Friendly League

Old Grove Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Borussia Dortmund MZB's He Xiao Ao 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liu Zhi in the 4th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Kolkhis Papadakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liu Zhi in the 5th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Kolkhis Papadakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFK Petržalka's Kolkhis Papadakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by He Xiao Ao in the 12th minute of play. Matúš Martin scored 1-0 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Michel Neuer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kolkhis Papadakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Zhi in the 23rd minute of the match. Kolkhis Papadakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Zhi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Liu Zhi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kolkhis Papadakos was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 29th minute of the match Borussia Dortmund MZB got a corner. AFK Petržalka's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Fernandez ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in David Fernandez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AFK Petržalka's Kolkhis Papadakos did a great save. AFK Petržalka's Kolkhis Papadakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldão Jaafari in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Liu Zhi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Borussia Dortmund MZB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. A sloppy throw-in by Erik Jirka in the 34th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Borussia Dortmund MZB's Wictor Carlsson. In the 35th minute, AFK Petržalka's Jozef Cibulka seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jozef Cibulka the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AFK Petržalka protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jozef Cibulka had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 35th minute, one of AFK Petržalka: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 AFK Petržalka. The referee gave Borussia Dortmund MZB a penalty, 37 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by David Fernandez, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AFK Petržalka's Kolkhis Papadakos. 1-2. 40 minutes into the match, Borussia Dortmund MZB's Liu Zhi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kolkhis Papadakos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. AFK Petržalka's Kolkhis Papadakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Zhi in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute Borussia Dortmund MZB were awarded a corner. David Fernandez went to the cornerflag to take it. Kolkhis Papadakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Zhi in the 45th minute of the match. The supporters of Borussia Dortmund MZB booed when AFK Petržalka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matúš Martin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half Borussia Dortmund MZB 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 Dávid Strelec to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves He Xiao Ao could shoot a difficult shot in the 51st minute, which Kolkhis Papadakos however easily saved by the left post. Kolkhis Papadakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Zhi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 58 minutes, Liu Zhi made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. AFK Petržalka's Kolkhis Papadakos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Borussia Dortmund MZB getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. David Fernandez hit a great ball. Borussia Dortmund MZB's Ye Feng Feng was substituted for Olívio Andrade. Liu Zhi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kolkhis Papadakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Zhi in the 69th minute of the match. Michel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikola Krstović, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Kolkhis Papadakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sune Bergdal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute Borussia Dortmund MZB were awarded a corner. David Fernandez went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AFK Petržalka's goalie and right to Murilo Maranhense. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. AFK Petržalka's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Borussia Dortmund MZB's Michel Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matúš Martin in the 75th minute of play. He Xiao Aos short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Kolkhis Papadakos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 79 minutes, Eduard Ješo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFK Petržalka and the Borussia Dortmund MZB players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 79 played minutes AFK Petržalka got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Ješo. Kolkhis Papadakos made an important save on a dangerous shot by He Xiao Ao in the 80th minute. Liu Zhi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Kolkhis Papadakos made a huge save. With a little luck, AFK Petržalka's Kolkhis Papadakos got control of the ball when He Xiao Ao tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, AFK Petržalka's Kolkhis Papadakos got control of the ball when Ye Feng Feng tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kolkhis Papadakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liu Zhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Kolkhis Papadakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ye Feng Feng in the 91st minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Borussia Dortmund MZB left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than AFK Petržalka.