U18 League

Folkrola Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andrej Čistý got the match started through his kick off. Karol Zajtl hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Andrej Čistý's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Veselko Recko was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. 11 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Rajter had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stano Cisár. Kukova United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnaldo Rajter was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andrej Čistý in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Veselko Recko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Andrej Čistý sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kukova United's Andrej Čistý got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnaldo Rajter got free with Stano Cisár in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrej Čistý in the 27th minute of play forced NK FOLKROLA's goalkeeper Veselko Recko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Veselko Recko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrej Čistý in the 31st minute of play. Ladislav Zemko's late challenge caught a NK FOLKROLA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ladislav Zemko helped the player get up and apologised. Ladislav Zemko kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Andrej Čistý made a precise shot to the right of Veselko Recko. NK FOLKROLA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Matúš Cuprák received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Veselko Recko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karol Zajtl hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrej Čistý in the 45th minute of play forced NK FOLKROLA's goalkeeper Veselko Recko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Blažo Conič made a kick off. Andrej Čistý's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Veselko Recko skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to NK FOLKROLA getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Vladislav Zver hit a great ball. Andrej Čistý fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veselko Recko having to interfere. When Kukova United's Andrej Čistý in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NK FOLKROLA's goalie prevented a goal. NK FOLKROLA's Veselko Recko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislav Marček in the 82nd minute of play. Andrej Čistý sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in NK FOLKROLA's zone, Stanislav Marček stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veselko Recko came out of the goal and Stanislav Marček tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kukova United played a much better game than NK FOLKROLA and deserved their victory. The NK FOLKROLA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.