League Play-Off

Sihla Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pavol Starší kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Plavnica getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ján Jasuš hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vladimir Kľúčik during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 5 played minutes Plavnica got a freekick which was hit by Vladimir Kľúčik. In the 6th minute of the match Miloš Švajda sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Daniel Krajňák skillfully saved the ball. Štefan Štefanka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Krajňák having to interfere. 0-1 became the score in the 12th minute when Pavol Starší elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Ján Jasuš had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Plavnica fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Plavnica's Pavol Starší 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Marián Kozák hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 35 minutes into the match, Sihla FK's goal looked a bit too open when Pavol Starší came free, but Michal Ľadník reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Krajňák made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michal Húska in the 39th minute of play. Matej Koči's late challenge caught a Sihla FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matej Koči helped the player get up and apologised. After 39 played minutes Plavnica got a freekick which was hit by Matej Koči. After having played for 40 minutes, Štefan Štefanka managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sihla FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Štefan Štefanka was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute, Matej Koči hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michal Húska to make the kick off. A collision led to Plavnica getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Vladimir Kľúčik hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Michal Húska's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniel Krajňák was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Ján Jasuš's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Michal Ľadník skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 66th minute Štefan Štefanka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Krajňák saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michal Húska fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Krajňák having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Marek Galvánek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Štefan Štefanka's late challenge caught a Plavnica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Štefan Štefanka helped the player get up and apologised. After 79 played minutes Sihla FK got a freekick which was hit by Štefan Štefanka. An unexpectedly hard shot by Štefan Štefanka in the 82nd minute of play forced Plavnica's goalkeeper Daniel Krajňák to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Plavnica's Daniel Krajňák played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michal Húska in the 85th minute of play. Ján Jasuš could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Michal Ľadník made a huge save. Michal Ľadník made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Michal Šimon sent off a good shot on target. The Plavnica players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.