Challenge

OFFSIDE ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Metod Mlynar made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. GALACTICOS's Rey Acitores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliver Holub in the 6th minute of play. GALACTICOS's Norman Salcedo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Henrich Slany in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pawel Mietus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vavrinec Koleno charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vavrinec Koleno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of GALACTICOS booed when Slovakia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vavrinec Koleno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Suchy made in the 17th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Oliver Holub. After having played for 17 minutes, Pawel Mietus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GALACTICOS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pawel Mietus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 24 minutes into the game, Pawel Mietus cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Henrich Slany was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 29 minutes, Pawel Mietus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GALACTICOS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pawel Mietus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alfredo Palos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The goalkeeper, Henrich Slany, was totally fooled by GALACTICOS's Pawel Mietus, who 35 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After having played for 39 minutes, Pawel Mietus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GALACTICOS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pawel Mietus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 4-0 became the score in the 41st minute when Pawel Mietus elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pawel Mietus in the 48th minute of the match. When Pawel Mietus got free in front of the goal in the 48th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Henrich Slany was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Pawel Mietus made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, GALACTICOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Mora to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Pawel Mietus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrich Slany was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Slovakia's zone, Pawel Mietus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrich Slany came out of the goal and Pawel Mietus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Oliver Holub fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Slovakia's protests and gave Oliver Holub a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Slovakia getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Oliver Holub hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the match, Pawel Mietus 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 Pawel Mietus was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. If Pawel Mietus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the Slovakia defense, Pawel Mietus 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. After 73 minutes of play, GALACTICOS's Alfredo Palos made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henrich Slany was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alfredo Palos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Palos in the 79th minute of the match. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pawel Mietus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pawel Mietus, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pawel Mietus in the 87th minute of play. Pawel Mietus might have been able to make a better finish in the 97th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henrich Slany. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pawel Mietus ran back to his position shaking his head. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pawel Mietus in the 97th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the GALACTICOS players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.