatoslav Vašina couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by František Kramář in the 83rd minute of play forced CA Portugália's goalkeeper Álvaro Zanette to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Christiano Alves notched a goal, 4-6, to the right of SK Slavoj Vyšehrad's Radan Steiner. Radan Steiner was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 89 played minutes CA Portugália got a freekick which was hit by Celso Negri. In the 90th minute of the match Štefan Pernička shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Álvaro Zanette showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Álvaro Zanette made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Jiří Vrbický sent off a good shot on target. When the match was over SK Slavoj Vyšehrad could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than CA Portugália throughout the match.