Challenge

Slovakia Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Shao Ting Xing kicked off to start the match. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shao Ting Xing in the 10th minute of play. Metod Mlynar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Henrich Slany didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Shao Ting Xing went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gio Bonanni, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute of the match, Metod Mlynar got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vrasidas Panaretos was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 33 minutes into the match, Gris Maffian's goalkeeper Vrasidas Panaretos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Metod Mlynar. Zigmund Maliar hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Stefan Havel charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stefan Havel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 40 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Stefan Havel. Gris Maffian's Gio Bonanni couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 41st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Slovakia. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shao Ting Xing in the 43rd minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Shao Ting Xing scored 0-3 in the 53rd 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. Gris Maffian's Vincent Mårtensson got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shao Ting Xing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 64 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Zigmund Maliar. Gris Maffian's Bertil Simonsson was substituted for Gio Bonanni. Zigmund Maliar kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Gris Maffian's Shao Ting Xing got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gris Maffian's Bianco Sammartano was substituted for Vincent Mårtensson. Shao Ting Xing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Henrich Slany was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Shao Ting Xing showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 79 minute of play. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bianco Sammartano in the 81st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shao Ting Xing got free with Henrich Slany in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 85 minutes into the match, Shao Ting Xing notched a goal, 0-5, 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. 88 minutes into the match, Bianco Sammartano dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Henrich Slany, 0-6. Shao Ting Xing took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Henrich Slany. Henrich Slany dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. Gris Maffian's Shao Ting Xing got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.