Challenge

Slovakia Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 苏鸿威 started the match with the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 5th minute by Metod Mlynar got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Metod Mlynar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Niceto Eduino made a huge save. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 苏鸿威 in the 7th minute of play. Metod Mlynar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Niceto Eduino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Taichung Nightmare's Niceto Eduino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vavrinec Koleno in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute 王彬建 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. Oliver Holub fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niceto Eduino having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Metod Mlynar during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Slovakia getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Metod Mlynar hit a great ball. In the 28th minute, Vavrinec Koleno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Niceto Eduino made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Metod Mlynar sent off a good shot on target. Slovakia's Metod Mlynar got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vavrinec Koleno got his second yellow card in the match during the 38th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Vavrinec Koleno kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. The Taichung Nightmare fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Taichung Nightmare's 严锋烨 looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After the first half Taichung Nightmare were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Metod Mlynar made a kick off. After 50 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Kornel Jahoda. 53 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when 王彬建 came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when 严锋烨 got free with Henrich Slany in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 顾凌常 in the 56th minute of play. In the 61st match minute, Slovakia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Metod Mlynar to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 63 minutes into the game, when Stefan Havel put in a rough tackle. After some careless play in the Slovakia defense, 苏鸿威 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. 顾凌常 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Henrich Slany tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute Oliver Holub shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niceto Eduino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, 严锋烨 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The Slovakia fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Taichung Nightmare were clearly better and deserved to take the win.