Challenge

The Woo
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Fabian Kalfhage started the match with the kick off. Metod Mlynar struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Marcus Brandin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Slovakia. In the 8th minute, Metod Mlynar made a precise shot to the right of Marcus Brandin. The Woo Academy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The supporters of Slovakia booed when The Woo Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Kalfhage didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Metod Mlynar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Brandin was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. A collision led to Slovakia getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Stefan Havel hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Fabian Kalfhage managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Woo Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabian Kalfhage 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. Oliver Holub recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Elias Dahlgren kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Fabian Kalfhage sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Metod Mlynar 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. In the 29th minute, Metod Mlynar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcus Brandin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 32 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Vavrinec Koleno. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Kalfhage in the 33rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Slovakia's zone, Karl Örtendahl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrich Slany came out of the goal and Karl Örtendahl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Kalfhage, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th match minute, Slovakia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zigmund Maliar to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Fabian Kalfhage managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Woo Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabian Kalfhage 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. The The Woo Academy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Slovakia were winning 0-2.

After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Pavol Koleno managed to get in a good position for a shot. Slovakia's supporters rose to their feet, but Pavol Koleno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcus Brandin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Metod Mlynar came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Slovakia 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 Metod Mlynar couldn't finish the play. Metod Mlynars short, quick shot in the 63rdth minute got Marcus Brandin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Vavrinec Koleno hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Metod Mlynar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Marcus Brandin made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattias Tinglöf in the 71st minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Metod Mlynar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Slovakia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 82 minutes into the match, The Woo Academy's goalkeeper Marcus Brandin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Metod Mlynar. Metod Mlynar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Marcus Brandin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute Fabian Kalfhage 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. Thomas Torstensson was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 89th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 95th match minute, The Woo Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stig Norström to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Slovakia walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.