League

Uzovce
Spectators: 9197 (Terracing: 6899, Seating: 2115, VIP seats: 183) SHK Piestany's Arif Oğuz Boysel 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. A collision led to SHK Piestany getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Miroslav Gešík hit a great ball. If Mikuláš Jarošík had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Arif Oğuz Boysel took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Ismo Lahtela to make any attempt to save it. SHK Piestany's Arif Oğuz Boysel got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ismo Lahtela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Paluška in the 28th minute. Ismo Lahtela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Paluška in the 30th minute. Pokemon's Ismo Lahtela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Pokemon from getting a goal against them. František Makaay hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After 36 played minutes Pokemon got a freekick which was hit by Martin Matis. In the 38th match minute, SHK Piestany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albert Pastorek to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Daniel Horáček 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. Vladimir Pavlu's late challenge caught a Pokemon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vladimir Pavlu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd minute, Vladimir Pavlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pokemon's František Makaay got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. SHK Piestany's Juraj Kaščák played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Horáček in the 46th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Horáček stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute František Makaay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juraj Kaščák saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, SHK Piestany's goalkeeper Juraj Kaščák had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Horáček. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Oğuz Boysel in the 59th minute of play forced Pokemon's goalkeeper Ismo Lahtela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pokemon's Ismo Lahtela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernard Chodzinski in the 62nd minute of play. If Mikuláš Jarošík had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 73 minutes, Daniel Horáček managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pokemon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Horáček was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Juraj Kaščák was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniel Horáček showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 76 minute of play. Juraj Kaščák showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from František Makaay in the 83rd minute of the match. Juraj Kaščák made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from František Makaay in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the game, Daniel Horáček was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pokemon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SHK Piestany the free kick. The supporters of SHK Piestany booed when Pokemon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Horáček didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 87 minutes, Daniel Paluška managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SHK Piestany's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Paluška was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniel Horáček received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Juraj Kaščák came out and tried to block the shot, but Daniel Horáček slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 88th minute. In the 94th minute, Daniel Horáček ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juraj Kaščák was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3.