League Play-Off

Letanovce
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Urban Hnilica took the kick off in the first half of the match. Michal Seno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Lačný in the 3rd minute of play. Gregor Vančo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Michal Seno having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gregor Vančo got free with Michal Seno in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pavol Bajus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Urban Hnilica's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. After 10 played minutes Rakovnica FK got a freekick which was hit by Martin Juráček. In the 10th minute of the match Peter Hrdina sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michal Seno skillfully saved the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Gregor Vančo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Rakovnica FK's Michal Seno. Michal Seno was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gregor Vančo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Michal Seno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pavol Bajus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Fabula in the 21st minute of play. Gregor Vančo succeeded in the game's 23rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. Martin Juráček kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After 27th play minutes Gregor Vančo shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Michal Seno and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 39th minute, Stanislav Lačný 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. Michal Seno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Lačný in the 42nd minute of play. If Gregor Vančo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stanislav Lačný to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urban Hnilica in the 52nd minute of play forced Letanovce FK's goalkeeper Pavol Bajus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 56 minutes on the clock, Miroslav Halčin commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 55th minute, one of Letanovce FK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Letanovce FK. Michal Seno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregor Vančo in the 61st minute of the match. After 62 minutes, Martin Juráček mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rakovnica FK and the Letanovce FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Michal Seno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregor Vančo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Letanovce FK's Pavol Bajus proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Letanovce FK from getting a goal against them. Gregor Vančo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Rakovnica FK's Matúš Turek got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 78 minutes into the match, Gregor Vančo notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Rakovnica FK's Michal Seno. Michal Seno was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gregor Vančo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michal Seno having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Urban Hnilica kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pavol Bajus. That made the score 4-2 in the 91 minute of play. Richard Fabula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee ended the match the Letanovce FK players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.