Friendly League

Palookaville
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wilco Owusu Abeyie took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jan-Joost Smeekes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferenc Puskás in the 3rd minute of play. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferenc Puskás, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The supporters of Seagulls booed when Nagyváradi AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. László Papp didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute, Roland Szikora made a precise shot to the right of Jan-Joost Smeekes. Seagulls's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Doğan Gayret sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Seagulls booed when Nagyváradi AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Csaba Virágh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Carsten Klaasens could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Gyula Grosics however easily saved by the left post. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from László Márton in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Doğan Gayret ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan-Joost Smeekes was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 53rd minute Ferenc Puskás shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute of the match, László Márton got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jan-Joost Smeekes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 58th match minute, Seagulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harm Meinders to maneuver through the defense. Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferenc Puskás in the 59th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when László Márton got free with Jan-Joost Smeekes in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Nagyváradi AC's Doğan Gayret slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jan-Joost Smeekes. That made the score 1-5 after 70 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by László Márton in the 75th minute of play forced Seagulls's goalkeeper Jan-Joost Smeekes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goal looked a bit too open when Doğan Gayret came free, but Jan-Joost Smeekes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nagyváradi AC were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Seagulls's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. László Szarka took the corner. Nagyváradi AC's László Szarka was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Doğan Gayret took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Jan-Joost Smeekes to make any attempt to save it. Wilco Owusu Abeyie charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wilco Owusu Abeyie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wilco Owusu Abeyie kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doğan Gayret in the 88th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when László Márton got free with Jan-Joost Smeekes in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 91 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goal looked a bit too open when Ferenc Puskás came free, but Jan-Joost Smeekes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Seagulls from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferenc Puskás in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jan-Joost Smeekes saved Seagulls from getting behind.