League

Mazda Stadium
Spectators: 10840 (Terracing: 8131, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jarne Vloeberghs started the match with the kick off. Golo Strojek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Ladislav Vališ made a huge save. Ladislav Vališ made an important save on a dangerous shot by Golo Strojek in the 6th minute. With a little luck, MIK Focus ŽILINA's Ladislav Vališ got control of the ball when Matúš Závodský tried to sneak it across the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, FK Mazda Svidník's Golo Strojek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ladislav Vališ narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 12 played minutes FK Mazda Svidník got a freekick which was hit by Ondrej Velits. FK Mazda Svidník's Stanislav Saktor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarne Vloeberghs in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, FK Mazda Svidník's Matúš Závodský sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ladislav Vališ narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ladislav Vališ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Golo Strojek in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, MIK Focus ŽILINA's Ivan Erdődy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stanislav Saktor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Golo Strojek managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK Mazda Svidník's supporters rose to their feet, but Golo Strojek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ladislav Vališ breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ladislav Vališ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Golo Strojek in the 23rd minute of the match. Ladislav Vališ made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matúš Závodský in the 26th minute. Stanislav Saktor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarne Vloeberghs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarne Vloeberghs in the 31st minute of play forced FK Mazda Svidník's goalkeeper Stanislav Saktor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 32 minutes, Golo Strojek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Mazda Svidník's supporters crossed their fingers, but Golo Strojek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stanislav Saktor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zulkarnaen Bramantio, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Stanislav Saktor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zulkarnaen Bramantio, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Matúš Závodský could shoot a difficult shot in the 41st minute, which Ladislav Vališ however easily saved by the left post. 42 minutes into the match, FK Mazda Svidník's Golo Strojek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ladislav Vališ narrowly saved just below the crossbar. MIK Focus ŽILINA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Martin Vozár in the 49th minute. MIK Focus ŽILINA's Martin Vozár was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Stanislav Saktor in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Matúš Závodský stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. FK Mazda Svidník's Dávid Blažek managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Martin Vozár in the 53 minute of the game. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind MIK Focus ŽILINA's goalkeeper Ladislav Vališ, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 59th match minute, MIK Focus ŽILINA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Vozár to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of FK Mazda Svidník booed when MIK Focus ŽILINA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Vozár didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ladislav Vališ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matúš Závodský in the 61st minute of the match. The FK Mazda Svidník fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when FK Mazda Svidník's Matúš Závodský looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. FK Mazda Svidník's Martin Imrek was substituted for Ondrej Velits. 70 minutes into the match, MIK Focus ŽILINA's goal looked a bit too open when Matúš Závodský came free, but Ladislav Vališ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the game, Matúš Závodský was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Mazda Svidník's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MIK Focus ŽILINA the free kick. Matúš Závodský hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. FK Mazda Svidník made a substitution. Artur Peixoto replaced Qi Xuan Si. After a rather tough play, FK Mazda Svidník's Matúš Závodský got a free kick in the 74th minute. Martin Vozár's late challenge caught a FK Mazda Svidník's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Martin Vozár helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th minute, Martin Vozár hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Igor Demo hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matúš Závodský in the 79th minute of play forced MIK Focus ŽILINA's goalkeeper Ladislav Vališ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MIK Focus ŽILINA's Ladislav Vališ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Golo Strojek in the 82nd minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of MIK Focus ŽILINA's goalie and right to Golo Strojek. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. MIK Focus ŽILINA's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 85 minutes of play MIK Focus ŽILINA's Martin Vozár was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 86 played minutes MIK Focus ŽILINA got a freekick which was hit by Martin Vozár. Ladislav Vališ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matúš Závodský in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Erdődy in the 94th minute of play forced FK Mazda Svidník's goalkeeper Stanislav Saktor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. FK Mazda Svidník were victorious despite being under pressure from MIK Focus ŽILINA for much of the match.