Friendly League

Old Grove Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) AFK Petržalka's Dávid Strelec 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. Kamil Čontofalský made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Nikola Krstović sent off a good shot on target. Hugo Fisher didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Neil Crawford went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 11 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's goal looked a bit too open when Sandu Cârlan came free, but Hugo Fisher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 13 minutes AFK Petržalka's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Theo Svensson who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandu Cârlan in the 15th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Hugo Fisher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Fisher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noel Velloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikola Krstovićs short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Kamil Čontofalský to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. AFK Petržalka's Hugo Fisher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noel Velloso in the 23rd minute of play. Hugo Fisher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neil Crawford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFK Petržalka's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Theo Svensson was slow to take the kick. During this time Nytäppet Fc's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AFK Petržalka's goalie and right to Viggo Sundström. 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. After 31 minutes, Oliver Åberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nytäppet Fc and the AFK Petržalka players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 played minutes Nytäppet Fc got a freekick which was hit by Oliver Åberg. Nikola Krstović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Kamil Čontofalský made a huge save. The supporters of Nytäppet Fc booed when AFK Petržalka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Jirka didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 36 minutes, Neil Crawford managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nytäppet Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Neil Crawford was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kamil Čontofalský was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Nikola Krstović capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nikola Krstović really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Neil Crawford made the kick off in the second half. 60 minutes into the game, Theo Svensson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nytäppet Fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFK Petržalka the free kick. After a rather tough play, Nytäppet Fc's Theo Svensson got a free kick in the 60th minute. When Alek Justus came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the AFK Petržalka fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alek Justus couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Nytäppet Fc's Genílson Bezerra got a free kick in the 66th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Nytäppet Fc's zone, Alek Justus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kamil Čontofalský came out of the goal and Alek Justus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 68 minutes in the game, Sandu Cârlan fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Hugo Fisher having to interfere. Neil Crawford fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Fisher having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Nikola Krstović notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Nytäppet Fc's Kamil Čontofalský. Kamil Čontofalský was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Nikola Krstović came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the AFK Petržalka fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nikola Krstović couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Neil Crawford managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nytäppet Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Neil Crawford was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Fisher breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kamil Čontofalský 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 83rd minute. Noel Velloso received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hugo Fisher came out and tried to block the shot, but Noel Velloso slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 84th minute. When Neil Crawford came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Nytäppet Fc fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Neil Crawford couldn't finish the play. Nytäppet Fc were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.