Challenge

Kekombero
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Metod Mlynar made the kick off which started today's match. Luciano Abreu's late challenge caught a Slovakia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luciano Abreu helped the player get up and apologised. Esteban Lazcano struck a weak shot in the 5th 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 Kekambas FC. 9 minutes into the game, Vavrinec Koleno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Slovakia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kekambas FC the free kick. Metod Mlynar hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Metod Mlynar in the 16th minute of play forced Kekambas FC's goalkeeper Esteve Iratxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21stth minute of the game Pepe Mujica 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 22nd match minute, Kekambas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Bertol to maneuver through the defense. Esteve Iratxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Metod Mlynar in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Holub in the 26th minute of play forced Kekambas FC's goalkeeper Esteve Iratxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Higinio Blasi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Henrich Slany tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esteve Iratxo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliver Holub in the 37th minute of play. Esteve Iratxo came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Slovakia's Metod Mlynar. But to his dismay, Metod Mlynar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When Metod Mlynar came up free with the goalie in the 46th 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. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Uxio in the 54th minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Lazcano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Slovakia's Oliver Holub got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Oliver Holub kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Esteban Lazcano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Metod Mlynar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Esteve Iratxo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Oliver Holub 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. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Lazcano in the 71st minute of play. After some careless play in the Slovakia defense, Esteban Lazcano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Henrich Slany. The Slovakia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Henrich Slany should have stopped the shot. In the 95th minute, Romulo Orlandus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pavol Koleno recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.