Team AS brought three points from Rimavská Sobota in spite of the half-time result 0:1. Both teams had several chances in the difficult game. For Adrián Guľa it was a premiere in the position of the head coach. Congratulations to the victorious debut, Adrián! There were some changes in the starting lineup – Valla and Kubík were exchanged by Kleščík and Adi. Moreover, Salinas who is still not fully recovered from illness was replaced by Hlohovský.
In spite of the ball possession being in favor of Trenčín in the first half, the home team was substantially more dangerous. In the 19th minute, Zvara’s shot from 20 meters was batted by Volešák, but the ball got to the uncovered Husaník who made it 1:0. In the 26th minute, Kleščík centered from the left side, but Adi was in a difficult position so his header went wide. After half an hour, there was another dangerous situation in front of the goal of AS. Siheľský passed to Zvara, but the home midfield’s shot from less than 10 meters went over the cross bar. In the 33rd minute, Hlohovský showed a nice action. His free kick was batted by the home goalkeeper with big problems. Coach Guľa did not hesitate to make changes in lineup already at the end of the first half when the nervously looking and non-concentrated Adi was substituted by Kubík.
And it was the new player who contributed to the equalizing goal at the beginning of the second half. He rushed into the penalty area in the 50th minute, sent a good pass to Depetris and the Argentinean leveled with no problems. In the 60th minute, there came another dangerous situation in front of the AS goal. Pisár centered from a standard situation, but Volešák saved virtuously after Gibala’s good header. Trenčín had a similar chance two minutes later. Hlohovský’s center was sent over the cross bar by Godál. Báez’s performance in this game was remarkable. After one of his actions in the 66th minute, Kubík got to a good chance, but the shot of the young forward went just wide. The same player whose presence on the pitch was also very notable had another very good opportunity in the 74th minute. The home goalkeeper however thwarted it by running out of the penalty area. In the 75th minute, Depetris shot from behind of the penalty area. The ball deflected from the home defense and missed the target. The decisive moment came in the 76th minute. Hlohovský’s corner kick was prolonged by Godál, the ball got to Ševela and the captain of AS pushed the ball into the net – 1:2. The home players were doing their best to level afterwards. Pisár’s free kick from 17 meters in the 87th minute ended on the bar. After the several latest unfortunate game endings, Trenčín was finally able to keep the lead and won the well-deserved three points.
MŠK Rimavská Sobota - AS Trenčín 1:2 (1:0)
Goals: 20’ Husaník – 50’ Depetris, 76’ Ševela
Yellow Cards: 54’ Geri, 81’ Zvara – 17’ Godál, 23’ Adi, 41’ Kleščík, 54’ Kubík, 71’ Peciar, 73’ Ševela
Referees: Horváth - Brendza, Košecký,
Attendance: 310
MŠK: Kuciak – Rubint, Geri, Živanovič, Morháč – Janečka, Zvara, Pisár, Siheľský – Líška (53’ Gibala), Husaník (73’ Durec)
Trenčín: Volešák – Godál, Ševela, Peciar, Kleščík – Hlohovský (90’ Salinas), Báez, Horváth, Gergel – Depetris (83’ Knapp), Adi (43’ Kubík)
