Official Cup

Újlõrincfalvi Ősgyep
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Boldizsár Szabados kicked off to start the match. In the 4th match minute, Szentgotthárd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mátyás Kálmán to maneuver through the defense. Újlõrincfalva LC's Richárd Dárdai shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ákos Sugár but with some difficulty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Kocsis in the 7th minute of play forced Újlõrincfalva LC's goalkeeper Illés Kiss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Pancho Puskás left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Szentgotthárd fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 15 minutes, Zakariás Tótfalusi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Szentgotthárd and the Újlõrincfalva LC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alex Kocsis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Illés Kiss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Mátyás Kálmán made a precise shot to the right of Illés Kiss. Újlõrincfalva LC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Fábián Müller received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Ákos Sugár tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 27 minutes, Illés Bihari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Újlõrincfalva LC and the Szentgotthárd players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Újlõrincfalva LC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Illés Bihari hit a great ball. In the 28th minute, Yüksel Sait ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Illés Kiss was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Ákos Sugár made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Richárd Dárdai sent off a good shot on target. Illés Kiss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zakariás Tótfalusi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st match minute, Újlõrincfalva LC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richárd Dárdai to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Újlõrincfalva LC's Fábián Müller sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ákos Sugár narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lajos Sárközi hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zakariás Tótfalusi in the 48th minute of play forced Újlõrincfalva LC's goalkeeper Illés Kiss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Zakariás Tótfalusi made the kick off in the second half. Gergely Hámori in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Illés Kiss, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Pancho Puskás's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Illés Kiss firmly grabbed it by the left post. Richárd Dárdai's late challenge caught a Szentgotthárd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Richárd Dárdai helped the player get up and apologised. After 57 played minutes Újlõrincfalva LC got a freekick which was hit by Richárd Dárdai. In the 59th minute, Richárd Dárdai 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. After 60 played minutes Újlõrincfalva LC got a freekick which was hit by Illés Bihari. After having played for 61 minutes, Zakariás Tótfalusi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Szentgotthárd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zakariás Tótfalusi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pancho Puskás got free with Illés Kiss in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Illés Kiss made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zakariás Tótfalusi in the 73rd minute of play. Pancho Puskás in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Illés Kiss, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Szentgotthárd's Gábor Tolnai was substituted for Mátyás Kálmán. Norbert Szepes's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Illés Kiss firmly grabbed it by the left post. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Szentgotthárd walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.