U23 League

Stadion Pod mohylou
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Prudencio Elequemedo made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute Big Ben shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonín Škoda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Robert Hamšík had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vučko Jovović didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Prudencio Elequemedo went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Junior Shevchenko in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Antonín Škoda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Junior Shevchenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonín Škoda was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Antonín Škoda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Junior Shevchenko in the 17th minute of play. Lex Academy's Robert Hamšík quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mihajlo Radosavljev, made in the 20th minute of the game. 26 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's Prudencio Elequemedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vučko Jovović narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mihajlo Radosavljev's late challenge caught a Lex Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mihajlo Radosavljev helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Warriors of Gora™'s Mihajlo Radosavljev got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Mihajlo Radosavljev made in the 35th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Lex Academy's Lubomír Heřman. Prudencio Elequemedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Vučko Jovović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Robert Hamšík hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Junior Shevchenko was the one to do the kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Junior Shevchenko came free, but Antonín Škoda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trajan Vujošević made in the 54th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Junior Shevchenko. A sloppy throw-in by Trajan Vujošević in the 57th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Lex Academy's Lubomír Heřman. Prudencio Elequemedo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vučko Jovović read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. When Prudencio Elequemedo came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Lex Academy 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 Prudencio Elequemedo couldn't finish the play. Antonín Škoda made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Big Ben sent off a good shot on target. 64 minutes into the match, Warriors of Gora™'s goal looked a bit too open when Prudencio Elequemedo came free, but Vučko Jovović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lex Academy's Antonín Škoda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haşim Berin in the 67th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Warriors of Gora™'s corner Mihajlo Radosavljev fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Antonín Škoda quite easily take care of the ball. Zvonimir Krstanović lost his temper 70 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 70 minutes into the game, one of Warriors of Gora™:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Warriors of Gora™:s Vučko Jovović showed great skill when he stopped Prudencio Elequemedo:s penalty. Damian Joseph blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antonín Škoda having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Haşim Berin got free with Antonín Škoda in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vučko Jovović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prudencio Elequemedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Prudencio Elequemedo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vučko Jovović was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Robert Hamšík in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vučko Jovović saved Warriors of Gora™ from getting behind. If Big Ben had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vučko Jovović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prudencio Elequemedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lex Academy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Josef Kožíšek in the 97th minute. The corner ended in Josef Kožíšek almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Warriors of Gora™'s Vučko Jovović did a great save. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Lex Academy were victorious despite being under pressure from Warriors of Gora™ for much of the match.