League Play-Off

Slavec Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ivan Balaj took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Matúš Kudlatý shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tibor Múdry saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ladislav Šofranko charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ladislav Šofranko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Gaboltov FC's Ladislav Šofranko got a free kick in the 6th minute. Gabriel Divinec got in the 7th minute the ball and tried a long shot which scored to the left of Róbert Drdaj and thus it was 1-0. Róbert Drdaj made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Erik Gemzický sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Gaboltov FC's zone, Ladislav Grenčík stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Róbert Drdaj came out of the goal and Ladislav Grenčík tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ladislav Grenčík could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Róbert Drdaj made a huge save. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gaboltov FC's goalkeeper Róbert Drdaj, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Róbert Drdaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Balaj in the 23rd minute of play. Matúš Kudlatý struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Tibor Múdry didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gaboltov FC. In the 33rd minute, Gabriel Divinec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tibor Múdry showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miloš Sakmár in the 34th minute of the match. Ladislav Grenčík fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Róbert Drdaj having to interfere. Ladislav Grenčík sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute Ivan Balaj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Róbert Drdaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Miloš Sakmár made a kick off. Dušan Čambor hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Dušan Juráček's late challenge caught a Slavec FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dušan Juráček helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th minute, Dušan Juráček hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ladislav Grenčík had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Gaboltov FC's zone, Ivan Balaj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Róbert Drdaj came out of the goal and Ivan Balaj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 62nd minute, one of Gaboltov FC: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 Gaboltov FC. Gabriel Divinec shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gaboltov FC! The referee gave Slavec FC a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gabriel Divinec, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Gaboltov FC's Róbert Drdaj. 3-0. Ivan Balaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jozef Tribula's late challenge caught a Slavec FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jozef Tribula helped the player get up and apologised. After 72 played minutes Gaboltov FC got a freekick which was hit by Jozef Tribula. Ivan Németh kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Gaboltov FC's Ladislav Šofranko got a free kick in the 79th minute. With a little luck, Slavec FC's Tibor Múdry got control of the ball when Matúš Kudlatý tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Daniel Francisci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. During the 93rd minute of the match Ladislav Šofranko completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ladislav Šofranko a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Ladislav Šofranko kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Pavol Kucharík's late challenge caught a Gaboltov FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pavol Kucharík helped the player get up and apologised. Slavec FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.