Challenge

Arena Skarpa Ełk
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, Slovakia's Henrich Slany got control of the ball when Jakub Dembowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonathan Ereinotz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Henrich Slany came out and tried to block the shot, but Jonathan Ereinotz slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Jakub Dembowski could shoot a difficult shot in the 9th minute, which Henrich Slany however easily saved by the left post. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Slovakia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Doğuhan Alpaslan was slow to take the kick. During this time Skarpa Ełk's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Slovakia's goalie and right to Dariusz Cipinski. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Slovakia's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 13 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Zigmund Maliar. Henrich Slany made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Jonathan Ereinotz sent off a good shot on target. Henrich Slany stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonathan Ereinotz's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakub Dembowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute, Skarpa Ełk's Jonathan Ereinotz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Henrich Slany. Henrich Slany yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Janusz Škarpa in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Ereinotz in the 38th minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Jonathan Ereinotz took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Henrich Slany to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Slovakia's Oliver Holub got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 43 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kazimierz Munko. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Ereinotz in the 46th minute of play. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Ereinotz in the 48th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

Skarpa Ełk made a substitution. Nuno Mendeš replaced Kazimierz Munko. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Metod Mlynar to make the kick off. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakub Dembowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Janusz Škarpa might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henrich Slany. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Janusz Škarpa ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Dariusz Škarpa put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Henrich Slany. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakub Dembowski in the 60th minute of the match. If Jonathan Ereinotz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the match, Jonathan Ereinotz notched a goal, 7-0, 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. In the 66th minute Nuno Mendeš 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. Nuno Mendeš scored 8-0 in the 67th 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. After a defensive mix-up in Slovakia's zone, Jonathan Ereinotz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrich Slany came out of the goal and Jonathan Ereinotz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 71 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Ereinotz came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Slovakia defense, Jakub Dembowski 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. Skarpa Ełk's Jonathan Ereinotz got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, Janusz Škarpa notched a goal, 10-0, 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. Nuno Mendeš fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrich Slany having to interfere. When Jonathan Ereinotz came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Skarpa Ełk 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 Jonathan Ereinotz couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Ereinotz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 85th minute of the match Nuno Mendeš shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Henrich Slany showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 86 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Metod Mlynar. 87 minutes into the match, Jakub Dembowski 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 Jakub Dembowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. 93 minutes into the match, Jakub Dembowski notched a goal, 12-0, 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. Jonathan Ereinotz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Skarpa Ełk's Janusz Škarpa pulled a muscle in his back after 97 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After having played for 99 minutes, Jonathan Ereinotz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skarpa Ełk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonathan Ereinotz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There was no doubt that Skarpa Ełk were the better team. Skarpa Ełk's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.