Tiger Sports Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tiger's Edmund Schoettle 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. Hungary's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Antal Valentin in the 5th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Tiger's goalie and right to Major Barna. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Tiger's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After having played for 9 minutes, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antal Valentin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Balazs Lajos came free, but Wolf Poll reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Major Barna almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tiger's Wolf Poll did a great save. Wolf Poll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balazs Lajos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wolf Poll showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Major Barna, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute of the match Hungary got a corner. Tiger's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antal Valentin ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Hungary's Vörös Henrik getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Wolf Poll tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wolf Poll having to interfere. In the 38th minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wolf Poll saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Antal Valentin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hungary fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Fodor Daniel made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Edmund Schoettle sent off a good shot on target. The Tiger players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hungary were winning 0-2.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antal Valentin made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Antal Valentin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wolf Poll breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Hegedus Henrik hit a great ball. Wolf Poll made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Balazs Lajos in the 59th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Wolf Poll in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tiger's Wolf Poll proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Tiger from getting a goal against them. Antal Valentin charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antal Valentin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Antal Valentin kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th match minute, Hungary was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antal Valentin to maneuver through the defense. Wolf Poll was a little too slow when Major Barna got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 0-3. After a rather tough play, Tiger's Wolfgang Schürhoff got a free kick in the 70th minute. Tiger's Joseph Sittarz was substituted for Albrecht Kowalke. Wolfgang Schürhoff kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Antal Valentin came free with the goalkeeper in the 73rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Wolf Poll could save by the left post. Tiger's Wolf Poll proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Tiger from getting a goal against them. Tiger's Fulko Schwaderer was substituted for Edmund Schoettle. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Wolf Poll in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the game, Antal Valentin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wolf Poll. Antal Valentin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Wolf Poll in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Major Barna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wolf Poll having to make a save. Tiger's Wolf Poll played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Major Barna in the 92nd minute of play. When Antal Valentin came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Hungary 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 Antal Valentin couldn't finish the play. In the 95th minute, Takacs Tibor 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. When the match was over Hungary could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Tiger throughout the match.
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