Friendly League

Szombathely Aréna
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tivadar Demeter made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th play minute Tivadar Demeter came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Emilio Maurizi. 1-0. In the 13th minute, Tivadar Demeter ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Maurizi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Emilio Maurizi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tivadar Demeter in the 16th minute of play. Tivadar Demeter scored 3-0 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emilio Maurizi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. L.R. Vicenza's Emilio Maurizi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tivadar Demeter in the 28th minute of play. Tivadar Demeter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnold Szuper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olov Holmberg in the 41st minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paşa Palla made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, L.R. Vicenza's goal looked a bit too open when Tivadar Demeter came free, but Emilio Maurizi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Szombathely Squirrels made a substitution. Lei Jian Xiong replaced Tivadar Demeter. 60 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's Lei Jian Xiong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emilio Maurizi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Emilio Maurizi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lei Jian Xiong in the 63rd minute of play. After some careless play in the L.R. Vicenza defense, Lei Jian Xiong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emilio Maurizi. The L.R. Vicenza fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emilio Maurizi should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice moves Olov Holmberg could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Arnold Szuper however easily saved by the left post. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Arnold Szuper, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, L.R. Vicenza's goal looked a bit too open when Lei Jian Xiong came free, but Emilio Maurizi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Jian Xiong in the 91st minute of play forced L.R. Vicenza's goalkeeper Emilio Maurizi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th match minute, L.R. Vicenza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murillo Porto to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 97 minutes, Bai Jun Chong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Szombathely Squirrels's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bai Jun Chong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. L.R. Vicenza's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.