Challenge

ALLIANZ PARQUE
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) OAMOREVERDE's Mário Aguiar 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. Metod Mlynar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aílton Pirani having to interfere. Aílton Pirani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Metod Mlynar's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Slovakia's Metod Mlynar got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 12th minute, Metod Mlynar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aílton Pirani was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 18 minutes, Andrézinho Mello mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the OAMOREVERDE and the Slovakia players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Slovakia booed when OAMOREVERDE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrézinho Mello didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, OAMOREVERDE's Luciano Velasco got a free kick in the 22nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zigmund Maliar during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Slovakia getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Zigmund Maliar hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reinaldo Cardoso got free with Henrich Slany in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 40 minutes into the match, Metod Mlynar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aílton Pirani. OAMOREVERDE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Metod Mlynar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Metod Mlynar was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 51 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. Metod Mlynar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Aílton Pirani made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Mário Aguiar managed to get in a good position for a shot. OAMOREVERDE's supporters rose to their feet, but Mário Aguiar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henrich Slany breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oliver Holub kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Oliver Holub 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. In the 73rd minute, Mário Aguiar made a precise shot to the right of Henrich Slany. Slovakia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 75th minute, Luciano Velasco 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. 78 minutes into the match, OAMOREVERDE's goalkeeper Aílton Pirani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Metod Mlynar. With a little luck, OAMOREVERDE's Aílton Pirani got control of the ball when Vavrinec Koleno tried to sneak it across the goal line. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaldo Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Aílton Pirani made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Metod Mlynar sent off a good shot on target. 90 minutes in the game, Metod Mlynar fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Aílton Pirani having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, OAMOREVERDE's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Holub came free, but Aílton Pirani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute Mário Aguiar 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. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.