U23 World League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Karl-Magnus Spetz got the match started through his kick off. Karl-Magnus Spetz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 3rdth minute, Mario Šlégr skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Marcus Svanér made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milan Vaněček in the 7th minute of play. Marcus Svanér took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milan Vaněček, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henry Gustavsson during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SK Slavia Bohnice booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Gustavsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Mácha in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match, Sven Uter tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mario Šlégr saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Silvestr Bastl hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Mario Šlégr made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Sune Nilsson sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th minute SK Slavia Bohnice were awarded a corner. Jiří Grim went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 27th match minute, SK Slavia Bohnice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukáš Přibil to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Mácha in the 34th minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Marcus Svanér to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Svanér stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robert Mácha's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. The audience was convinced that Milan Vaněček's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Svanér was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Milan Vaněček made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Milan Vaněček in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcus Svanér prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Milan Vaněček could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Marcus Svanér made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milan Vaněček in the 56th minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Marcus Svanér to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milan Vaněček struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Marcus Svanér didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SK Slavia Bohnice. Robert Mácha scored 0-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcus Svanér, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 72nd minute of play forced SK Slavia Bohnice's goalkeeper Mario Šlégr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, SK Slavia Bohnice's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Magnus Spetz came free, but Mario Šlégr reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute Sven Uter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mario Šlégr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Svanér took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milan Vaněček, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of SK Slavia Bohnice booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Göran Kristiansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Jiří Grim came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the SK Slavia Bohnice 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 Jiří Grim couldn't finish the play. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Marcus Svanér successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 91 played minutes Eleven Nation Army got a freekick which was hit by Henry Gustavsson. Marcus Svanér made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milan Vaněček in the 95th minute of play. The Eleven Nation Army supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SK Slavia Bohnice's performance. The match ended with a win for SK Slavia Bohnice.