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Mazda Stadium
Spectators: 10900 (Terracing: 8176, Seating: 2507, VIP seats: 217) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomáš Požgaj made the kick off which started today's match. After 9 minutes of play, AFK Petržalka's Igor Bališ made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stanislav Saktor was left in no man's land by his defense there! AFK Petržalka's Štefan Semeno proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save AFK Petržalka from getting a goal against them. Štefan Semeno was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Matúš Závodský capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Matúš Závodský really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Štefan Semeno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Golo Strojek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in FK Mazda Svidník's zone, Tomáš Požgaj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanislav Saktor came out of the goal and Tomáš Požgaj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 30th minute, Tomáš Požgaj left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFK Petržalka fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Balázs Borbély might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stanislav Saktor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Balázs Borbély ran back to his position shaking his head. Tomáš Požgaj struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Stanislav Saktor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFK Petržalka. Golo Strojek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stanislav Saktor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomáš Požgaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FK Mazda Svidník's Martin Tabaček suffered a concussion after 46 minutes and had to leave the field. FK Mazda Svidník's Martin Imrek was substituted for Martin Tabaček. In the 47th match minute, AFK Petržalka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Pekarík to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to FK Mazda Svidník getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Golo Strojek hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Štefan Semeno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matúš Závodský in the 53rd minute of the match. AFK Petržalka's Štefan Semeno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matúš Závodský in the 53rd minute of play. Štefan Semeno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matúš Závodský in the 53rd minute of play. Igor Bališ could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Stanislav Saktor made a huge save. AFK Petržalka's Štefan Semeno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matúš Závodský in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute Matúš Závodský shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Štefan Semeno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanislav Saktor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomáš Požgaj went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Štefan Semeno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matúš Závodský in the 70th minute of play. Štefan Semeno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Golo Strojek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomáš Požgaj could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Stanislav Saktor made a huge save. In the 78th minute Tomáš Požgaj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanislav Saktor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanislav Saktor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomáš Požgaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stanislav Saktor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomáš Požgaj's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. FK Mazda Svidník made a substitution. Artur Peixoto replaced Qi Xuan Si. AFK Petržalka were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after FK Mazda Svidník's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Peter Pekarík took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FK Mazda Svidník's goalie and right to Igor Bališ. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FK Mazda Svidník's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Igor Bališ blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stanislav Saktor having to make a save. Štefan Semeno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Golo Strojek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stanislav Saktor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomáš Požgaj in the 91st minute of the match. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind FK Mazda Svidník's goalkeeper Stanislav Saktor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.