U21 World League

Galaxy Arena
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Cristóvão Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zdeněk Zemánek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eric Donnarumma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdeněk Zemánek, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Eric Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zdeněk Zemánek in the 10th minute of the match. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Eric Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zdeněk Zemánek in the 14th minute of play. Miroslav Halas was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 15 minutes into the match. After 16 played minutes FC Kopeto got a freekick which was hit by Miroslav Halas. Raphael de Brito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Lubor Viktora made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivo Vošický in the 20th minute of play forced Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper Eric Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristóvão Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lubor Viktora having to interfere. Edgard Torres's late challenge caught a FC Kopeto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgard Torres helped the player get up and apologised. Eric Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivo Vošický in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th match minute, FC Kopeto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomáš Berousek to maneuver through the defense. Eric Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivo Vošický, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute, Ivo Vošický hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC Kopeto getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Stanislav Hajduk hit a great ball.

FC Kopeto made a substitution. Ota Matyska replaced Zdeněk Zemánek. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ivo Vošický to make the kick off. Edgard Torres was shown his second yellow card after 52 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Edgard Torres kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Ota Matyska fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Donnarumma having to interfere. Lubor Viktora stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristóvão Maciel's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. After 58 played minutes Elite™- FC Galácticos got a freekick which was hit by Frank Fantini. 63 minutes into the match, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Raphael de Brito sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lubor Viktora narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FC Kopeto's Lubor Viktora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ademar Velloso in the 68th minute of play. Eric Donnarumma made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Ota Matyska sent off a good shot on target. When Ulisses Cavalcante was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 82 minutes had been played. In the 82nd match minute, Elite™- FC Galácticos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulisses Cavalcante to maneuver through the defense. When Raphael de Brito came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Elite™- FC Galácticos 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 Raphael de Brito couldn't finish the play. The Elite™- FC Galácticos fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when Elite™- FC Galácticos's Cristóvão Maciel looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. José Paulo de Mendonça hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.