Challenge

San Siro Stadio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Slovakia's Metod Mlynar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Slovakia's Metod Mlynar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iordache Minea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Iordache Minea came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Slovakia's Pavol Koleno. But to his dismay, Pavol Koleno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Metod Mlynar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Slovakia's Metod Mlynar got a free kick in the 11th minute. Metod Mlynar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Iordache Minea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Oliver Holub came up free with the goalie in the 33rd 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 Oliver Holub couldn't finish the play. Iordache Minea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Metod Mlynar in the 35th minute of the match. Iordache Minea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Metod Mlynar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Niculae Geambașu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ferdinand Murgescu to make the kick off. 51 minutes in the game Marcu Conta did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Iacob Bordeanu. Slovakia's Metod Mlynar got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. YR☆ Rossoneri™'s Iordache Minea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliver Holub in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th match minute, YR☆ Rossoneri™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iacob Bordeanu to maneuver through the defense. If Iacob Bordeanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Metod Mlynar came up free with the goalie in the 68th 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 Metod Mlynar couldn't finish the play. In the 73rd minute, Ferdinand Murgescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, YR☆ Rossoneri™'s goalkeeper Iordache Minea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oliver Holub. In the 82nd minute, Zigmund Maliar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute, Metod Mlynar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 90 minutes, Metod Mlynar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Slovakia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Metod Mlynar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcu Conta got a throw-in 93 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Niculae Geambașu. If Niculae Geambașu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The YR☆ Rossoneri™ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Slovakia's performance. The match ended with a win for Slovakia.