Challenge

Visotsαni Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dimosthenis Fyssas got the match started through his kick off. Zigmund Maliar kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Zigmund Maliar kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Kolopetinitsa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ubaldo Salomon in the 9th minute. A very nice done corner allowed Giannis Panagiotidis to score against Henrich Slany in Slovakia's goal. 1-0 after 9 minutes. 12 minutes into the game, Slovakia's Metod Mlynar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vlassis Mintiouris made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 15th minute, Andreas Kioubouroglou made a precise shot to the right of Henrich Slany. Slovakia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Slovakia's zone, Andreas Kioubouroglou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrich Slany came out of the goal and Andreas Kioubouroglou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giannis Panagiotidis in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Dimosthenis Fyssas notched a goal, 3-1, 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. 27 minutes into the game, Kolopetinitsa's Dimosthenis Fyssas 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, 4-1. 30 minutes into the game, Metod Mlynar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Slovakia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kolopetinitsa the free kick. A collision led to Slovakia getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Kornel Jahoda hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the game, Andreas Kioubouroglou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Henrich Slany was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 38th minute, Dimosthenis Fyssas 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 6-1.

Metod Mlynar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Vlassis Mintiouris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zigmund Maliar kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Giannis Panagiotidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kolopetinitsa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. The supporters of Kolopetinitsa booed when Slovakia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Holub didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, Dimosthenis Fyssas 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 8-1. After 69 minutes, Andreas Kioubouroglou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kolopetinitsa and the Slovakia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th minute, Andreas Kioubouroglou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Panagiotidis in the 71st minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Metod Mlynar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 8-2 became the score in the 79th minute when Metod Mlynar elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 82 played minutes Kolopetinitsa got a freekick which was hit by Ercole De Lucia. Metod Mlynar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Vlassis Mintiouris made a huge save. In the 85th minute Andreas Kioubouroglou 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andreas Kioubouroglou in the 87th 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. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimosthenis Fyssas in the 88th minute of play. Metod Mlynar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kolopetinitsa's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.