Official Cup

Szombathely Aréna
Spectators: 193 (Terracing: 146, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Szombathely Squirrels's László Szőke started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arnold Szuper stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Konstantinos Kroustallis's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Arnold Szuper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zoltán Varga in the 7th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Konstantinos Kroustallis 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. Kristóf Pölöskei kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Arnold Szuper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zoltán Varga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Haşim Tekmil in the 16th minute of play. Konstantinos Kroustallis scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnold Szuper, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Erwin Bienvenu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 28 minutes of play, Gyál United's Zoltán Varga made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnold Szuper was left in no man's land by his defense there! Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zoltán Varga in the 36th minute of play. Arnold Szuper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zoltán Varga, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute Gyál United were awarded a corner. Ignác Mayer went to the cornerflag to take it. Konstantinos Kroustallis made a great header on Gyál United's corner, it was just that Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper managed to reach the ball for a save. After 39 minutes, Konstantinos Kroustallis made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Konstantinos Kroustallis in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnold Szuper prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 43 minutes into the game, Erwin Bienvenu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Arnold Szuper was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 46 minutes of play, Gyál United's Zoltán Varga made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnold Szuper was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zoltán Varga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Zoltán Varga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnold Szuper saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Konstantinos Kroustallis's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Arnold Szuper firmly grabbed it by the left post. Arnold Szuper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erwin Bienvenu in the 55th minute of play. Arnold Szuper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Konstantinos Kroustallis in the 57th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Arnold Szuper had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ignác Mayer. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zoltán Varga in the 67th minute of play forced Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Arnold Szuper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnold Szuper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Konstantinos Kroustallis in the 72nd minute. Arnold Szuper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Konstantinos Kroustallis in the 72nd minute. Arnold Szuper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erwin Bienvenu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's goal looked a bit too open when Erwin Bienvenu came free, but Arnold Szuper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erwin Bienvenu in the 76th minute of play forced Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Arnold Szuper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gyál United's goalkeeper Horaţiu Petran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper got control of the ball when Konstantinos Kroustallis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arnold Szuper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Kroustallis in the 82nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zoltán Varga in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnold Szuper saved Szombathely Squirrels from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Konstantinos Kroustallis got free with Arnold Szuper in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulev Aare in the 88th minute of play forced Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Arnold Szuper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnold Szuper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantinos Kroustallis, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Arnold Szuper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erwin Bienvenu in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Szombathely Squirrels's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ignác Mayer was slow to take the kick. During this time Gyál United's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Szombathely Squirrels's goalie and right to Tito Montaño. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Szombathely Squirrels's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Gyál United's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.