Challenge

Arena Skarpa Ełk
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Metod Mlynar took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute of the game Pavol Koleno made a throw-in which Zigmund Maliar played forward. In the 5th minute, Metod Mlynar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olaf Soroka was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 7th match minute, Slovakia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliver Holub to maneuver through the defense. Mateusz Wojtkiewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Henrich Slany tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Metod Mlynar came up free with the goalie in the 12th 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. 13 minutes into the match, Skarpa Ełk's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Holub came free, but Olaf Soroka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Skarpa Ełk's attentive Mieszko Mazierski managed to snatch the ball when Vít Biskup made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. Skarpa Ełk's Olaf Soroka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Metod Mlynar in the 15th minute of play. The throw-in from Mieszko Mazierski in the 16th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Slovakia's Vít Biskup. Mateusz Wojtkiewicz scored 1-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henrich Slany, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Olaf Soroka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Metod Mlynar in the 21st minute of play. Oliver Holub took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olaf Soroka. Olaf Soroka dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 30th minute Metod Mlynar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olaf Soroka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Skarpa Ełk's attentive Wladyslaw Borczak managed to snatch the ball when Vít Biskup made a throw-in in the 37th minute of the game. Skarpa Ełk's attentive Mieszko Mazierski managed to snatch the ball when Zigmund Maliar made a throw-in in the 39th minute of the game. Ondrej Biskup made in the 42nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Oliver Holub. 44 minutes into the game, Pavol Koleno threw the ball into play from the sideline. Skarpa Ełk's Julian Wolicki quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mateusz Wojtkiewicz to make the kick off. The supporters of Skarpa Ełk booed when Slovakia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Suchy didn't get a good kick on the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Eugeniusz Wawrukiewicz came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Vít Biskup threw the ball into play from the sideline. Skarpa Ełk's Mieszko Mazierski quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Vít Biskup hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Skarpa Ełk's Mateusz Wojtkiewicz got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Skarpa Ełk's Mieszko Mazierski got a free kick in the 62nd minute. If Metod Mlynar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olaf Soroka was a little too slow when Oliver Holub got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 1-4. After 69 minutes, Korneliusz Narbut mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Skarpa Ełk and the Slovakia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Olaf Soroka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Metod Mlynar in the 73rd minute. In the 78th match minute, Slovakia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ondrej Biskup to maneuver through the defense. Ondrej Biskup made in the 80th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Oliver Holub immediately put the ball in play. The supporters of Slovakia booed when Skarpa Ełk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateusz Wojtkiewicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Skarpa Ełk's Olaf Soroka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliver Holub in the 84th minute of play. Olaf Soroka was a little too slow when Metod Mlynar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 1-6. In the 90th minute of the game Ondrej Biskup made a throw-in which Oliver Holub played forward. Skarpa Ełk's Mieszko Mazierski quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Vít Biskup, made in the 92nd minute of the game. Skarpa Ełk's Mieszko Mazierski managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Vít Biskup in the 95 minute of the game. Slovakia were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Skarpa Ełk's much stronger midfield.