League Play-Off

Zemplin Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Igor Labanc kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Imrich Ondruš had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Peter Činčurák. Buzitka FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Imrich Ondruš was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Richard Bučko charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Richard Bučko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 8 played minutes Buzitka FC got a freekick which was hit by Richard Bučko. In the 12th minute, one of Michalovce: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 Michalovce. In the 14th minute there was a penalty for Buzitka FC. Andrej Jurkemik stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Martin Turanec. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Buzitka FC's Lukáš Tomčík got a free kick in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Ján Maška dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Peter Činčurák, 2-1. When Tibor Nemec fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Michalovce's protests and gave Tibor Nemec a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, Michalovce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tibor Nemec to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

59 minutes into the match, Buzitka FC's goal looked a bit too open when Imrich Ondruš came free, but Peter Činčurák reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peter Činčurák stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Imrich Ondruš's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Imrich Ondruš received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Peter Činčurák tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Viktor Žitňár charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Viktor Žitňár the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Michalovce getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Viktor Žitňár hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Michalovce's zone, Stanislav Rus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Turanec came out of the goal and Stanislav Rus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Martin Turanec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Labanc in the 75th minute of play. When Viktor Žitňár was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 76 minutes had been played. Viktor Žitňár hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Michalovce's Martin Turanec proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Michalovce from getting a goal against them. Michalovce's Martin Turanec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Labanc in the 82nd minute of play. Buzitka FC's Peter Činčurák played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ján Maška in the 86th minute of play. In the 88th match minute, Michalovce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dušan Mačák to maneuver through the defense. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Michalovce! When the match had been going on for 94 minutes, Buzitka FC's Andrej Jurkemik got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Martin Turanec. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.