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RUBEN DA SILVA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Elias Roldan started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Vavrinec Koleno. 7 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elias Roldan. A collision led to Slovakia getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Pavol Koleno hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Zigmund Maliar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rosario Central's Elias Roldan got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 16 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Kornel Jahoda. Slovakia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Elias Roldan scored to the left of an out of position Henrich Slany, making the score, 2-0. In the 27th minute, Elias Roldan fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tostão de Queirós in the 28th minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Roldan in the 29th minute of play. 4-0 became the score in the 31st minute when Elias Roldan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 34th 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. In the 36th minute Elias Roldan 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 didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Rosario Central's Elias Roldan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 44th minute, Oliver Holub hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Slovakia's zone, Evaristo Abalos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrich Slany came out of the goal and Evaristo Abalos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The wind increased when Metod Mlynar made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Tostão de Queirós 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Roldan in the 52nd minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 52nd play minutes Elias Roldan shot 7-0, a short shot which went by Henrich Slany and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 55th match minute, Slovakia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Metod Mlynar to maneuver through the defense. Rosario Central's Elias Roldan got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Evaristo Abalos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Roldan in the 58th minute of play. In the 62ndth minute of the game Evaristo Abalos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Slovakia's Henrich Slany was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 64thth minute of the game Tostão de Queirós who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Slovakia's Henrich Slany was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Elias Roldan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rosario Central made a substitution. Lautaro Martines replaced Elias Roldan. The Rosario Central fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Rosario Central's Lautaro Martines 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 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 73 minutes, Lautaro Martines managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rosario Central's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Martines was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henrich Slany stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Martines's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Tostão de Queirós struck a weak shot in the 78th 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 Rosario Central. When Tostão de Queirós came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Rosario Central 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 Tostão de Queirós couldn't finish the play. After 82 minutes, Kornel Jahoda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Slovakia and the Rosario Central players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kornel Jahoda hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. When Rosario Central's Lautaro Martines in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Slovakia's goalie prevented a goal. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Martines, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After a rather tough play, Slovakia's Zigmund Maliar got a free kick in the 87th minute. Henrich Slany stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Martines's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Silvino, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 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. Rosario Central fully deserved thier win.