League

Pokemon Stadium
Spectators: 9280 (Terracing: 6962, Seating: 2134, VIP seats: 184) ŠK Horelica's Ibai Koldobika started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 5 minutes Pokemon's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ondrej Poliovka who took care of the corner kick. After 6 played minutes ŠK Horelica got a freekick which was hit by Sabino Monsanto. The audience was convinced that Ibai Koldobika's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismo Lahtela was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Laco Dzurnák hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pokemon's Ismo Lahtela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabino Monsanto in the 13th minute of play. Marcelo Gagriel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Horáček in the 15th minute. The audience was convinced that Ibai Koldobika's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismo Lahtela was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pokemon's goalkeeper Ismo Lahtela, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ŠK Horelica's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ondrej Poliovka in the 20th minute. Marcelo Gagriel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mikuláš Jarošík's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Ismo Lahtela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ibai Koldobika's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute Ondrej Poliovka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismo Lahtela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ibai Koldobika in the 27th minute of play forced Pokemon's goalkeeper Ismo Lahtela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Gagriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikuláš Jarošík in the 30th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Pokemon's goal looked a bit too open when Sabino Monsanto came free, but Ismo Lahtela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Richard Galis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ismo Lahtela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ondrej Poliovka in the 39th minute of play. A collision led to ŠK Horelica getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Sabino Monsanto hit a great ball. Ismo Lahtela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ibai Koldobika, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ibai Koldobika in the 53rd minute of play forced Pokemon's goalkeeper Ismo Lahtela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Pokemon's František Makaay got a free kick in the 55th minute. After 58 played minutes ŠK Horelica got a freekick which was hit by Sabino Monsanto. Pokemon's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mikuláš Jarošík in the 61st minute. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Horáček got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcelo Gagriel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 64thth minute of the game Ibai Koldobika who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pokemon's Ismo Lahtela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ibai Koldobika got free with Ismo Lahtela in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pokemon's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ondrej Poliovka was slow to take the kick. During this time ŠK Horelica's players had a chance to rest. A well done corner resulted in Lukas Groten drilling the ball in to score 0-2 behind Pokemon's goalkeeper. In the 72nd minute, Stanislav Zeleňák hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th match minute, Pokemon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislav Zeleňák to maneuver through the defense. Ismo Lahtela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ibai Koldobika in the 76th minute of play. After having played for 77 minutes, Daniel Horáček managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pokemon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Horáček was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 79 minutes into the match, Pokemon's goal looked a bit too open when Ibai Koldobika came free, but Ismo Lahtela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Pokemon booed when ŠK Horelica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sixto Igon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ismo Lahtela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ibai Koldobika's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. František Makaay's late challenge caught a ŠK Horelica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. František Makaay helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Pokemon's František Makaay got a free kick in the 91st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Richard Galis during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Pokemon getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Richard Galis hit a great ball. Ibai Koldobika recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Pokemon supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ŠK Horelica's performance. The match ended with a win for ŠK Horelica.