U23 League

Stadio Joško
Spectators: 209 (Terracing: 157, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dávid Strelec kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes into the game, Circus BAF's Luís Fábio Cunha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Fisher made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After a rather tough play, AFK Petržalka's Jozef Kryl got a free kick in the 12th minute. Hugo Fisher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fábio Cunha in the 13th minute of the match. Amador Paublo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alek Justus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Fábio Cunha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hugo Fisher having to make a save. Hugo Fisher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Fábio Cunha in the 20th minute. Luís Fábio Cunha struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Hugo Fisher didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Circus BAF. In the 23rd minute Alek Justus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amador Paublo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Circus BAF's Hugo Fisher threw himself towards the right post 25 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luís Fábio Cunha, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 30 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fábio Cunha came free, but Hugo Fisher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amador Paublo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikola Krstović in the 31st minute of the match. Circus BAF's Amador Paublo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alek Justus in the 32nd minute of play. AFK Petržalka were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Circus BAF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alek Justus took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Alek Justus got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Amador Paublo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Grégoire Haynes tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Amador Paublo. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-1 in the 34th minute. Hugo Fisher made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Luís Fábio Cunha sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Circus BAF's Luís Fábio Cunha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hugo Fisher. That made the score 3-1 after 40 minutes of play. Jozef Kryl made in the 43rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Matúš Martin however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fábio Cunha in the 45th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Hugo Fisher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Fábio Cunha in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugo Fisher saved AFK Petržalka from getting behind. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lautaro Martínez Gullotta to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Circus BAF's Luís Fábio Cunha got a free kick in the 52nd minute. AFK Petržalka's Alek Justus shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 53rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Amador Paublo but with some difficulty. Nikola Krstović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Amador Paublo made a huge save. In the 62nd minute, Luís Fábio Cunha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Circus BAF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Nikola Krstović received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Amador Paublo came out and tried to block the shot, but Nikola Krstović slotted it home off the left post making it 4-2 in the 68th minute. Circus BAF made a substitution. Samuel Namasivayam replaced Lautaro Martínez Gullotta. Circus BAF's Kobe Mesmaeckers was substituted for Luís Fábio Cunha. In the 72nd minute, Jozef Kryl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AFK Petržalka's Hugo Fisher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kobe Mesmaeckers in the 73rd minute of play. With a little luck, Circus BAF's Amador Paublo got control of the ball when Nikola Krstović tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alek Justus hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Hugo Fisher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kobe Mesmaeckers, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Hugo Fisher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronald Van Achteren in the 82nd minute of play. The Circus BAF fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Circus BAF's Ronald Van Achteren looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 90 minutes into the game, Circus BAF's Kobe Mesmaeckers nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Fisher made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-2. Dávid Strelec kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the AFK Petržalka players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Circus BAF.