World League

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when László Madaras kicked off to start the match. Sven-Edvin Mårtensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Máté Elek in the 4th minute of the match. Tony Strandberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Balassagyarmat SC booed when Team Rocco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joar Bergfeldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Attila Mesterházy came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Team Rocco's Vincent Olofsson. But to his dismay, Vincent Olofsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Sven-Edvin Mårtensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from László Madaras in the 30th minute of play. In the 30th minute, László Madaras ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sven-Edvin Mårtensson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Sven-Edvin Mårtensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from László Madaras in the 36th minute of play. Attila Mesterházy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Göran Unesson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute, Tony Strandberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Team Rocco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Attila Mesterházy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göran Unesson in the 44th minute of play. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by Balassagyarmat SC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ralf Vase was slow to take the kick. During this time Team Rocco's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Vincent Olofsson heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The supporters of Team Rocco booed when Balassagyarmat SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zsombor Medve didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Máté Elek in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sven-Edvin Mårtensson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Göran Unesson scored 1-3 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Attila Mesterházy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vincent Olofsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Attila Mesterházy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vincent Olofsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Göran Unesson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the match, Balassagyarmat SC's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Olofsson came free, but Attila Mesterházy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Balassagyarmat SC's Attila Mesterházy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Balassagyarmat SC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Team Rocco booed when Balassagyarmat SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zsombor Medve didn't get a good kick on the ball. Balassagyarmat SC made a substitution. László Csank replaced Christian Kilstedt. Zsombor Medve hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute Vincent Olofsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Attila Mesterházy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Attila Mesterházy made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Göran Unesson sent off a good shot on target. Team Rocco's Göran Unesson got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Tony Strandberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sven-Edvin Mårtensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Máté Elek in the 93rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Balassagyarmat SC's László Csank got a free kick in the 95th minute. In the 95th minute of the match, Vincent Olofsson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Attila Mesterházy saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The Balassagyarmat SC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Team Rocco were clearly better and deserved to take the win.