U18 League

Szajki Aréna
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ákos Szalontai started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Esquirla FC's Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Esquirla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ákos Szalontai came free, but Dimitri Huijbreghts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Szajk LC's goal looked a bit too open when Jerome Helssen came free, but Álmos Simon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álmos Simon having to interfere. A collision led to Esquirla FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Simon Wery hit a great ball. In the 19th match minute, Esquirla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Wery to maneuver through the defense. Balázs Kecskés shot from long distance in the 20th minute, but Dimitri Huijbreghts was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. In the 21st minute Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álmos Simon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 played minutes Szajk LC got a freekick which was hit by Rajmund Szepesi. Dimitri Huijbreghts didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 29th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Dimitri Huijbreghts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ákos Szalontai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrián Vámosi kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Esquirla FC's Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Esquirla FC booed when Szajk LC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ákos Szalontai didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute, Esquirla FC's Vic de Reyck seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Vic de Reyck the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Esquirla FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Vic de Reyck had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Esquirla FC's Vic de Reyck got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Ákos Szalontai scored 2-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dimitri Huijbreghts, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that István Tulipán's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dimitri Huijbreghts was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Emil Vörös's late challenge caught a Esquirla FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emil Vörös helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Szajk LC's Emil Vörös got a free kick in the 60th minute. Álmos Simon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Van den Plas in the 72nd minute of play forced Szajk LC's goalkeeper Álmos Simon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Szajk LC booed when Esquirla FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Wery didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ákos Szalontai came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Szajk LC 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 Ákos Szalontai couldn't finish the play. Szajk LC's István Tulipán got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th match minute, Szajk LC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Balázs Kecskés to maneuver through the defense. Jelle De Boeck kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Szajk LC had won after a very even match.