U18 World League

Solo Arena
Spectators: 7743 (Terracing: 5809, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eldon Mills kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eldon Mills in the 7th minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Tomáš Krajíček to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Recolta Alamor's Kerry Barajas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Žemlička in the 8th minute of play. Lex Academy's Tomáš Krajíček played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eldon Mills in the 12th minute of play. Freddie Downs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomáš Krajíček having to interfere. When Recolta Alamor's German Whitley in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lex Academy's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 19 minutes, Pavel Žemlička managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lex Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pavel Žemlička was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 21 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Jesus Wolfe. Recolta Alamor's Kerry Barajas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michal Stříž in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goal looked a bit too open when German Whitley came free, but Tomáš Krajíček reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomáš Krajíček showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from German Whitley, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lex Academy's goalkeeper Tomáš Krajíček, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Richard Beneda kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute of the match Recolta Alamor got a corner. Lex Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Felipe Jacques ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 42nd minute, Mason Jewell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Recolta Alamor's Lee Hinson got a free kick in the 45th minute. Lex Academy's Tomáš Krajíček proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Lex Academy from getting a goal against them.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Radek Husák to make the kick off. Pavel Žemlička's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kerry Barajas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lex Academy's Josef Maxa got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute, Josef Maxa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. German Whitley charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed German Whitley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Lex Academy booed when Recolta Alamor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. German Whitley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Freddie Downs hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute of the match Josef Maxa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kerry Barajas skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Recolta Alamor booed when Lex Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Žemlička didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Eldon Mills had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomáš Krajíček. Lex Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eldon Mills was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Mason Jewell hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Darek Doležel got in the 76th minute a good position and tried a long shot which to a great surprise passed a very astonished Kerry Barajas. This was a shot which ended in a score of 1-1. The supporters of Recolta Alamor booed when Lex Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Žemlička didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomáš Krajíček showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddie Downs, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Žemlička in the 90th minute of play forced Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Kerry Barajas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.