Challenge

Szombathely Aréna
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tivadar Demeter. After having played for 6 minutes, Tivadar Demeter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Szombathely Squirrels's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tivadar Demeter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tivadar Demeter showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. After 12 minutes of play, Szombathely Squirrels's Tivadar Demeter made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Szombathely Squirrels's Tivadar Demeter. But to his dismay, Tivadar Demeter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. A sloppy throw-in by József Varga in the 21st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Venezuela's Alex Chicote. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tivadar Demeter in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tivadar Demeter. After 30 minutes of play, Szombathely Squirrels's Tivadar Demeter made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tivadar Demeter in the 33rd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's Tivadar Demeter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tivadar Demeter might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tivadar Demeter ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Tivadar Demeter sent off a good shot on target. Lukas Arlikevičius charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lukas Arlikevičius the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th match minute, Szombathely Squirrels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukas Arlikevičius to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tivadar Demeter got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

In the 57th minute Tivadar Demeter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tivadar Demeter, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 60 minutes of play, Szombathely Squirrels's Tivadar Demeter made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Szombathely Squirrels's Lei Jian Xiong was substituted for Tivadar Demeter. In the 66th minute, Lei Jian Xiong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Szombathely Squirrels fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. 68 minutes into the match, Lei Jian Xiong had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lei Jian Xiong was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. In the 71stth minute of the game Lei Jian Xiong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 75th minute, Lei Jian Xiong made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Lei Jian Xiong managed to get in a good position for a shot. Szombathely Squirrels's supporters rose to their feet, but Lei Jian Xiong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lei Jian Xiong in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Jian Xiong in the 94th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Szombathely Squirrels walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.