League Play-Off

Helcmanovce Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Peter Macho kicked off to start the match. Matúš Machata charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matúš Machata the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marek Kovaľčík showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miroslav Lažo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After having played for 10 minutes, Miroslav Fabiš managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hronec FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miroslav Fabiš was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 12th minute, Miroslav Fabiš left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hronec FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Peter Kanálik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Ladislav Tomaschek made a huge save. Peter Macho was extremely unlucky when he, in the 18th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 20th minute, Miroslav Fabiš hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 22 minutes into the match, Helcmanovce FK's goal looked a bit too open when Miroslav Lažo came free, but Marek Kovaľčík reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute Miroslav Lažo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Kovaľčík saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hronec FC's Juraj Kmeť got a free kick in the 36th minute. Marek Mastiš received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Ladislav Tomaschek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The wind increased when Miroslav Fabiš made the kick off in the second half. Peter Kanálik's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ladislav Tomaschek read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Ladislav Tomaschek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Macho in the 53rd minute of play. A collision led to Hronec FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Ján Bába hit a great ball. In the 74th minute, Peter Kanálik ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ladislav Tomaschek was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After a rather tough play, Helcmanovce FK's Hugo Pavlacký got a free kick in the 76th minute. The supporters of Hronec FC booed when Helcmanovce FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juraj Dubák didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 92 minutes, Peter Kanálik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Helcmanovce FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Peter Kanálik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 94 minutes into the match, Hronec FC's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Macho came free, but Ladislav Tomaschek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peter Macho scored 3-2 in the 99th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ladislav Tomaschek, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Helcmanovce FK had won after a very even match.