Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's Bertalan Horváth 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. When Edvin Melhus came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Black is Back 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 Edvin Melhus couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Péter Gulácsi hit a great ball. The throw-in from Márton Gera in the 10th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Black is Back's Sebastian Hedlund. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otto Kaxe in the 11th minute of play forced Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's goalkeeper Gomez Esperanza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Glenn Strömberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gomez Esperanza having to interfere. Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's Gomez Esperanza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otto Kaxe in the 19th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Otto Kaxe put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gomez Esperanza. Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's Gomez Esperanza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georg Moberg in the 23rd minute of play. Gomez Esperanza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otto Kaxe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gomez Esperanza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otto Kaxe in the 25th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Otto Kaxe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Black is Back fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 33 minutes, Georg Moberg made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's Gomez Esperanza tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Otto Kaxe in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gomez Esperanza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Péter Veres hit a great ball. Georg Moberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the match, Otto Kaxe notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's Gomez Esperanza. Gomez Esperanza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Georg Moberg made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by János Farkas during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Black is Back's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gugu Goiano in the 53rd minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Carl Fransson heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 56th minute, Gugu Goiano fired a really elegant long shot, but Gomez Esperanza threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's Gomez Esperanza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Black is Back booed when Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Márton Gera didn't get a good kick on the ball. Black is Back's Otto Kaxe got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's Gomez Esperanza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otto Kaxe in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's goalkeeper Gomez Esperanza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Otto Kaxe. Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's Gomez Esperanza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georg Moberg in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Black is Back's Otto Kaxe ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gomez Esperanza. Gomez Esperanza yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when Otto Kaxe got free with Gomez Esperanza in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 78th match minute, Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Péter Veres to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC's Bertalan Horváth got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute of the match, Otto Kaxe got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gomez Esperanza was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Black is Back's Carl Eckegren got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gomez Esperanza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Glenn Strömberg in the 88th minute. The supporters of Black is Back booed when Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. János Farkas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Otto Kaxe got free with Gomez Esperanza in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gomez Esperanza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otto Kaxe, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Gomez Esperanza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Georg Moberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Edvin Melhus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Gomez Esperanza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over Black is Back could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Fortuna Balassagyarmat FC throughout the match.
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