Challenge

Slovakia Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Metod Mlynar started the match with the kick off. Metod Mlynar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 5th minute Eusebio Hori 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. Henrich Slany came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Ricart Futebol Clube's Eusebio Hori. But to his dismay, Eusebio Hori quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's Eusebio Hori sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Henrich Slany narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 11 minutes, Eusebio Hori managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ricart Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eusebio Hori was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinaldo Palmeira in the 12th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Eusebio Hori managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ricart Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusebio Hori 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 22nd minute of the game Ondrej Biskup made a throw-in which Oliver Holub played forward. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinaldo Palmeira in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Hori in the 26th minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eusebio Hori in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henrich Slany prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 29 minutes of play, Ricart Futebol Clube's Eusebio Hori made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henrich Slany was left in no man's land by his defense there! Andres Ekhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliver Holub in the 34th minute of the match. In the 34th minute Oliver Holub shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Ekhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Hori, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute, Eusebio Hori ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henrich Slany was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. When Ricart Futebol Clube's Eusebio Hori in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Slovakia's goalie prevented a goal. Eusebio Hori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Ricart Futebol Clube were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The audience was convinced that Eusebio Hori's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrich Slany was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Eusebio Hori's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Henrich Slany read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. When Pavol Koleno came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Slovakia 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 Pavol Koleno couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Ricart Futebol Clube booed when Slovakia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vavrinec Koleno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eusebio Hori's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Henrich Slany read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eusebio Hori got free with Henrich Slany in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eusebio Hori in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrich Slany saved Slovakia from getting behind. 68 minutes into the match, Eusebio Hori had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henrich Slany. Slovakia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eusebio Hori was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. 71 minutes into the match, Eusebio Hori notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Slovakia's Henrich Slany. Henrich Slany was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Hori in the 74th minute of play. Emanuel Olisadebe struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Henrich Slany didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ricart Futebol Clube. The Ricart Futebol Clube fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Ricart Futebol Clube's Eusebio Hori 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 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ricart Futebol Clube's Abel Ramalho was substituted for Eusebio Hori. In the 94th minute, Geovânio Gerber reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Henrich Slany. The goal made the score 0-10. Ricart Futebol Clube's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.