Official Cup

Cika Daca Arena
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Dušan Vlahovic 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. 2 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goalkeeper Tomáš Houdek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dušan Vlahovic. In the 3rd minute Song Di Xu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomáš Houdek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo Novaes in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jérémie Janot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 8 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Dušan Vlahovic came free, but Tomáš Houdek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Bernardo Novaes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jérémie Janot was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Tomáš Houdek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dušan Vlahovic in the 15th minute of play. After 17 played minutes Lex Academy got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Castulo. Dušan Vlahovic could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Tomáš Houdek made a huge save. 1-1 became the score in the 23rd minute when Dušan Vlahovic elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 27 minutes of play, Lex Academy's Bernardo Novaes made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jérémie Janot was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tomáš Houdek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaká Beaton, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Jérémie Janot came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Lex Academy's Bernardo Novaes. But to his dismay, Bernardo Novaes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bernardo Novaes was the one to do the kick off. Bernardo Novaes might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jérémie Janot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernardo Novaes ran back to his position shaking his head. Jérémie Janot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Novaes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Novaes struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Jérémie Janot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lex Academy. After a rather tough play, Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Kaká Beaton got a free kick in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Vlahovic in the 62nd minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Tomáš Houdek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the game, Bernardo Novaes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Jérémie Janot was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lex Academy's Tomáš Houdek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dušan Vlahovic in the 70th minute of play. Tomáš Houdek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dušan Vlahovic, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Vlahovic in the 71st minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Tomáš Houdek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd match minute, Lex Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otmar Schovánek to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 75 minutes, Leo Štengl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lex Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leo Štengl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Voja Spajić was substituted for Dušan Vlahovic. In the 78thth minute of the game Bernardo Novaes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Jérémie Janot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tomáš Houdek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Song Di Xu in the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to Lex Academy getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Fausto Castulo hit a great ball. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ made a substitution. Gu Zhan Qiang replaced Song Di Xu. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gu Zhan Qiang in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomáš Houdek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 94 minutes into the match, Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s goalkeeper Jérémie Janot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernardo Novaes. Lex Academy played a much better game than Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ and deserved their victory. The Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.