Szombathely Aréna
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623,
Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mihály Földesi got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Botev Plovdiv 1912 booed when Szombathely Squirrels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mihály Földesi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 4 minutes into the game, Mihály Csontos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Szombathely Squirrels's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Botev Plovdiv 1912 the free kick. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Szombathely Squirrels! Róbert Kormos had in the 5thth minute some difficulties stopping Ognyan Filipov's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dafin Pastirov in the 7th minute of play forced Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Róbert Kormos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tenyo Shivarov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mihály Földesi went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 10th match minute, Szombathely Squirrels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferenc Jászberényi to maneuver through the defense. Róbert Kormos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dafin Pastirov, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Tenyo Shivarov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mihály Földesi went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. When Szombathely Squirrels's Mihály Földesi in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gusztáv Győrffy got free with Tenyo Shivarov in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Szombathely Squirrels were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Botev Plovdiv 1912's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ferenc Jászberényi took the corner. Róbert Kormos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dafin Pastirov in the 24th minute of the match. After 24 minutes, Dafin Pastirov made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Szombathely Squirrels's Róbert Kormos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 28th minute, Mihály Földesi 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. With a little luck, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Tenyo Shivarov got control of the ball when Dénes Boross tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 31st minute of the match Szombathely Squirrels got a corner. Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ferenc Jászberényi ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Mihály Földesi heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Róbert Kormos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dafin Pastirov's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Tenyo Shivarov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mihály Földesi's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zsolt Vörös in the 44th minute of play forced Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalkeeper Tenyo Shivarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Velcho Botzov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Botev Plovdiv 1912's supporters crossed their fingers, but Velcho Botzov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Avgust Súbchev to strike the kick off in the second half. Róbert Kormos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avgust Súbchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Szilárd Csikós charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Szilárd Csikós the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Szilárd Csikós kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Róbert Kormos was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Avgust Súbchev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Avgust Súbchev really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. In the 65thth minute of the game Avgust Súbchev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Szombathely Squirrels's Róbert Kormos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vasil Shterionov charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vasil Shterionov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Botev Plovdiv 1912 getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Vasil Shterionov hit a great ball. After 70 played minutes Botev Plovdiv 1912 got a freekick which was hit by Vasil Shterionov. Szombathely Squirrels's Ferenc Jászberényi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 71st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Botev Plovdiv 1912. The supporters of Szombathely Squirrels booed when Botev Plovdiv 1912 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Velyo Vidolov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, one of Szombathely Squirrels: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 Szombathely Squirrels. In the 78th minute there was a penalty for Botev Plovdiv 1912. Ognyan Filipov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Róbert Kormos. 2-3. Ognyan Filipov kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Tenyo Shivarov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mihály Földesi's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Tenyo Shivarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihály Földesi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
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