Hippo Pool
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alex Zádori made the kick off which started today's match. A throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game was made by Dávid Győrfi with Csaba Nyitrai as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alex Zádori in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bengt-Arne Askstedt saved Savage Hippo from getting behind. If Kim Lekberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Savage Hippo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eddie Bjurström in the 19th minute. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levente Pucheli in the 20th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Levente Pucheli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bengt-Arne Askstedt was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Kim Lekberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vendel Sass. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kim Lekberg ran back to his position shaking his head. 24 minutes into the match, Lengyeltóti Örömfoci SE's goal looked a bit too open when Kim Lekberg came free, but Vendel Sass reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vendel Sass was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kim Lekberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 26 minute of play. Bengt-Arne Askstedt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Levente Pucheli's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's Kim Lekberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vendel Sass narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Savage Hippo's Eddie Bjurström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Vendel Sass in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The crowd rose to their feet as Savage Hippo's Kim Lekberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vendel Sass. That made the score 2-1 after 39 minutes of play. In the 44th minute of the match Savage Hippo got a corner. Lengyeltóti Örömfoci SE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eddie Bjurström ran over to the corner to take the kick. Vilmantas Magdišauskas made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 44thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Vendel Sass would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.
Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lázár Csiszár, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 51st minute Kim Lekberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vendel Sass saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Kim Lekberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Savage Hippo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Orestas Mineikis hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Vendel Sass took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kim Lekberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Alex Zádori sent off a good shot on target. Lengyeltóti Örömfoci SE's Vendel Sass played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Lekberg in the 64th minute of play. With a little luck, Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt got control of the ball when Alex Zádori tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kim Lekberg took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vendel Sass. Vendel Sass dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. After a defensive mix-up in Lengyeltóti Örömfoci SE's zone, Kim Lekberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vendel Sass came out of the goal and Kim Lekberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 74th minute Kim Lekberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vendel Sass saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Kim Lekberg notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Lengyeltóti Örömfoci SE's Vendel Sass. Vendel Sass was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 92nd minute Kim Lekberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vendel Sass saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Alex Zádori had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bengt-Arne Askstedt. Savage Hippo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Zádori was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2. Savage Hippo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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