World League

Old Grove Stadium
Spectators: 7825 (Terracing: 5870, Seating: 1799, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomáš Požgaj made the kick off which started today's match. With his leg Hector Olando managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when AFK Petržalka's Tomáš Požgaj fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hector Olando stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomáš Požgaj's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Tomáš Požgaj's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hector Olando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Tomáš Požgaj who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 19thth minute tested the skills of Hector Olando when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by PLASNIKE's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Peter Pekarík was slow to take the kick. During this time AFK Petržalka's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to PLASNIKE getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Hernani Lucas hit a great ball. In the 34th minute Merlin Lester 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. Štefan Semeno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adán Campos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Tomáš Požgaj dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hector Olando, 3-0. Hector Olando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomáš Požgaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in PLASNIKE's zone, Tomáš Požgaj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hector Olando 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hernani Lucas made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adán Campos got free with Štefan Semeno in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 54 minutes into the match, PLASNIKE's goal looked a bit too open when Tomáš Požgaj came free, but Hector Olando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adán Campos got free with Štefan Semeno in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Lester in the 61st minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Štefan Semeno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute of the match, Merlin Lester tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Štefan Semeno saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. PLASNIKE's Hector Olando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomáš Požgaj in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Tomáš Požgaj got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Lester in the 70th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Štefan Semeno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Štefan Semeno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adán Campos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute Hernani Lucas 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. After 79 minutes of play, AFK Petržalka's Tomáš Požgaj made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hector Olando was left in no man's land by his defense there! Igor Bališ fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hector Olando having to interfere. The supporters of PLASNIKE booed when AFK Petržalka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Petráš didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute Tomáš Požgaj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hector Olando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as PLASNIKE's Hernani Lucas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Štefan Semeno. That made the score 4-1 after 92 minutes of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the PLASNIKE players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for AFK Petržalka.