Challenge

Elvio Maore
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Metod Mlynar took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Slovakia's zone, Federico Girotti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrich Slany came out of the goal and Federico Girotti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 8 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Zigmund Maliar. Henrich Slany was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Federico Girotti capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Federico Girotti really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Ivael Tercero blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Henrich Slany having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Federico Girotti got free with Henrich Slany in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Federico Girotti might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henrich Slany. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Federico Girotti ran back to his position shaking his head. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Girotti in the 17th minute of the match. Slovakia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Federico Girotti scored to the left of an out of position Henrich Slany, making the score, 2-0. Federico Girotti took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Henrich Slany. Henrich Slany dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. In the 38th minute, Invisible's Federico Girotti dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 6-0. Gonzalo Martínez's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Henrich Slany firmly grabbed it by the left post. Henrich Slany was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Federico Girotti showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 7-0 in the 43 minute of play. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Girotti, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Federico Girotti to make the kick off. In the 51st 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 53rd minute of the match Invisible got a corner. Slovakia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eliseo Leheren ran over to the corner to take the kick. 57 minutes into the match, Federico Girotti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henrich Slany. Slovakia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Federico Girotti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. Invisible's Ivael Tercero got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Henrich Slany didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Federico Girotti went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 11-0 was the resulting score. Invisible's Esequiel Barco was substituted for Gonzalo Martínez. Invisible made a substitution. Nicolas De La Cruz replaced Federico Girotti. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolas De La Cruz in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrich Slany saved Slovakia from getting behind. In the 71stth minute of the game Nicolas De La Cruz 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. The Invisible fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Invisible's Nicolas De La Cruz 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 12-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Invisible's Esequiel Barco got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas De La Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas De La Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas De La Cruz in the 78th minute of play. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Beltrán in the 79th minute of play. After 81 minutes of play, Invisible's Lucas Beltrán made it 13-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henrich Slany was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 86th minute Nicolas De La Cruz 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. 87 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Beltrán came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Lucas Beltrán had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henrich Slany. Slovakia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Beltrán was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 14-0. Nicolas De La Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrich Slany having to interfere. After 93 played minutes Invisible got a freekick which was hit by Bartolo Ikatz. Pavol Koleno, 94 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 15-0 when Esequiel Barco sped through Slovakia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Henrich Slany. There was no doubt that Invisible were the better team. Invisible's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.