In the eighth minute Macík caught dangerous blocked shot. After twelve minutes Rooney missed the target. Subequently guest player Takáč from behind the penalty area missed the target. In the twenty-eighth minute Macík caught Rooney´s shot. About one minute later Klaassen missed the target. In the thirty-third minute Macík caught Gueye´s shot from behind the penalty area. After five minutes Stekelenburg tipped Daniel´s shot from behind the penalty area. In the fourty-fifth minute Macík caught Calvert-Lewin´s attempt.
In the fiftieth minute Daniel missed the target. In the fifty-fifth minute Kružliak blocked Mirallas dangerous attempt. About two minutes later had Ružomberok the biggest chance in the match, but Stekelenburg tipped Maslo´s header on the crossbar after a Takáč´s free kick. Subsequently Takáč from behind the penalty area missed the target. In the sixty-fifth minute Baines scored after a corner kick – 1:0. About five minutes later Macík tipped Mirallas dangerous shot. In the seventy-third minute Ramirez missed the target after a corner kick. About eight minutes later domestic goalie caught Maslo´s dangerous pass on Haskić. In the eighty-fifth had big chance Lačný, but Stekelenburg caught his shot.
Ružomberok lost 0:1 and in the second match the chances to proceed to the play-off round are still open.