Official Cup

Old Grove Stadium
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Matthew Alavedra got the match started through his kick off. AFK Petržalka's Štefan Semeno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthew Alavedra in the 3rd minute of play. AFK Petržalka's Štefan Semeno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthew Alavedra in the 9th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Matthew Alavedra notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of AFK Petržalka's Štefan Semeno. Štefan Semeno was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Štefan Semeno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Máximo Kirchner, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Štefan Semeno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ovidio Enaut in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthew Alavedra in the 23rd minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Štefan Semeno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Michal Hudák kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Santiago Toli. That made the score 1-1 in the 26 minute of play. Santiago Toli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Hudák, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Michal Hudák left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFK Petržalka fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Štefan Semeno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthew Alavedra in the 34th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Adam Penc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Štefan Semeno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFK Petržalka's Štefan Semeno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthew Alavedra in the 43rd minute of play.

Michal Hudák's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santiago Toli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. After having played for 58 minutes, Richard Zedník managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFK Petržalka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Richard Zedník was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, AFK Petržalka's Štefan Semeno got control of the ball when Máximo Kirchner tried to sneak it across the goal line. Máximo Kirchner blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Štefan Semeno having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Michal Hudák's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Toli was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. 67 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's goal looked a bit too open when Máximo Kirchner came free, but Štefan Semeno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Štefan Semeno had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matthew Alavedra. SABALEPLUS's Yiğit Tanırer was substituted for Máximo Kirchner. Štefan Semeno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ovidio Enaut in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute of the match SABALEPLUS got a corner. AFK Petržalka's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Piotrek Rusin ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Piotrek Rusin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Štefan Semeno quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Santiago Toli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michal Hudák in the 79th minute of play. Michal Hudák recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Santiago Toli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Hudák in the 90th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute AFK Petržalka were awarded a corner. Peter Pekarík went to the cornerflag to take it. Okoyomon Charles Bukowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santiago Toli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play.