U23 World League

Szombathely Aréna
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mihály Földesi kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Aristides Espírito Santo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antal Budai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Mourato in the 5th minute of play forced Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Antal Budai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Szombathely Squirrels's Máté Medve got a free kick in the 5th minute. The supporters of SLB TELHA booed when Szombathely Squirrels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gusztáv Győrffy didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was beautiful to see SLB TELHA's Abel Trigueiro in action when he in the 15th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! 18 minutes into the game, Mihály Csontos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Szombathely Squirrels's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SLB TELHA the free kick. SLB TELHA's Carol Ferraz was substituted for Nivaldo Pessoa. In the 20th match minute, Szombathely Squirrels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihály Csontos to maneuver through the defense. Antal Budai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Trigueiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. A collision led to Szombathely Squirrels getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Zsolt Vörös hit a great ball. In the 28th minute Aristides Espírito Santo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antal Budai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antal Budai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carol Ferraz in the 29th minute of play. Antal Budai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aristides Espírito Santo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antal Budai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carol Ferraz in the 43rd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Carol Ferraz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antal Budai. Szombathely Squirrels's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carol Ferraz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1.

54 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's goal looked a bit too open when Eusébio Mourato came free, but Antal Budai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abel Trigueiro hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Szombathely Squirrels's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Aristides Espírito Santo scored to the left of an out of position Antal Budai, making the score, 0-2. Szombathely Squirrels's Antal Budai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Neiva in the 63rd minute of play. Carol Ferraz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Antal Budai came out and tried to block the shot, but Carol Ferraz slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Szombathely Squirrels's Máté Medve got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Antal Budai successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, Szombathely Squirrels's Antal Budai got control of the ball when Eusébio Mourato tried to sneak it across the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Máté Medve was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Szombathely Squirrels's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SLB TELHA the free kick. In the 76th minute, Máté Medve hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abílio Gois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihály Földesi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonçalo Neiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 85 minutes into the match, Carol Ferraz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Antal Budai, 0-5. In the 92nd minute, Gusztáv Győrffy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute, Abel Trigueiro 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Carol Ferraz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Antal Budai. That made the score 0-7 in the 95 minute of play. When the match was over SLB TELHA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Szombathely Squirrels throughout the match.