World League

Morrinho
Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) Szombathely Squirrels's Balázs Pálinkás started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mihály Csontos hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Szombathely Squirrels defense, Barbaros Seçkin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnold Szuper. The Szombathely Squirrels fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnold Szuper should have stopped the shot. 8 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 Barbaros Seçkin. The nice shot from Barbaros Seçkin in the 9thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Arnold Szuper had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. When Lajos Jakó fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Szombathely Squirrels's protests and gave Lajos Jakó a yellow card for diving instead. 12 minutes into the game, SRP-Laguna's Xu Le Shu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnold Szuper made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. At last the ball reached Barbaros Seçkin at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Szombathely Squirrels. 3-0. Arnold Szuper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xu Le Shu in the 25th minute of the match. After having played for 28 minutes, Xu Le Shu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SRP-Laguna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xu Le Shu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 29th match minute, Szombathely Squirrels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lajos Jakó to maneuver through the defense. Arnold Szuper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Le Shu in the 30th minute of play. With a little luck, Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper got control of the ball when Vânderson Penha tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Szombathely Squirrels getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Mihály Csontos hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Xu Le Shu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SRP-Laguna fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. If Xu Le Shu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute, Xu Le Shu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 44 minutes, Xu Le Shu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SRP-Laguna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xu Le Shu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Xu Le Shu made a kick off. Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vânderson Penha in the 53rd minute of play. Arnold Szuper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xu Le Shu, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Xu Le Shu struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Arnold Szuper didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SRP-Laguna. A throw-in in the 59th minute of the game was made by Mihály Csontos with János Major as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Arnold Szuper, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arnold Szuper didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xu Le Shu went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Arnold Szuper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xu Le Shu, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xu Le Shu in the 67th minute of play. Arnold Szuper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vânderson Penha in the 70th minute of the match. Arnold Szuper didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vânderson Penha went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. 76 minutes into the game, Xu Le Shu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Arnold Szuper was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. SRP-Laguna's Isaltino Veloso was substituted for Vânderson Penha. SRP-Laguna made a substitution. Frasier Crane replaced Xu Le Shu. Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaltino Veloso in the 81st minute of play. Arnold Szuper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barbaros Seçkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barbaros Seçkin in the 83rd minute of play. Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barbaros Seçkin in the 84th minute of play. In the 87thth minute of the game Barbaros Seçkin 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. 90 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's goal looked a bit too open when Frasier Crane came free, but Arnold Szuper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Balázs Pálinkás's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anderson Laguna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frasier Crane in the 95th minute of play forced Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Arnold Szuper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Szilárd Csikós's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Anderson Laguna firmly grabbed it by the left post. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. SRP-Laguna had played much better football throughout.