League Play-Off

Opatovce Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martin Pliešovský kicked off to start the match. Gabriel Ďurčo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Václav Špánik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Martin Pliešovský's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Denis Vidlička read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. After 14 played minutes Opatovce FC got a freekick which was hit by Martin Tomas. Rastislav Mihalík made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Michal Farkaš sent off a good shot on target. Michal Farkaš's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rastislav Mihalík read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Opatovce FC's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Pliešovský came free, but Denis Vidlička reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Vidlička showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Pliešovský in the 26th minute of the match. Gabriel Ďurčo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Michal Farkaš had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Ďurčo in the 32nd minute of play forced Opatovce FC's goalkeeper Denis Vidlička to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Opatovce FC's Martin Tomas got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After 40 played minutes Opatovce FC got a freekick which was hit by Václav Špánik. In the 41st minute, Gabriel Ďurčo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Patrónka fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Juraj Fazekaš came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Opatovce FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Juraj Fazekaš couldn't finish the play. The Opatovce FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FK Patrónka were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Juraj Fazekaš made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in FK Patrónka's zone, Martin Tomas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rastislav Mihalík came out of the goal and Martin Tomas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Martin Pliešovský fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Vidlička having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FK Patrónka's zone, Michal Farkaš stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rastislav Mihalík came out of the goal and Michal Farkaš tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 60 played minutes FK Patrónka got a freekick which was hit by Tibor Križan. In the 62nd minute, Juraj Fazekaš 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. Rastislav Mihalík took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Farkaš, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FK Patrónka booed when Opatovce FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matej Plesník didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, FK Patrónka's Martin Pliešovský got a free kick in the 66th minute. Tibor Križan kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Opatovce FC's Juraj Fazekaš got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Juraj Fazekaš had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 77 minutes, Juraj Fazekaš managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Opatovce FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juraj Fazekaš was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Juraj Fazekaš fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rastislav Mihalík having to interfere. Michal Farkaš fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rastislav Mihalík having to interfere. Denis Vidlička didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gabriel Ďurčo went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Martin Pliešovský sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Ďurčo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Denis Vidlička tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The FK Patrónka supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FK Patrónka would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.