Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Oliver Bierhoff started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When ADM Taquaras's Oliver Bierhoff in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Slovakia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 9th minute ADM Taquaras were awarded a corner. Malcolm Westerberg went to the cornerflag to take it. Jeremias Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alan Shearer in the 10th minute of play. Oliver Bierhoff struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Kaapo Velikiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ADM Taquaras. 14 minutes into the game, Michal Kormaník threw the ball into play from the sideline. ADM Taquaras's Edgard de Lima quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Kaapo Velikiy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oliver Bierhoff went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oliver Bierhoff in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kaapo Velikiy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jeremias Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lubáš Záhoran in the 38th minute of play.

Slovakia's Tomáš Požgaj was substituted for Mikuláš Jarošík. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomáš Požgaj stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Alan Shearer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, ADM Taquaras's goal looked a bit too open when Tomáš Požgaj came free, but Jeremias Moreno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oliver Bierhoff recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Jeremias Moreno, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 71stth minute of the game Oliver Bierhoff who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Slovakia's Kaapo Velikiy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jeremias Moreno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomáš Požgaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Oliver Bierhoff made a precise shot to the right of Kaapo Velikiy. Slovakia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Oliver Bierhoff managed to get in a good position for a shot. ADM Taquaras's supporters rose to their feet, but Oliver Bierhoff was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kaapo Velikiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alan Shearer might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeremias Moreno. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alan Shearer ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Slovakia's Michal Kormaník got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 87th minute, one of ADM Taquaras:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ADM Taquaras. Jeremias Moreno had in the 88thth minute some difficulties stopping Ant Man's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Mojmír Sečen made in the 90th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lubáš Záhoran. Jeremias Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomáš Požgaj, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Oliver Bierhoff sped through Slovakia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kaapo Velikiy. A nice corner shot did that Malcolm Westerberg got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kaapo Velikiy quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Chants of ADM Taquaras echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Slovakia had held the ball for most of the match.