Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Metod Mlynar got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Sakis Skouras fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Henrich Slany, passed just outside the right post. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniil Barlas in the 7th minute of the match. Pavol Koleno charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pavol Koleno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Slovakia's Pavol Koleno got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 12th minute, Minas Vrontakis 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 1-0. After 17 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Suchy. In the 18th minute, PAOK Irakliou's Daniil Barlas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Sakis Skouras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 22nd 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Metod Mlynar in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thodoris Patsatzis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as PAOK Irakliou's Daniil Barlas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Henrich Slany. That made the score 3-0 after 28 minutes of play. In the 32nd match minute, Slovakia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliver Holub to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Slovakia's Metod Mlynar got a free kick in the 34th minute. 37 minutes into the match, PAOK Irakliou's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Holub came free, but Thodoris Patsatzis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Minas Vrontakis 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 4-0. Minas Vrontakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniil Barlas in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniil Barlas made a kick off. A collision led to PAOK Irakliou getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Sakis Skouras hit a great ball. In the 54th minute, Minas Vrontakis 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. 66 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgos Raftopoulos came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christodoulos Tsagris hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniil Barlas in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrich Slany saved Slovakia from getting behind. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alekos Sapounelis in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Minas Vrontakis 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 Minas Vrontakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. In the 86th minute Daniil Barlas 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. When Minas Vrontakis came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the PAOK Irakliou 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 Minas Vrontakis couldn't finish the play. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniil Barlas in the 89th minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Giorgos Raftopoulos 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. PAOK Irakliou's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.