Challenge

Platinum Arena
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Metod Mlynar kicked off to start the match. Henrich Slany was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Roman Uvarov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Roman Uvarov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 11th minute of the match, Roman Uvarov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Henrich Slany saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Zigmund Maliar fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Slovakia's protests and gave Zigmund Maliar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th match minute, Slovakia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zigmund Maliar to maneuver through the defense. Metod Mlynar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Elizavetin having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Slovakia's Metod Mlynar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artem Elizavetin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Oliver Holub managed to get in a good position for a shot. Slovakia's supporters rose to their feet, but Oliver Holub was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artem Elizavetin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavol Koleno in the 25th minute of play forced FK Amur's goalkeeper Artem Elizavetin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th match minute, Slovakia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zigmund Maliar to maneuver through the defense. Henrich Slany didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roman Uvarov went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The throw-in from Yaroslav Samsonov in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Slovakia's Vavrinec Koleno. Artem Elizavetin 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 35th minute. Henrich Slany was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Roman Uvarov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Roman Uvarov really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

After 50 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Vavrinec Koleno. After a defensive mix-up in FK Amur's zone, Metod Mlynar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artem Elizavetin 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. Timofey Vekshin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timofey Vekshin, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Uvarov in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute Roman Uvarov 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. 77 minutes into the game, Roman Uvarov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Henrich Slany was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 82 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Belozerov came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artem Elizavetin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Metod Mlynar in the 85th minute. Oliver Holub struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Artem Elizavetin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Slovakia. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Uvarov in the 91st minute of the match. Vít Biskup was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 93 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Slovakia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FK Amur fans cheered their team off the field, for while Slovakia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.