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arena invictus
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. In the 7th minute, Walmyr Recife hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudinei Tróia kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. If Metod Mlynar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the match, Metod Mlynar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sérgio Cearense. invictus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Metod Mlynar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Sérgio Cearense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Metod Mlynar in the 24th minute of play. Sérgio Cearense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Metod Mlynar, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raí de Moraes in the 29th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Metod Mlynar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Slovakia's supporters rose to their feet, but Metod Mlynar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sérgio Cearense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in invictus's zone, Metod Mlynar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sérgio Cearense 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. Sérgio Cearense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Metod Mlynar, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Henrich Slany made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Raí de Moraes sent off a good shot on target. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raí de Moraes to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Metod Mlynar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Slovakia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Metod Mlynar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Claudinei Tróia kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. If Metod Mlynar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Sérgio Cearense managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Slovakia's Metod Mlynar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 66 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Walmyr Recife came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Metod Mlynar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Cearense having to interfere. Daniel Suchy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sérgio Cearense having to make a save. The supporters of Slovakia booed when invictus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvinho Veiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the game, Walmyr Recife was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. invictus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Slovakia the free kick. 81 minutes into the game, Metod Mlynar 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 invictus the free kick. After a rather tough play, invictus's Raí de Moraes got a free kick in the 82nd minute. The Slovakia supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Slovakia would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.