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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) 3 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Réda Kolb came free, but Arnold Szuper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnold Szuper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Réda Kolb, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 16 minutes into the game, Lajos Szatmári recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Christophe Pourre. Lajos Szatmári showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 19thth minute of the game Réda Kolb who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hungary's Arnold Szuper was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arnold Szuper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Réda Kolb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnold Szuper stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Réda Kolb's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Arnold Szuper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Réda Kolb in the 27th minute of the match. Arnold Szuper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Réda Kolb in the 29th minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Thierry Auroy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Arnold Szuper was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Christophe Pourre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lajos Szatmári, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Lajos Szatmári came free, but Christophe Pourre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Réda Kolb was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. France's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hungary the free kick. Réda Kolb hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the match, France's goalkeeper Christophe Pourre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lajos Szatmári. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
Arnold Szuper was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Thierry Auroy capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Thierry Auroy really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Réda Kolb could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Arnold Szuper made a huge save. Christophe Pourre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tivadar Demeter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christophe Pourre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tivadar Demeter in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lajos Szatmári in the 65th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Christophe Pourre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnold Szuper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Réda Kolb in the 66th minute of play. Hungary made a substitution. László Gácsi replaced Tivadar Demeter. Hungary's Csongor Tálas was substituted for Lajos Szatmári. 75 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Csongor Tálas came free, but Christophe Pourre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. France's Christophe Pourre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Csongor Tálas in the 75th minute of play. Christophe Pourre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tibor Horváth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thierry Auroy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Arnold Szuper made a huge save. 81 minutes into the match, Jocelyn Care notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Hungary's Arnold Szuper. Arnold Szuper was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arnold Szuper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jocelyn Care, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Harold Combettes in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnold Szuper prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Christophe Pourre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tibor Horváth in the 85th minute of the match. France's Christophe Pourre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tibor Horváth in the 86th minute of play. Christophe Pourre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Csongor Tálas in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when László Gácsi came free, but Christophe Pourre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnold Szuper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harold Combettes, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. France's Christophe Pourre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tibor Horváth in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th minute Gaël Thuilliez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnold Szuper saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The France supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing France would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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