Official Cup

Meliata
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) ŠK Horelica's Stano Grman 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. Hugo Žitný took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stano Grman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes of play, ŠK Horelica's Stano Grman made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Žitný was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hugo Žitný made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stano Grman in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miroslav Vašáry in the 16th minute of play forced UFC Pivnica's goalkeeper Hugo Žitný to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Viktor Vihár charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Viktor Vihár the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 18th minute, one of UFC Pivnica: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 UFC Pivnica. ŠK Horelica's Tomáš Omasta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukáš Lukáč in the 24th minute of play. Tomáš Omasta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lukáš Lukáč, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After a rather tough play, ŠK Horelica's Vlastimil Sabovčík got a free kick in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stano Grman in the 32nd minute of play forced UFC Pivnica's goalkeeper Hugo Žitný to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ján Ďurica struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Hugo Žitný didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ŠK Horelica. A throw-in in the 40th minute of the game was made by Dezider Majerčák with Vlastimil Sabovčík as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Vlastimil Sabovčík sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hugo Žitný showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stano Grman, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 55 played minutes UFC Pivnica got a freekick which was hit by Juraj Pospíšil. Viktor Vihár got his second yellow card in the match during the 60th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 60 played minutes UFC Pivnica got a freekick which was hit by Viktor Vihár. In the 66th minute, Oskar Lukáč hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ladislav Bulej sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 67 minutes into the game, Jozef Vorobeľ was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UFC Pivnica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ŠK Horelica the free kick. A collision led to UFC Pivnica getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Jozef Vorobeľ hit a great ball. Ján Ďurica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ŠK Horelica's Vlastimil Sabovčík got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ladislav Bulej's late challenge caught a ŠK Horelica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ladislav Bulej helped the player get up and apologised. Ladislav Bulej hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. When UFC Pivnica's Lukáš Lukáč in 81 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Tomáš Omasta guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Hugo Žitný took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ján Ďurica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 minutes, Vladislav Púčik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ŠK Horelica and the UFC Pivnica players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vladislav Púčik hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Matej Tomka fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 92nd minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. Hugo Žitný made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vlastimil Sabovčík in the 95th minute. ŠK Horelica played a much better game than UFC Pivnica and deserved their victory. The UFC Pivnica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.