Friendly League

Old Grove Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hasta Alfonso got the match started through his kick off. AFK Petržalka's Adam Hrdina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hasta Alfonso in the 2nd minute of play. AFK Petržalka were furious when Guillermo Checa was red carded, 8 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, AFK Petržalka's Guillermo Checa got a free kick in the 9th minute. Ralf Fransson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hasta Alfonso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Adam Hrdina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adam Hrdina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hasta Alfonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Dávid Strelec received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Olov Ahlquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the game, AFK Petržalka's Dávid Strelec nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olov Ahlquist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. With a little luck, Glentown FC's Olov Ahlquist got control of the ball when Dávid Strelec tried to sneak it across the goal line. Peter Hlinka made in the 34th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Nikola Krstović immediately put the ball in play. Alek Justus hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Dávid Strelec might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Olov Ahlquist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dávid Strelec ran back to his position shaking his head. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dávid Strelec to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dávid Strelec in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olov Ahlquist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Olov Ahlquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dávid Strelec in the 53rd minute of the match. Manuel Echeto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Hrdina having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralf Fransson in the 61st minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Adam Hrdina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Hasta Alfonso almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AFK Petržalka's Adam Hrdina did a great save. Tom Lindholm who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Adam Hrdina when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Hasta Alfonso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Adam Hrdina successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 73 minutes in the game Peter Hlinka did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Atilano Marcones. AFK Petržalka's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alek Justus in the 76th minute. The corner ended in Alek Justus almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Glentown FC's Olov Ahlquist did a great save. 81 minutes into the match, Glentown FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dávid Strelec came free, but Olov Ahlquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adam Hrdina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Fransson in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralf Fransson in the 89th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Adam Hrdina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaf Allbom came free, but Adam Hrdina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Glentown FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented AFK Petržalka from taking control. The game ends in a draw.