Challenge

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Metod Mlynar kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Palermo4ever's Carolo Florin got a free kick in the 10th minute. Henrich Slany stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aristides Berart's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Metod Mlynar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Filiberto Tauro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Metod Mlynar notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Palermo4ever's Filiberto Tauro. Filiberto Tauro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 27th minute, Metod Mlynar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Slovakia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Palermo4ever's Filiberto Tauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Metod Mlynar in the 31st minute of play. Metod Mlynar hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Palermo4ever's Filiberto Tauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Metod Mlynar in the 34th minute of play. A collision led to Palermo4ever getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Leo Martxelin hit a great ball. A collision led to Palermo4ever getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Eulalio Gentza hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute, Zigmund Maliar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Palermo4ever players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Slovakia were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aristides Berart was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oliver Holub during the 50th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Palermo4ever's zone, Metod Mlynar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filiberto Tauro came out of the goal and Metod Mlynar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Palermo4ever's Filiberto Tauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliver Holub in the 58th minute of play. Vavrinec Koleno kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Aristides Berart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aristides Berart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrich Slany having to interfere. Slovakia's Metod Mlynar got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Filiberto Tauro made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Metod Mlynar sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rd minute of the game Ricardo Dubardo made a throw-in which Valentin Balasi played forward. Oliver Holub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Aristides Berart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Palermo4ever supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Slovakia's performance. The match ended with a win for Slovakia.