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Szombathely Aréna
Spectators: 10867 (Terracing: 8151, Seating: 2499, VIP seats: 217) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jan-Åke Hedlund started the match with the kick off. Szombathely Squirrels's Arnold Szuper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Åke Hedlund in the 5th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Valencia CF Mindszent's goal looked a bit too open when Tivadar Demeter came free, but Daniel Banaszak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnold Szuper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lázár Lévay, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After a rather tough play, Szombathely Squirrels's Michel Goiano got a free kick in the 17th minute. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Szombathely Squirrels's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Christos Xenidis was slow to take the kick. During this time Valencia CF Mindszent's players had a chance to rest. Arnold Szuper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Åke Hedlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Tivadar Demeter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Banaszak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, one of Szombathely Squirrels:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Szombathely Squirrels. A collision led to Szombathely Squirrels getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Lei Jian Xiong hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan-Åke Hedlund in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnold Szuper saved Szombathely Squirrels from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tivadar Demeter in the 36th minute of play forced Valencia CF Mindszent's goalkeeper Daniel Banaszak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute, Tivadar Demeter left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Szombathely Squirrels fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Jan-Åke Hedlund scored 1-1 in the 45th 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.

The wind increased when Tivadar Demeter made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Jan-Åke Hedlund managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valencia CF Mindszent's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jan-Åke Hedlund was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tivadar Demeter in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daniel Banaszak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Daniel Banaszak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tivadar Demeter's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Arnold Szuper was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dan Beard showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 61 minute of play. Valencia CF Mindszent made a substitution. Silvestre Pacorro replaced Ovidiu Adrian. Arnold Szuper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bob Sinclair in the 71st minute of the match. Valencia CF Mindszent's Daniel Banaszak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tivadar Demeter in the 72nd minute of play. Daniel Banaszak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tivadar Demeter, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the game, Tivadar Demeter cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Daniel Banaszak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 81st minute, Bob Sinclair made a precise shot to the right of Arnold Szuper. Szombathely Squirrels's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. In the 95th minute, Bob Sinclair left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valencia CF Mindszent fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. When the final whistle sounded Valencia CF Mindszent left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Szombathely Squirrels.