World League

Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jiří Rychtář kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Luboš Hlaváč hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cesar Belo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for José Augusto de Queiroz. Pardubice Hurricanes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentin Valentine got free with José Augusto de Queiroz in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valentin Valentine came free with the goalkeeper in the 8th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and José Augusto de Queiroz could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentin Valentine got free with José Augusto de Queiroz in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After taking down the ball on Galmock FC's corner Valentin Valentine fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and José Augusto de Queiroz quite easily take care of the ball. Klement Gniech hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. José Augusto de Queiroz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Primitivo Ferman in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute Jiří Rychtář shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Firmin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute of the match, Valentin Valentine got a very nice opportunity to score, but José Augusto de Queiroz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, José Augusto de Queiroz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 26th minute of the match Galmock FC got a corner. Pardubice Hurricanes's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cesar Belo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Cesar Belo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pardubice Hurricanes's José Augusto de Queiroz did a great save. 30 minutes into the game, Valentin Valentine cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. José Augusto de Queiroz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Valentin Valentine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valentin Valentine's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Augusto de Queiroz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Elias Firmin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiří Rychtář, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 39 minutes into the game, when Elvio Jago put in a rough tackle. After 40 played minutes Galmock FC got a freekick which was hit by Elvio Jago. Elias Firmin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvald Mervart in the 41st minute of play. After having played for 45 minutes, Valentin Valentine managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galmock FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Valentine was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valentin Valentine was the one to do the kick off. Galmock FC's Elias Firmin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Galmock FC from getting a goal against them. In the 56th minute, Valentin Valentine made a precise shot to the right of José Augusto de Queiroz. Pardubice Hurricanes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 60 minutes into the match, Pardubice Hurricanes's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Valentine came free, but José Augusto de Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Pardubice Hurricanes's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Valentine came free, but José Augusto de Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Pardubice Hurricanes's zone, Valentin Valentine stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Augusto de Queiroz came out of the goal and Valentin Valentine tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomáš Horejš 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. In the 67th minute Valentin Valentine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Augusto de Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Augusto de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Valentine in the 74th minute of the match. Jiří Rychtář could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Elias Firmin made a huge save. In the 76th minute, Valentin Valentine ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. José Augusto de Queiroz was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 80 minutes into the match, Valentin Valentine notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Pardubice Hurricanes's José Augusto de Queiroz. José Augusto de Queiroz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Galmock FC's Chip Douglas got a free kick in the 84th minute. Elias Firmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiří Rychtář, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute Jiří Rychtář shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Firmin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jiří Rychtářs short, quick shot in the 94thth minute got Elias Firmin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some careless play in the Pardubice Hurricanes defense, Valentin Valentine kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Augusto de Queiroz. The Pardubice Hurricanes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Augusto de Queiroz should have stopped the shot. Pardubice Hurricanes made a substitution. Ladislav Balogh replaced Jiří Rychtář.