U23 World League

Stadium of Bludovice
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Elvis Waller made the kick off and thus started the match. Jayson Burnett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ondřej Cejnar in the 4th minute. Jeff Clemons charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeff Clemons the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 6 played minutes River tu grato nombre got a freekick which was hit by Jeff Clemons. After 7 played minutes, Bludovice's Ondřej Cejnar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jayson Burnett came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bludovice reached it. 8 minutes into the game, Julius Bednár lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Jayson Burnett. Santi Munez's late challenge caught a River tu grato nombre's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Santi Munez helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 14th minute of the game. One of Bludovice:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of River tu grato nombre:s goal. 22 minutes into the match, Bludovice's goal looked a bit too open when Elvis Waller came free, but Radim Čepelák reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 played minutes Hans Bartůněk rounded River tu grato nombre's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. A collision led to River tu grato nombre getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Elvis Waller hit a great ball. River tu grato nombre's Jayson Burnett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ondřej Cejnar in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute of the match, Julius Bednár tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jayson Burnett saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvis Waller in the 35th minute of play forced Bludovice's goalkeeper Radim Čepelák to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute, Marlin Dawson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to River tu grato nombre getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Blaine Creech hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Julius Bednár stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, River tu grato nombre's Blaine Creech got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Petr David kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Radim Čepelák took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santo Thomas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elvis Waller in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Radim Čepelák prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jayson Burnett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marek Halamíček, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Santo Thomas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Radim Čepelák stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elvis Waller's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Jayson Burnett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ondřej Cejnar, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Radim Čepelák was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Jeff Clemons capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jeff Clemons really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Santo Thomas kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. If Santo Thomas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radim Čepelák made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elvis Waller in the 95th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Bludovice had won after a very even match.