U18 League

Sándor Bán Stadion
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) János Dala started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kraig McAlphie in the 9th minute of play forced Hungarian Olympic's goalkeeper Gergely Asztalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Kraig McAlphie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gergely Asztalos. Hungarian Olympic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kraig McAlphie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 19th minute, Kraig McAlphie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. László Müller received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Giles Lanen came out and tried to block the shot, but László Müller slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 23rd minute. Giles Lanen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from János Dala, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute of the match Hungarian Olympic got a corner. FC Draconia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Krisztián Radnai ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Hungarian Olympic's corner Krisztián Radnai fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Giles Lanen quite easily take care of the ball. With 39 minutes on the clock, Alexandros Sgouros commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 39 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Draconia! Giles Lanen had in the 41stth minute some difficulties stopping Krisztián Radnai's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. When Freddy Olemans came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the FC Draconia 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 Freddy Olemans couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kraig McAlphie in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gergely Asztalos saved Hungarian Olympic from getting behind. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Kraig McAlphie sped through Hungarian Olympic's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gergely Asztalos. In the 46th match minute, Hungarian Olympic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by György Edelényi to maneuver through the defense. After 48 played minutes Hungarian Olympic got a freekick which was hit by György Edelényi. After the first half FC Draconia were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kraig McAlphie was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Freddy Olemans in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gergely Asztalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kraig McAlphie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gergely Asztalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kraig McAlphie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chambis Le Bastard charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chambis Le Bastard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chambis Le Bastard to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Kraig McAlphie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gergely Asztalos. Hungarian Olympic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kraig McAlphie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Máté Berta in the 75th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Giles Lanen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jose Meeus's late challenge caught a Hungarian Olympic's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Meeus helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Meeus to maneuver through the defense. FC Draconia made a substitution. Etienne Langhmans replaced Kraig McAlphie. A collision led to FC Draconia getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Jose Meeus hit a great ball. Hungarian Olympic's Gergely Asztalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Seveneijnts in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddy Olemans in the 94th minute of play forced Hungarian Olympic's goalkeeper Gergely Asztalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Hungarian Olympic getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. János Dala hit a great ball. After having played for 95 minutes, Etienne Langhmans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Draconia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Etienne Langhmans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gergely Asztalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Etienne Langhmans in the 98th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC Draconia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.