Challenge

Slovakia Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rony Coelho got the match started through his kick off. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meriç Nurkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Slovakia were furious when Stefan Havel was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 6th minute there was a penalty for Š¢σяpiσиŠ. Amedeo Faccio stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Henrich Slany. 0-1. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Augusto Netto, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute Meriç Nurkan 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. The supporters of Š¢σяpiσиŠ booed when Slovakia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Suchy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rony Coelho in the 13th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Š¢σяpiσиŠ's Bobby Moore got a free kick in the 15th minute. Oliver Holub fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Cordeiro having to interfere. In the 20th minute, João Augusto Netto 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. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rony Coelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd match minute, Slovakia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zigmund Maliar to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the game, Š¢σяpiσиŠ's Rony Coelho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henrich Slany made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Rony Coelho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrich Slany was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. 28 minutes into the game, Rony Coelho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Henrich Slany was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 31 minutes into the match, Amedeo Faccio notched a goal, 0-4, 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. In the 35th minute Meriç Nurkan 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rony Coelho in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrich Slany saved Slovakia from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rony Coelho in the 38th minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meriç Nurkan scored 0-5 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henrich Slany, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amedeo Faccio, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Š¢σяpiσиŠ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Amedeo Faccio in the 44th minute. The corner ended in Rony Coelho almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Slovakia's Henrich Slany did a great save. When Š¢σяpiσиŠ's Rony Coelho in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Slovakia's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Metod Mlynar to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Rony Coelho sped through Slovakia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Henrich Slany. Š¢σяpiσиŠ's João Augusto Netto got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Henrich Slany was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Rony Coelho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rony Coelho really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. In the 69th minute, Rony Coelho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Š¢σяpiσиŠ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. Š¢σяpiσиŠ made a substitution. Jorginho Esteves replaced Fortunato Domenghini. 73 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rony Coelho. 75 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rony Coelho. In the 76th minute, Meriç Nurkan 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. Š¢σяpiσиŠ made a substitution. Gilberto Cardozo replaced Rony Coelho. Henrich Slany was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and João Augusto Netto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. João Augusto Netto really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. If Amedeo Faccio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gilberto Cardozo might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henrich Slany. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilberto Cardozo ran back to his position shaking his head. Š¢σяpiσиŠ's Gilberto Cardozo got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Gilberto Cardozo 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. The audience was convinced that Gilberto Cardozo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrich Slany was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. In the 91st minute of the match Amedeo Faccio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Henrich Slany showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gilberto Cardozos short, quick shot in the 93rdth minute got Henrich Slany to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Š¢σяpiσиŠ played a much better game than Slovakia and deserved their victory. The Slovakia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.