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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Son Rosa took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ivan Karvaš showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Son Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Ivan Karvaš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Son Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ed Estrada scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivan Karvaš, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 8 minutes into the match, Canada's goalkeeper Manu Neuer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roland Bajzík. Slovakia's Ivan Karvaš played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terence Butcher in the 12th minute of play. Ivan Karvaš showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terence Butcher, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Slovakia's Ivan Karvaš played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terence Butcher in the 16th minute of play. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Ed Estrada sped through Slovakia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ivan Karvaš. An unexpectedly hard shot by Son Rosa in the 21st minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Ivan Karvaš to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Son Rosa in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Karvaš saved Slovakia from getting behind. Canada's Manu Neuer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Canada from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Terence Butcher in the 27th minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Ivan Karvaš to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Terence Butcher in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Karvaš saved Slovakia from getting behind. Ivan Karvaš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ed Estrada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Canada booed when Slovakia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrej Kolesár didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute, Ed Estrada left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Canada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Terence Butcher took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ivan Karvaš. Ivan Karvaš dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Martin Šesták kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. In the 48th minute Son Rosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Karvaš saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

Ivan Karvaš made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Son Rosa in the 52nd minute of play. Ivan Karvaš was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ed Estrada showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 55 minute of play. The supporters of Slovakia booed when Canada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shelby Soto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Slovakia made a substitution. Ľubomír Bienik replaced Martin Šesták. Slovakia made a substitution. Marián Bienik replaced Roland Bajzík. After 58 played minutes Canada got a freekick which was hit by Shelby Soto. Ale Ba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manu Neuer having to interfere. Ivan Karvaš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terence Butcher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Úranus Supiks-Pupiks's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manu Neuer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Manu Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Úranus Supiks-Pupiks, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Ivan Karvaš made an important save on a dangerous shot by Son Rosa in the 78th minute. Ivan Karvaš was a little too slow when Ed Estrada got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 0-7. The audience thought a goal was coming when Son Rosa got free with Ivan Karvaš in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ivan Karvaš made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Son Rosa sent off a good shot on target. Ivan Karvaš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ed Estrada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute Úranus Supiks-Pupiks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manu Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Karvaš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Son Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manu Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marián Bienik, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Canada eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.