Prized/Friendly Cup

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alvaro Cordarrol kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Michal Hudák shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damião Granja in the 7th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Adam Hrdina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adam Hrdina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damião Granja in the 8th minute of play. Kaplan were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after AFK Petržalka's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Orlando Teofilio took the corner. 14 minutes into the game, Dong Quan Yang threw the ball into play from the sideline. AFK Petržalka's Peter Pekarík quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Michal Hudák in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emilian Martinez saved Kaplan from getting behind. Baran Gayret kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Emilian Martinez came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by AFK Petržalka's Michal Hudák. But to his dismay, Michal Hudák quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Adam Hrdina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ren Zhi Ke in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Hudák in the 24th minute of play forced Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFK Petržalka's Adam Hrdina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ren Zhi Ke in the 26th minute of play. Emilian Martinez came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by AFK Petržalka's Michal Hudák. But to his dismay, Michal Hudák quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Hudák in the 30th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Kaplan's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Hudák came free, but Emilian Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michal Hudák took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emilian Martinez. Emilian Martinez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Emilian Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baran Gayret in the 37th minute of play. Adam Hrdina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlando Teofilio in the 41st minute. 45 minutes into the match, Ren Zhi Ke dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Adam Hrdina, 1-3. The Kaplan players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AFK Petržalka were winning 1-3.

Adam Hrdina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damião Granja, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 55 minutes of play, AFK Petržalka's Michal Hudák made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emilian Martinez was left in no man's land by his defense there! 63 minutes into the match, Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michal Hudák. 68 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's Michal Hudák sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emilian Martinez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 70th minute of the match AFK Petržalka got a corner. Kaplan's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Peter Pekarík ran over to the corner to take the kick. Michal Hudák could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Emilian Martinez made a huge save. After a rather tough play, AFK Petržalka's Baran Gayret got a free kick in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Zhi Ke in the 74th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Adam Hrdina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adam Hrdina didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orlando Teofilio went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. Emilian Martinez 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 84th minute. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 87th minute AFK Petržalka were awarded a corner. Peter Pekarík went to the cornerflag to take it. Nikola Krstović's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emilian Martinez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Emilian Martinez was a little too slow when Nikola Krstović got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 2-5. Kaplan's Emilian Martinez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Kaplan from getting a goal against them. The AFK Petržalka players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.