U23 World League

Stadion Pod mohylou
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cristian Bittencourt made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute, Lex Academy's Eustaquio Pudes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 11th minute Lex Academy were awarded a corner. Xie Chao Yang went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Lex Academy's corner Xie Chao Yang fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Luiz Matorin quite easily take care of the ball. In the 13th minute, Eustaquio Pudes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Luiz Matorin. The goal made the score 2-0. After 17 played minutes Eustaquio Pudes rounded AS Pikachuzim's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-0. Lex Academy's Michal Jung got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eustaquio Pudes in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pedro Luiz Matorin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind AS Pikachuzim's goalkeeper Pedro Luiz Matorin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Horáček hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Eustaquio Pudes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lex Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. A collision led to Lex Academy getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Josef Znamenáček hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eustaquio Pudes was the one to do the kick off. Pedro Luiz Matorin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rudolf Loskot in the 53rd minute of the match. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by AS Pikachuzim's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xie Chao Yang was slow to take the kick. During this time Lex Academy's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of AS Pikachuzim booed when Lex Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustaquio Pudes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goalkeeper Verner Hynek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victor da Fonseca. Thanks to some nice moves Cristian Bittencourt could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Verner Hynek however easily saved by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laerte Toscano during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, AS Pikachuzim's Laerte Toscano got a free kick in the 78th minute. Pedro Luiz Matorin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustaquio Pudes in the 80th minute of the match. The supporters of AS Pikachuzim booed when Lex Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josef Znamenáček didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Lex Academy's Eustaquio Pudes in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AS Pikachuzim's goalie prevented a goal. In the 89thth minute of the game Eustaquio Pudes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AS Pikachuzim's Pedro Luiz Matorin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Rudolf Loskot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.