U18 World League

The Zone
Spectators: 7797 (Terracing: 5849, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Folke Vielmann started the match with the kick off. Kai Hilljegerdes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Máté Kristóf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Endre Balla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Folke Vielmann in the 5th minute. Kai Hilljegerdes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Máté Kristóf in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bélkő SE's Emánuel Sipos got a free kick in the 8th minute. 13 minutes into the game, Bélkő SE's István Kováts nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kai Hilljegerdes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Kai Hilljegerdes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Máté Kristóf, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. If Máté Kristóf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kai Hilljegerdes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from István Kováts in the 21st minute of play. Árpád Somlyai kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. With his leg Endre Balla managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when DJK Füchtel Vechta's Folke Vielmann fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 29th minute, Árpád Somlyai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the game, DJK Füchtel Vechta's Folke Vielmann nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Endre Balla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Csaba Varga in the 37th minute of play forced DJK Füchtel Vechta's goalkeeper Kai Hilljegerdes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute, DJK Füchtel Vechta's Ortwin Elbert seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ortwin Elbert the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of DJK Füchtel Vechta protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ortwin Elbert had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 38th minute, one of DJK Füchtel Vechta:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for DJK Füchtel Vechta. In the 40th minute there was a penalty for Bélkő SE. Máté Kristóf stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kai Hilljegerdes. 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Máté Kristóf made the kick off in the second half. Kai Hilljegerdes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from István Kováts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Máté Kristóf kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kai Hilljegerdes. That made the score 1-3 in the 54 minute of play. A collision led to Bélkő SE getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Csaba Varga hit a great ball. Kai Hilljegerdes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from István Kováts in the 60th minute of play. With a little luck, DJK Füchtel Vechta's Kai Hilljegerdes got control of the ball when Emánuel Sipos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Kai Hilljegerdes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 67 minutes into the match, Máté Kristóf had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kai Hilljegerdes. DJK Füchtel Vechta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Máté Kristóf was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Kai Hilljegerdes came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Bélkő SE's Máté Kristóf. But to his dismay, Máté Kristóf quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. 74 minutes into the match, DJK Füchtel Vechta's goal looked a bit too open when István Kováts came free, but Kai Hilljegerdes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to DJK Füchtel Vechta getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Burkhardt Lüpke hit a great ball. With a little luck, DJK Füchtel Vechta's Kai Hilljegerdes got control of the ball when Csaba Varga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lino Bernhardt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Csaba Varga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bélkő SE's supporters rose to their feet, but Csaba Varga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kai Hilljegerdes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Máté Kristóf took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Kai Hilljegerdes to make any attempt to save it. 89 minutes into the game, Árpád Somlyai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bélkő SE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DJK Füchtel Vechta the free kick. After 89 played minutes Bélkő SE got a freekick which was hit by Árpád Somlyai. 91 minutes into the game, Bélkő SE's István Kováts nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kai Hilljegerdes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-7. After 95 minutes, Folke Vielmann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DJK Füchtel Vechta and the Bélkő SE players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Bélkő SE booed when DJK Füchtel Vechta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Folke Vielmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bélkő SE's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.