U23 World League

Arsène Wenger Aréna
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) After 3 played minutes Ágyúsok FC got a freekick which was hit by Ákos Takács. The referee felt a red card was in order, 13 minutes into the game, when Apostolos Antoniou put in a rough tackle. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Go Ahead Eagles's goalkeeper Manos Papaiakovou, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alex Nyilasi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manos Papaiakovou having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcell Somogyi got free with Manos Papaiakovou in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Go Ahead Eagles's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gergely Papp was slow to take the kick. During this time Ágyúsok FC's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of Go Ahead Eagles booed when Ágyúsok FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcell Somogyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Go Ahead Eagles's goalkeeper Manos Papaiakovou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by József Dobos. Manos Papaiakovou was a little too slow when József Dobos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 32nd minute, Alex Nyilasi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Go Ahead Eagles's Manos Papaiakovou got control of the ball when József Dobos tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 37 played minutes Ágyúsok FC got a freekick which was hit by János Titkos. Ágyúsok FC's Bánk Döbrögi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Moustos in the 38th minute of play. Manos Papaiakovou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gergely Papp went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 44th minute of the match, Gergely Papp got a very nice opportunity to score, but Manos Papaiakovou was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Nikos Moustos made the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, Ágyúsok FC's Marcell Somogyi made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manos Papaiakovou was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 55thth minute of the game Gergely Papp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Go Ahead Eagles's Manos Papaiakovou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manos Papaiakovou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gergely Papp, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 62nd minute Gergely Papp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manos Papaiakovou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Marcell Somogyi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ágyúsok FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcell Somogyi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manos Papaiakovou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Marcell Somogyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcell Somogyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Manos Papaiakovou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ntinos Vounatsos kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 85th match minute, Ágyúsok FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Péter Gyurkovics to maneuver through the defense. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ágyúsok FC had played much better football throughout.