U18 World League

Malacky
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Harsh Gods's Agatas Lavickas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 7 minutes, Haroldas Dičiunas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Harsh Gods and the JuSi Malacky players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Radovan Švehla came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the JuSi Malacky 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 Radovan Švehla couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antón Bebiak got free with Henrikas Damkus in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Harsh Gods's Henrikas Damkus proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Harsh Gods from getting a goal against them. Radovan Švehla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrikas Damkus having to interfere. A collision led to Harsh Gods getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Alius Zabulis hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emil Šefčík made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Emil Šefčík managed to get in a good position for a shot. JuSi Malacky's supporters rose to their feet, but Emil Šefčík was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henrikas Damkus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to JuSi Malacky getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Ivan Bažík hit a great ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Harsh Gods fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! Harsh Gods:s Henrikas Damkus showed great skill when he stopped Antón Bebiak:s penalty. Henrikas Damkus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Šefčík in the 73rd minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, Henrikas Kumpis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Harsh Gods's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JuSi Malacky the free kick. Henrikas Kumpis kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Radovan Švehla took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Henrikas Damkus. Henrikas Damkus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 96 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goal looked a bit too open when Antón Bebiak came free, but Henrikas Damkus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. JuSi Malacky had played much better football throughout.