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Spectators: 10788 (Terracing: 8092, Seating: 2481, VIP seats: 215) 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Kasarda in the 5th minute of play forced MIK Focus ŽILINA's goalkeeper Ladislav Vališ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ladislav Vališ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Malinovský, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Ladislav Vališ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Višňovský in the 12th minute of the match. In the 14th minute Lukáč Hanigovský shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislav Lomnický saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lukáč Hanigovský might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ladislav Lomnický. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lukáč Hanigovský ran back to his position shaking his head. Ladislav Vališ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislav Záruba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the game, Martin Višňovský cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ladislav Vališ was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ladislav Vališ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Višňovský, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute UFC Pivnica were awarded a corner. Antón Lackovič went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Stanislav Záruba managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 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 31st minute. MIK Focus ŽILINA's Stancho Basarov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ladislav Lomnický in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ladislav Lomnický took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukáč Hanigovský, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ladislav Vališ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Malinovský in the 35th minute of play. MIK Focus ŽILINA's Ladislav Vališ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Malinovský in the 37th minute of play. Ladislav Lomnický made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarne Vloeberghs in the 39th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Stanislav Záruba got in the 53rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Ladislav Vališ handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. After having played for 56 minutes, Stanislav Záruba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UFC Pivnica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stanislav Záruba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by MIK Focus ŽILINA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Antón Lackovič was slow to take the kick. During this time UFC Pivnica's players had a chance to rest. 64 minutes into the match, MIK Focus ŽILINA's goalkeeper Ladislav Vališ had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Malinovský. After 65 minutes of play, UFC Pivnica's Stanislav Záruba made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ladislav Vališ was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ladislav Vališ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Višňovský, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, MIK Focus ŽILINA's Zulkarnaen Bramantio got a free kick in the 71st minute. Lukáč Hanigovský recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, MIK Focus ŽILINA's Ben Macrez got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 93rd minute Martin Višňovský shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislav Vališ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antón Lackovič got free with Ladislav Vališ in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The MIK Focus ŽILINA supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching UFC Pivnica's performance. The match ended with a win for UFC Pivnica.