#SLOVAKIA

In the third qualifying round (UEFA Champions League) Legia Warsaw will play matches against Slovak AS Trenčín, which won the promotion on away goals. In the second qualifying round AS Trenčín won 4-3 the first game against Slovenian NK Olimpija in Ljubljana.

Saturday game against Korona was observed from the stands by Filip Mentel. Slovakian goalkeeper, who spent last four years at Manchester City’s football school, will soon become Warsaw team’s member. 19-year-old footballer came to the capital of Poland to talk about the conditions of his contract. “We take him, however I don’t know since when” – stated Legia’s goalkeepers’ coach, Krzysztof Dowhan.

Disastrous preliminary competition (World Cup 2010) finished terribly as well. Polish national team lost its last game 0-1 with Slovakia due to Seweryn Gancarczyk’s own goal in the third minute. The match was played in horrible atmospheric conditions. Legia’s Jakub Rzeźniczak and Jan Mucha were on the field whole 90 minutes.

Polish football national team (led by coach Stefan Majewski) lost 0-2 its match against Czech Republic on Saturday. Due to this defeat, Poles don't have even mathematical chances to be qualified to the World Cup 2010 which takes place in South Africa. Czechs were visibly a better team and could lead 1-0 in the 37th minute, however the referee didn't recognise Milan Baros's goal. Both goals were stroke in the second half. Legia's Jakub Rzeźniczak and Maciej Iwański played in the match whole 90 minutes.

Polish national team only drew 1-1 with Northern Ireland (World Cup 2010 preliminary competition) at the Śląski Stadium in Chorzów yesterday. The first goal was scored in the 38th minute by the away team. Its author was Kyle Lafferty. Poles managed to equalise ten minutes before the end of the game thanks to Aaron Hughes's own goal. Although Poland only drew its match, it still has chances to win the promotion to the World Cup 2010 in South Africa.

Legia's goalkeeper, Jan Mucha, played in the friendly match between Iceland and Slovakia. His team which is rival of Poland in the third group of the World Cup 2010 preliminary competition drew 1-1 (0-1). Slovakian footballer defended the goal in the first half. After the break he was replaced by Dusan Pernis.

Vladimir Weiss, Slovakian national team's coach, has called up Legia's goalkeeper, Jan Mucha, for the friendly game against Iceland. The game takes place on 12th August. Warsaw player will have to compete for the first lineup with MŠK Žilina's Dušan Perniš. This is not the first call-up of "Muszkin". The goalkeeper appears regularly in matches of Slovakian national team.

Jan Mucha has been called up for a World Cup's qualifying match by Slovakia's coach, Vladimir Weiss. On 6th June Slovakia has a game against San Marino in Bratislava. If Slovakia wins the match, it'll outrival Northern Ireland and it'll become the leader of the third group, which Poland also plays in.