Challenge

Cluj Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Wolves Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Metod Mlynar came free, but Radu Ciordaș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 minutes of play, Slovakia's Metod Mlynar made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Radu Ciordaș was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Metod Mlynar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Slovakia's Metod Mlynar in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wolves Academy's goalie prevented a goal. Slovakia's Henrich Slany proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Slovakia from getting a goal against them. 31 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gigel Orescu. 33 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Paul Negulescu came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Metod Mlynar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dragoş Buznea hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Radu Ciordaș stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oliver Holub's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Metod Mlynar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Radu Ciordaș. Wolves Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Metod Mlynar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After the first half Slovakia were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Metod Mlynar to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Slovakia's zone, Dragoş Buznea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrich Slany came out of the goal and Dragoş Buznea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 57 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Dragoş Buznea came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigel Orescu in the 58th minute of the match. When Wolves Academy's Dragoş Buznea in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Slovakia's goalie prevented a goal. Metod Mlynar in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Radu Ciordaș, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 65th minute, Gabriel Uncheşelu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pavol Koleno took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Radu Ciordaș. Wolves Academy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Paul Negulescu came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Dragoş Buznea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henrich Slany was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paul Negulescu in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigel Orescu in the 86th minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dragoş Buznea in the 95th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Wolves Academy players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.