Szombathely Aréna
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Santiago Mino started the match with the kick off. In the 9th minute Santiago Mino 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. In the 10th minute Maximino Gonzalez 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. After 14 minutes Szombathely Squirrels's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Saul Felo who took care of the corner kick. 16 minutes into the game, Maximino Gonzalez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Arnold Szuper was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arnold Szuper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Mino, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Victorino Francis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihály Földesi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnold Szuper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Mino in the 28th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, Santiago Mino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Arnold Szuper was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 33 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's goal looked a bit too open when Arnoldo Medina came free, but Arnold Szuper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Arnoldo Medina made a precise shot to the right of Arnold Szuper. Szombathely Squirrels's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 37th minute, Maximino Gonzalez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute Mihály Földesi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victorino Francis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39thth minute of the game Jhonny Del Fierro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 45 minutes into the game, Maximino Gonzalez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Arnold Szuper was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Szombathely Squirrels players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Palermo were winning 0-5.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mihály Földesi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Szombathely Squirrels's Dénes Boross got a free kick in the 50th minute. Jhonny Del Fierro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Arnold Szuper made a huge save. Maximino Gonzalez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Arnold Szuper skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Arnold Szuper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Arne Olsson in the 54th minute. In the 57th minute Arnoldo Medina 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 audience thought a goal was coming when Jhonny Del Fierro got free with Arnold Szuper in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 61 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Arnold Szuper had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jhonny Del Fierro. After a rather tough play, Szombathely Squirrels's Szilárd Csikós got a free kick in the 61st minute. 66 minutes into the match, Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Mihály Földesi came free, but Victorino Francis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnold Szuper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Mino in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Szombathely Squirrels's Zsolt Vörös nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victorino Francis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. Palermo's Santiago Mino got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's goal looked a bit too open when Maximino Gonzalez came free, but Arnold Szuper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Lajos Domonkos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnold Szuper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Felo in the 78th minute of the match. Arnold Szuper made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Santiago Mino sent off a good shot on target. Arnold Szuper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santiago Mino in the 80th minute. After taking down the ball on Palermo's corner Arnoldo Medina fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arnold Szuper quite easily take care of the ball. Palermo's Arnoldo Medina was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 82nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 87th minute of the match, Arnoldo Medina tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Arnold Szuper saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Zsolt Vörös sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Mino in the 91st minute of play forced Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Arnold Szuper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 minutes, Lajos Domonkos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Szombathely Squirrels and the Palermo players grew even worse after the yellow card. 95 minutes into the match, Palermo's Saul Felo broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.
When the match was over Palermo could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Szombathely Squirrels throughout the match.
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