Challenge

Arena 9000
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Metod Mlynar started the match with the kick off. After 6 minutes, Stefan Havel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Slovakia and the Three Towers United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 6 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Stefan Havel. In the 9th minute of the game Kenny Deferme made a throw-in which Robert De Geutter played forward. After a rather tough play, Three Towers United's Luka Uijtterhoeven got a free kick in the 10th minute. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luka Uijtterhoeven in the 15th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Metod Mlynar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Kenny Sielis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 26 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Oliver Holub. When Luka Uijtterhoeven came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Three Towers United 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 Luka Uijtterhoeven couldn't finish the play. In the 31st minute Metod Mlynar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenny Sielis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Dominic Blocks was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Three Towers United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Slovakia the free kick. In the 32nd match minute, Three Towers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominic Blocks to maneuver through the defense. If Pavol Koleno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 39 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. If Oliver Holub had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luka Uijtterhoeven to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Slovakia's Metod Mlynar got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laurence Volle in the 54th minute of the match. Dominic Blocks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrich Slany having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Laurence Volle managed to get in a good position for a shot. Three Towers United's supporters rose to their feet, but Laurence Volle 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. In the 67th match minute, Slovakia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vavrinec Koleno to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute of the match Jeoffrey Rijmenants sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Henrich Slany skillfully saved the ball. Herman Dierickx made in the 73rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Robert De Geutter. Pavol Koleno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenny Sielis having to interfere. Slovakia's Ondrej Biskup got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 92 minutes, Metod Mlynar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Slovakia and the Three Towers United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Metod Mlynar kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert De Geutter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.