Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mimoun Palić got the match started through his kick off. Anton Gertsyk might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nedas Gol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anton Gertsyk ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, U21 Czech Republic's Mimoun Palić got a free kick in the 4th minute. Anton Gertsyk might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nedas Gol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anton Gertsyk ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anton Gertsyk in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nedas Gol saved U21 Czech Republic from getting behind. After 9 minutes of play, U21 Czech Republic's Ivan Brůna made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Polikarp Miheev was left in no man's land by his defense there! 12 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona Lassa's goalkeeper Polikarp Miheev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hồ Vado. In the 14thth minute of the game Timur Savin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Czech Republic's Nedas Gol was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Václav Moučka fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Czech Republic's protests and gave Václav Moučka a yellow card for diving instead. In the 23rd minute, Timur Savin made a precise shot to the right of Nedas Gol. U21 Czech Republic's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 29th minute Anton Gertsyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nedas Gol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Czech Republic's Nedas Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timur Savin in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Gertsyk in the 34th minute of play forced U21 Czech Republic's goalkeeper Nedas Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nedas Gol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amado Chayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 37th minute Anton Gertsyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nedas Gol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Timur Savin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Nedas Gol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 48 minutes into the game, Timur Savin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Nedas Gol was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half FC Barcelona Lassa were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Anton Gertsyk made the kick off in the second half. Nedas Gol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timur Savin in the 53rd minute of the match. When Marek Komár fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Czech Republic's protests and gave Marek Komár a yellow card for diving instead. Marek Komár kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Anton Gertsyk's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nedas Gol firmly grabbed it by the left post. 58 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona Lassa's goal looked a bit too open when Mimoun Palić came free, but Polikarp Miheev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anton Gertsyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Nedas Gol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Anton Gertsyk could shoot a difficult shot in the 69th minute, which Nedas Gol however easily saved by the left post. Polikarp Miheev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Brůna went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 80th minute Ivan Brůna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Polikarp Miheev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ladislav Strakoš had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Barcelona Lassa's Ivan Ananov was substituted for Maksim Kuzmin. U21 Czech Republic made a substitution. Jakub Plichta replaced Václav Moučka. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Brůna in the 87th minute of play forced FC Barcelona Lassa's goalkeeper Polikarp Miheev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute Timur Savin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nedas Gol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivan Brůna in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Polikarp Miheev saved FC Barcelona Lassa from getting behind. 92 minutes into the match, U21 Czech Republic's goalkeeper Nedas Gol had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tobiasz Dubiel. Thanks to some nice moves Anton Gertsyk could shoot a difficult shot in the 96th minute, which Nedas Gol however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anton Gertsyk got free with Nedas Gol in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.