Challenge

Korolev
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Metod Mlynar took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as True storY's Mai Li Cheng slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Henrich Slany. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. 张超骏 might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henrich Slany. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 张超骏 ran back to his position shaking his head. Henrich Slany was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Emil Kostadinov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emil Kostadinov really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Emil Kostadinov struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Henrich Slany didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for True storY. After a defensive mix-up in Slovakia's zone, Maadan Lăcătuș stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrich Slany came out of the goal and Maadan Lăcătuș tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mai Li Chengs short, quick shot in the 19thth minute got Henrich Slany to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emil Kostadinov in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrich Slany saved Slovakia from getting behind. 24 minutes into the game, True storY's Emil Kostadinov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henrich Slany made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, 张超骏 took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Henrich Slany to make any attempt to save it. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Kostadinov, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Kostadinov in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Emil Kostadinov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Mai Li Cheng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Henrich Slany made a huge save. A hard shot by Denis Makarov from long distance, 38 minutes into the match, got Henrich Slany's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. With a little luck, Slovakia's Henrich Slany got control of the ball when Mai Li Cheng tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mai Li Cheng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emil Kostadinov to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Mai Li Cheng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. True storY's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mai Li Cheng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 53rd minute 张超骏 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrich Slany saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Emil Kostadinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 57 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Kostadinov came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 张超骏 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrich Slany having to interfere. When Mai Li Cheng came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the True storY 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 Mai Li Cheng couldn't finish the play. True storY made a substitution. Vyacheslav Gruler replaced Emil Kostadinov. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Vyacheslav Gruler managed to get in a good position for a shot. True storY's supporters rose to their feet, but Vyacheslav Gruler was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henrich Slany breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Mai Li Cheng came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the True storY 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 Mai Li Cheng couldn't finish the play. In the 76th minute Vyacheslav Gruler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrich Slany saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mai Li Cheng in the 77th minute of play. Mai Li Cheng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpected shot in the 83rd minute by Metod Mlynar got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oliver Holub during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vyacheslav Gruler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrich Slany having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, True storY's Maadan Lăcătuș nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henrich Slany made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. True storY fully deserved thier win.