Old Grove Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oliver Bierhoff got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute, Oliver Bierhoff got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Anier Eutor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Adamčík having to interfere. After some careless play in the AFK Petržalka defense, Oliver Bierhoff kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivan Adamčík. The AFK Petržalka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivan Adamčík should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Flores in the 12th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Ivan Adamčík to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Adamčík took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albano Flores, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Oliver Bierhoff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Oliver Bierhoff put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Ivan Adamčík. In the 21stth minute of the game Anier Eutor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFK Petržalka's Ivan Adamčík was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Oliver Bierhoff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Adamčík having to interfere. 32 minutes into the match, Tibor Barmoš notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Boca Juniors fc's Ryszard Kaczanek. Ryszard Kaczanek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Albano Flores received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Ivan Adamčík tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oliver Bierhoff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Ivan Adamčík tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute Albano Flores shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Adamčík saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Boca Juniors fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ernesto Abella in the 41st minute. Ernesto Abella made a great header on Boca Juniors fc's corner, it was just that AFK Petržalka's Ivan Adamčík managed to reach the ball for a save. Ryszard Kaczanek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tibor Barmoš, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in AFK Petržalka's zone, Ismael Bizen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Adamčík came out of the goal and Ismael Bizen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pavol Kaščák's late challenge caught a Boca Juniors fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pavol Kaščák helped the player get up and apologised. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viktor Pištovič to make the kick off. AFK Petržalka's Ivan Adamčík played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliver Bierhoff in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Oliver Bierhoff got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bernabe Lluciano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to AFK Petržalka getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Miroslav Brezník hit a great ball. Ivan Adamčík showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliver Bierhoff in the 61st minute of the match. If Ismael Bizen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. AFK Petržalka's Klement Dupal was substituted for Tibor Barmoš. Oliver Bierhoff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Adamčík having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Oliver Bierhoff got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Viktor Pištovič made a precise shot to the right of Ryszard Kaczanek. Boca Juniors fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. If Ismael Bizen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Ivan Adamčík had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anier Eutor. Ryszard Kaczanek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klement Dupal in the 84th minute of the match. After having played for 85 minutes, Ismael Bizen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Boca Juniors fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ismael Bizen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in AFK Petržalka's zone, Oliver Bierhoff stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Adamčík came out of the goal and Oliver Bierhoff tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ivan Adamčík showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Bierhoff, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Boca Juniors fc's Ryszard Kaczanek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klement Dupal in the 95th minute of play. Boca Juniors fc were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing AFK Petržalka to leave the ground with a draw.
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