League

Baghdad Arena
Spectators: 8012 (Terracing: 6011, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Miroslav Rezeš made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Tomáš Janočko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Kukan was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Tomáš Janočko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Kukan having to interfere. Ivan Kukan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomáš Pataj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th match minute, Baghdad Bruins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krištof Krúpa to maneuver through the defense. Ivan Kukan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomáš Pataj in the 10th minute of play. Miroslav Rezeš fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurel Penner having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Baghdad Bruins's Krištof Krúpa got a free kick in the 17th minute. Potoky's Tomáš Janočko got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Potoky's Emil Trnavský got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Tomáš Pataj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Kukan having to interfere. A collision led to Baghdad Bruins getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Krištof Krúpa hit a great ball. Ivan Kukan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomáš Pataj in the 31st minute of play. Tomáš Janočko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Kukan having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Róbert Ňahaj during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th minute, Vincent Izák fired a really elegant long shot, but Aurel Penner threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Tomáš Pataj made the kick off in the second half. Zdeno Korach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurel Penner having to interfere. Ivan Kukan made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Tomáš Janočko sent off a good shot on target. Tomáš Janočko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th of the match, Tomáš Pataj tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Ivan Kukan got in the way and made a wonderful save. 78 minutes into the match, Zdeno Korach had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aurel Penner. Potoky's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zdeno Korach was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Tomáš Pataj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Ivan Kukan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tomáš Pataj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peter Činčurák kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Aurel Penner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Izák, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 96th minute, Krištof Krúpa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 98th minute, Tomáš Janočko had to leave the field with a concussion. When Vincent Izák fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Baghdad Bruins's protests and gave Vincent Izák a yellow card for diving instead. Ivan Kukan had in the 101stth minute some difficulties stopping Igor Gergeľ's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 101st minute, Igor Gergeľ made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Kukan. Baghdad Bruins's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Potoky had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.