League

Smolenice City Arena
Spectators: 9337 (Terracing: 7004, Seating: 2148, VIP seats: 185) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iván Sotomayor started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Pokemon's Ismo Lahtela got control of the ball when Ján Krempašský tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ismo Lahtela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iván Sotomayor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pokemon's Ismo Lahtela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbert Ujlacký in the 12th minute of play. Ismo Lahtela made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Iván Sotomayor sent off a good shot on target. Róbert Ujlacký sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ján Krempašský sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ismo Lahtela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Pachl in the 23rd minute of the match. Iván Sotomayor's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Ismo Lahtela skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Horáček in the 26th minute of play forced FC Smolenice's goalkeeper Matej Bohuš to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Daniel Horáček ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matej Bohuš was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Matej Bohuš didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stanislav Zeleňák went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Daniel Horáček received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Matej Bohuš tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Pokemon's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Pachl came free, but Ismo Lahtela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iván Sotomayor in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ismo Lahtela prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 46th minute FC Smolenice were awarded a corner. Jonas Ekelund went to the cornerflag to take it. Daniel Horáček received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Matej Bohuš tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The FC Smolenice players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pokemon were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Horáček made a kick off. Richard Galis kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, František Makaay fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 57thth minute of the game Iván Sotomayor 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. With his leg Matej Bohuš managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Pokemon's Daniel Horáček fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ismo Lahtela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iván Sotomayor in the 68th minute of the match. Jorge Lixandro hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC Smolenice's Jorge Lixandro got a free kick in the 70th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Horáček got free with Matej Bohuš in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pokemon's Ismo Lahtela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iván Sotomayor in the 73rd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Iván Sotomayor made a precise shot to the right of Ismo Lahtela. Pokemon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Pokemon's Ismo Lahtela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iván Sotomayor in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute František Makaay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matej Bohuš saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iván Sotomayor in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ismo Lahtela prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 88th minute, Pokemon's František Makaay ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Matej Bohuš. Matej Bohuš yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. FC Smolenice made a substitution. Henrich Jánošík replaced Ján Krempašský. Matej Bohuš made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Daniel Horáček sent off a good shot on target. The Pokemon players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.