Challenge

Old Grove Stadium
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Omar Toledo got the match started through his kick off. Štefan Semeno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Štefan Semeno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adria Bielsa in the 9th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Omar Toledo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Štefan Semeno. AFK Petržalka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Omar Toledo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Štefan Semeno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 16th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Štefan Semeno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Toledo came free, but Štefan Semeno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Štefan Semeno stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Omar Toledo's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute Enrique Rabellino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Štefan Semeno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AFK Petržalka's goalie and right to David Aranda. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. AFK Petržalka's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Tomáš Požgaj blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gabriel Ascaso having to make a save. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomáš Požgaj in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 31st minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Štefan Semeno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Adria Bielsa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spain fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 47 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Bališ came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Štefan Semeno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 54th minute of play. Peter Pekarík hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Tomáš Požgaj came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Omar Toledo got free with Štefan Semeno in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomáš Požgaj in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute of the match AFK Petržalka got a corner. Spain's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Peter Pekarík ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Balázs Borbély managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Spain made a substitution. Carles Cherro replaced Omar Toledo. 75 minutes into the match, Tomáš Požgaj had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomáš Požgaj was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Spain made a substitution. Sergio Ruiz replaced Adria Bielsa. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Štefan Semeno successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 81st minute Carles Cherro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Štefan Semeno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriel Ascaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomáš Požgaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Štefan Semeno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Ruiz in the 84th minute of the match. After 85 minutes, Richard Zedník mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFK Petržalka and the Spain players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th minute, Richard Zedník hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Sergio Ruiz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Štefan Semeno was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 90 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Štefan Semeno had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carles Cherro. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Spain players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.