The derby had a great pace and atmosphere, points were shared

Before the start of the match, Spartak officials congratulated Rasťa Kostek on his life anniversary, the former Angels player turned fifty these days. More than nine thousand spectators were curious about the most famous domestic derby. Trnava fans presented themselves with a spectacular pre-match chore.

Slovan got to the first dangerous finish already in the sixth minute, after the penetration of Čakvetadze, he shot high above Zmrhal. On the other hand, in the same minute, he found himself in front of goalkeeper Chovan Ristovski, but his promising position was ruined by offside. Even in the eleventh minute, it was Slovan who had a great opportunity, but Čavrič's cross from the right side was kicked away by the home defense at the last moment. Spartak responded with a header from Kóš in the box, the ball fell out of Chovan's hands, but it didn't bounce to anyone in the right jersey.

The parade of chances continued with Kuck's shot from mid-range after a direct kick, but Takač was careful and the score did not change even in the sixteenth minute. Our goalkeeper was also in his place when Medvedev shot from close range two minutes later, as well as in the 27th minute after Čavrič's shot from outside the box, which he easily dealt with.

After half an hour of the game, it started raining over Trnava, it slightly damaged the previous pace, the scoring chances stopped and until the end of the half, only Daniel's shot from the right side caught the eye, but in the 39th minute, it was aimed just outside the goal of Slovan.

The second half started with a great chance for Slovan, Čakvetadze took the ball from Procházko, who called a foul, but the game continued, Kóš also hesitated slightly in defense and Takač prevented the Georgian from scoring with a great save. The home team then took over the activity, holding the ball in front of the penalty area, but there was no threat to Chovan's goal. In the 56th minute, the match was stopped by the referee for a few minutes, the fans threw the space behind the goal with "paper Argentina".

Spartak continued to play actively, the effort of the players to threaten the guests' goal was obvious, we did not have significant chances for many minutes. In the 73rd minute, Daniel reached the Slovan penalty area with his speed, but his shot was not aimed accurately. The end of the match was definitely more cautious than its beginning, but Spartak fought to the last breath and wanted to defeat the opponent. In the final minute of the duel, Procházka kicked a direct kick and Chovan kicked the ball in front of him, none of the home team reached it, and the derby in a high tempo and great atmosphere ended goalless.

REVIEWS AFTER THE MATCH

Michal Gašparík (Spartak): "We wanted three points, we got one, Slovan showed quality, didn't let us into the game, the second half was better than the first." There weren't many chances, defenses prevailed over offensives, Slovan had a great chance after halftime. We tried to make a decision before the end of the match, to create pressure, against us was a high-quality, fast opponent. We didn't have enough quality up front, we have to take the point."

Vladimír Weiss (Slovak): "Excellent atmosphere, whether the home team or our players cheered, they cheered decently, people saw good football, albeit without goals. I guess we had one more chance than the opponent, Čakvetadze and Zmrhal have to convert such chances. We had a two-three day training plan focused on rest after the unfortunate match in Yerevan, we had to get the team back on its feet, we wanted three points today, we got one, it's good in Trnava. We knew what Trnava would play, they played five at the back, later they changed it to four. We had two or three good chances, but we have a problem winning, we are not efficient. I am satisfied with the attitude of the players."