U18 World League

Sárkány Aréna
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Staffy Terrier FC's Paddy Shackleton started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Staffy Terrier FC's goalkeeper Niall Deacon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Norbert Zornánszky. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Staffy Terrier FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Imre Sárközi was slow to take the kick. During this time Vérsárkány SE's players had a chance to rest. Vérsárkány SE's Imre Sárközi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Niall Deacon in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After having played for 5 minutes, István Kiss managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vérsárkány SE's supporters crossed their fingers, but István Kiss was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Norbert Zornánszky had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. István Kiss fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niall Deacon having to interfere. Niall Deacon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from István Kiss in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by István Kiss in the 14th minute of play forced Staffy Terrier FC's goalkeeper Niall Deacon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paddy Shackleton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedek László having to interfere. Nimród Vadász received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Niall Deacon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 22nd play minutes István Kiss shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Niall Deacon and just under the crossbar into goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeff Weir during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 26 played minutes Staffy Terrier FC got a freekick which was hit by Jeff Weir. In the 30th minute, Nimród Vadász got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Norbert Zornánszky sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pedro Warnett kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After 45 minutes of play, Vérsárkány SE's Norbert Zornánszky made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Niall Deacon was left in no man's land by his defense there! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Niall Deacon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from István Kiss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Staffy Terrier FC's Niall Deacon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by István Kiss in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Hunor Nyilasi notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Staffy Terrier FC's Niall Deacon. Niall Deacon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pál Bolla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 62nd minute István Kiss shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niall Deacon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 63 minutes, Blair Buckle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Staffy Terrier FC and the Vérsárkány SE players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 65 minutes, Hunor Nyilasi made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Staffy Terrier FC's Niall Deacon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 73rd minute, István Kiss made a precise shot to the right of Niall Deacon. Staffy Terrier FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Hunor Nyilasi succeeded in the game's 77th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 6-0. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Hunor Nyilasi put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Niall Deacon. Niall Deacon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hunor Nyilasi in the 85th minute of the match. If Hunor Nyilasi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hunor Nyilasi struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Niall Deacon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vérsárkány SE. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Nimród Vadász managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vérsárkány SE's supporters rose to their feet, but Nimród Vadász was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niall Deacon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 96th minute, Graham Long hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Vérsárkány SE fully deserved thier win.