Official Cup

Aréna ŠKH
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Jozef Koštialik started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Matej Ťažký ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vladimír Žemľa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Vladimír Žemľa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matej Ťažký in the 5th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matej Polgár during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 8th minute, Matej Polgár hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Kukova were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after ŠK Horelica's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Richard Mihálek took the corner. FC Kukova's Richard Mihálek was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Vladimír Žemľa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jozef Višňa hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 15 minutes into the match, ŠK Horelica's goal looked a bit too open when Juraj Grenčík came free, but Vladimír Žemľa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ľubomír Pittner got in the 17th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Vladimír Žemľa handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Vladimír Žemľa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juraj Grenčík in the 21st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Matej Ťažký's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimír Žemľa was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Ľubomír Pittner scored 0-4 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vladimír Žemľa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 34 minutes into the match, ŠK Horelica's goal looked a bit too open when Matej Ťažký came free, but Vladimír Žemľa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ŠK Horelica's Vladimír Žemľa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matej Ťažký in the 36th minute of play. A collision led to FC Kukova getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Boris Trizna hit a great ball. Jozef Koštialik struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Václav Židek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ŠK Horelica. Ľubomír Pittner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Vladimír Žemľa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vladimír Žemľa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juraj Grenčík in the 45th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matej Ťažký to make the kick off. Václav Židek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jozef Višňa, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Jozef Ondruš hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Vladimír Žemľa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matej Ťažký in the 59th minute of play. After some careless play in the ŠK Horelica defense, Ľubomír Pittner kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vladimír Žemľa. The ŠK Horelica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vladimír Žemľa should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jozef Koštialik in the 72nd minute of play forced FC Kukova's goalkeeper Václav Židek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FC Kukova defense, Jozef Koštialik kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Václav Židek. The FC Kukova fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Václav Židek should have stopped the shot. In the 84th minute of the match, Matej Ťažký tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vladimír Žemľa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Vladimír Žemľa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ľubomír Pittner in the 87th minute of play. Vladimír Žemľa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ľubomír Pittner in the 94th minute of the match. FC Kukova's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.