Friendly League

Szajki Aréna
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Håkan Šuker started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Håkan Šuker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Özdemir Babayiğit was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Håkan Šuker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Özdemir Babayiğit was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Özdemir Babayiğit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Millrick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When La Cosa Nostra's Håkan Šuker in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Szajk LC's goalie prevented a goal. When La Cosa Nostra's Håkan Šuker in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Szajk LC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Millrick in the 10th minute of play forced Szajk LC's goalkeeper Özdemir Babayiğit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Boran Tekinalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Szajk LC's Özdemir Babayiğit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Håkan Šuker in the 14th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Szajk LC's goal looked a bit too open when Elias Millrick came free, but Özdemir Babayiğit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Millrick in the 20th minute of play forced Szajk LC's goalkeeper Özdemir Babayiğit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Håkan Šuker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 27th minute, Håkan Šuker made a precise shot to the right of Özdemir Babayiğit. Szajk LC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 30th minute of the game. One of La Cosa Nostra:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Szajk LC:s goal. Özdemir Babayiğit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Håkan Šuker in the 35th minute of play. Håkan Šuker's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Özdemir Babayiğit read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Håkan Šuker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Özdemir Babayiğit was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Özdemir Babayiğit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Boran Tekinalp in the 41st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tamás Galambos got free with Sonny Alén in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 45 minutes into the match, Szajk LC's goal looked a bit too open when Håkan Šuker came free, but Özdemir Babayiğit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Csongor Csorba was the one to do the kick off. When Håkan Šuker came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the La Cosa Nostra fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Håkan Šuker couldn't finish the play. 64 minutes into the match, Szajk LC's goal looked a bit too open when Håkan Šuker came free, but Özdemir Babayiğit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Szajk LC's Özdemir Babayiğit got control of the ball when Håkan Šuker tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 70th minute Levente Csongrádi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sonny Alén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sonny Alén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Levente Makkai, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Szajk LC's Roland Gergely was substituted for Ede Szénási. After 74 minutes La Cosa Nostra's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roland Gergely who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Levente Makkai almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Cosa Nostra's Sonny Alén did a great save. Szajk LC were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after La Cosa Nostra's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roland Gergely took the corner. Szajk LC's Roland Gergely was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sonny Alén in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of La Cosa Nostra booed when Szajk LC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tibor Bósa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tibor Bósa hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the match, Håkan Šuker had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Özdemir Babayiğit. Szajk LC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Håkan Šuker was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 86 minutes into the match, Szajk LC's Roland Gergely broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. La Cosa Nostra's Sonny Alén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levente Makkai in the 89th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Miklós Bogdán came free, but Sonny Alén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91st play minutes Miklós Bogdán shot 2-3, a short shot which went by Sonny Alén and just under the crossbar into goal.