U23 League

Szombathely Aréna
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Jorg Vrijdags made the kick off and thus started the match. Gusztáv Jászberényi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorg Vrijdags in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute, Jorg Vrijdags made a precise shot to the right of Gusztáv Jászberényi. Szombathely Squirrels's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Reinard Van Cleijnenbreughel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by János Major during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Fox Hunting Squad booed when Szombathely Squirrels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. János Major didn't get a good kick on the ball. Reinard Van Cleijnenbreughel hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Jorg Vrijdags might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gusztáv Jászberényi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jorg Vrijdags ran back to his position shaking his head. Balázs Pálinkás fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mats Van Elsen having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's goal looked a bit too open when Kasper De Cat came free, but Gusztáv Jászberényi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 35 played minutes Fox Hunting Squad got a freekick which was hit by Quillian Lambrecht. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Balázs Pálinkás in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mats Van Elsen saved Fox Hunting Squad from getting behind. Gusztáv Jászberényi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kasper De Cat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Fox Hunting Squad getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Rob Van der Meiren hit a great ball. Szilárd Csikós could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Mats Van Elsen made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Balázs Pálinkás stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Fox Hunting Squad got a freekick which was hit by Bert Paelinck. After 57 minutes of play Fox Hunting Squad's Bert Paelinck was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 57th match minute, Fox Hunting Squad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bert Paelinck to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Szombathely Squirrels's zone, Reinard Van Cleijnenbreughel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gusztáv Jászberényi came out of the goal and Reinard Van Cleijnenbreughel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 63 minutes into the match, Fox Hunting Squad's goal looked a bit too open when Szilárd Csikós came free, but Mats Van Elsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th match minute, Fox Hunting Squad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kasper De Cat to maneuver through the defense. Mats Van Elsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dénes Boross in the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th match minute, Fox Hunting Squad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinard Van Cleijnenbreughel to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Jorg Vrijdags hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Fox Hunting Squad's Jorg Vrijdags got a free kick in the 74th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Fox Hunting Squad's goal looked a bit too open when Balázs Pálinkás came free, but Mats Van Elsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dániel Szabadi hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Rens Waterloos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Reinard Van Cleijnenbreughel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Fox Hunting Squad getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Quillian Lambrecht hit a great ball. After 91 played minutes, Szombathely Squirrels's Ferenc Jászberényi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mats Van Elsen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Szombathely Squirrels reached it. Fox Hunting Squad's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.