Challenge

Helenas Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerardo Lordi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Henrich Slany made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Gerardo Lordi sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Slovakia's Henrich Slany got control of the ball when Gerardo Lordi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, Oliver Holub 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 Santa Margarita the free kick. With his leg Henrich Slany managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Santa Margarita's Andréas Hasselqvist fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Orixe in the 15th minute of play. With a little luck, Slovakia's Henrich Slany got control of the ball when Gerardo Lordi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kornel Jahoda's late challenge caught a Santa Margarita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kornel Jahoda helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Slovakia's Kornel Jahoda got a free kick in the 20th minute. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Lordi in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Oliver Holub hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd match minute, Santa Margarita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonzalo Orixe to maneuver through the defense. When Ondrej Biskup fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Slovakia's protests and gave Ondrej Biskup a yellow card for diving instead. Ondrej Biskup kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo De Francesco in the 37th minute of play. Gerardo Lordi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrich Slany having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Witomir Pisarczyk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santa Margarita's supporters rose to their feet, but Witomir Pisarczyk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henrich Slany breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Metod Mlynar to strike the kick off in the second half. Andréas Hasselqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrich Slany having to interfere. Witomir Pisarczyk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Henrich Slany read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Witomir Pisarczyk notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Slovakia's Henrich Slany. Henrich Slany was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Santa Margarita made a substitution. Wendell Davids replaced Witomir Pisarczyk. After a rather tough play, Slovakia's Daniel Suchy got a free kick in the 63rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Klaus Mohammadi in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrich Slany saved Slovakia from getting behind. In the 70th match minute, Slovakia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vít Biskup to maneuver through the defense. Andreas Landgren took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Henrich Slany. Henrich Slany dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elmo Jaanovits, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Klaus Mohammadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrich Slany having to interfere. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klaus Mohammadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elmo Jaanovits in the 82nd minute of the match. Wendell Davids fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrich Slany having to interfere. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Orixe in the 89th minute of play. After some careless play in the Slovakia defense, Elmo Jaanovits 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. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Santa Margarita had played much better football throughout.