World League

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. László Madaras started the match with the kick off. After 7 played minutes Baxters Boys got a freekick which was hit by Radomir Debowy. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when John Guidetti sped through Balassagyarmat SC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Attila Mesterházy. A collision led to Balassagyarmat SC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Tamás Havasi hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Christian Kilstedt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Balassagyarmat SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Baxters Boys's John Guidetti in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Balassagyarmat SC's goalie prevented a goal. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Balassagyarmat SC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kevin Skarkman was slow to take the kick. During this time Baxters Boys's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Baxters Boys's Staffan Åman to fire away a dangerous shot which Attila Mesterházy despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 1-2 became the score in the 23rd minute when Frank Novella elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Balassagyarmat SC's goalkeeper Attila Mesterházy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. László Madaras kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Tamás Havasi hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The supporters of Balassagyarmat SC booed when Baxters Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Staffan Åman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Attila Mesterházy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Novella, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The supporters of Balassagyarmat SC booed when Baxters Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. John Guidetti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baxters Boys's Börje Albohm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Máté Elek in the 41st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling John Guidetti in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Attila Mesterházy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for John Guidetti to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Balassagyarmat SC's goalkeeper Attila Mesterházy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by John Guidetti. The audience was convinced that John Guidetti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Attila Mesterházy was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 56th minute, Máté Elek 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. In the 59th minute, Baxters Boys's Uzay Gencalp ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Attila Mesterházy. Attila Mesterházy yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Balassagyarmat SC made a substitution. Calistrat Tomulescu replaced Karel Suryoprayogo. The supporters of Baxters Boys booed when Balassagyarmat SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karel Suryoprayogo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Radomir Debowy charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Radomir Debowy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Balassagyarmat SC booed when Baxters Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radomir Debowy didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th match minute, Baxters Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radomir Debowy to maneuver through the defense. Börje Albohm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Máté Elek in the 73rd minute of the match. Baxters Boys's Börje Albohm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Máté Elek in the 74th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Uzay Gencalp in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Attila Mesterházy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Baxters Boys's Uzay Gencalp managed to work through Balassagyarmat SC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Uzay Gencalp dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Börje Albohm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Máté Elek, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Börje Albohm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Máté Elek in the 85th minute of the match. Uzay Gencalp's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 91stth minute, Attila Mesterházy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Attila Mesterházy was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Uzay Gencalp capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Uzay Gencalp really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. The Baxters Boys supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Baxters Boys would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.