Official Cup

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 626 (Terracing: 470, Seating: 144, VIP seats: 12) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Michal Hudák got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Michal Jehlička made a precise shot to the right of Adam Hrdina. AFK Petržalka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 7th match minute, AFK Petržalka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michal Hudák to maneuver through the defense. 9 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's Michal Hudák sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hong Qing narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Adam Hrdina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Marinelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adam Hrdina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alan Marinelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Hong Qing didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Michal Hudák went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Adam Hrdina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Donose, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's Michal Hudák sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hong Qing narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Alvar Ponce could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Adam Hrdina however easily saved by the left post. Hong Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Hudák in the 28th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Alvar Ponce could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Adam Hrdina however easily saved by the left post. Hong Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michal Hudák, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 41stth minute of the game Michal Hudák who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atlético Lea Papá's Hong Qing was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Adam Hrdina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Donose in the 44th minute of play. After the first half AFK Petržalka were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anton Donose to make the kick off. AFK Petržalka's Adam Hrdina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michal Jehlička in the 51st minute of play. 54 minutes into the game, Ramiro Cuevas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Adam Hrdina was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 58th minute, Michal Hudák hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hong Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Hudák in the 61st minute of the match. Anton Donose fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Hrdina having to interfere. AFK Petržalka's Balázs Borbély quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Michal Jehlička, made in the 66th minute of the game. Michal Hudák's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hong Qing read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. AFK Petržalka were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Club Atlético Lea Papá's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Peter Pekarík took the corner. 77 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Lea Papá's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Hudák came free, but Hong Qing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raúl Gordillo in the 80th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Adam Hrdina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adam Hrdina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Donose in the 81st minute of the match. After 87 minutes of play, Club Atlético Lea Papá's Ramiro Cuevas made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adam Hrdina was left in no man's land by his defense there! 94 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's goal looked a bit too open when Alvar Ponce came free, but Adam Hrdina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Both players had fought hard during the second half to keep the score at 3-3. The tie meant more entertainment for the crowd as the match moved into extra-time.

The players didn't get much rest, but they still tried to pep each other up as they lined up for the first half in overtime. AFK Petržalka's Michal Hudák started the play with his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvar Ponce got free with Adam Hrdina in the 99th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adam Hrdina made a fantastic save in the 99th minute, when Alvar Ponce sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Bališ in the 108th minute of play forced Club Atlético Lea Papá's goalkeeper Hong Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Hudák in the 110th minute of play forced Club Atlético Lea Papá's goalkeeper Hong Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Club Atlético Lea Papá's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.