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Spectators: 8444 (Terracing: 6334, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anders Haglund kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Black Panthers's Gábor Menyhért got a free kick in the 2nd minute. SS Pacha's Csaba Vándor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tamás Tábori in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Anders Haglund notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SS Pacha's Csaba Vándor. Csaba Vándor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Péter Kaiser in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Endre Sipos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Péter Kaiser charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Péter Kaiser the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Péter Kaiser hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 15 minutes into the game, Ferenc Bodrogi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Endre Sipos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Micha Klain who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Endre Sipos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 22nd minute, Yoeri Vrins ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Csaba Vándor was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 27th minute Péter Kaiser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Endre Sipos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Yoeri Vrins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Micha Klain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the SS Pacha defense, Yoeri Vrins kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Csaba Vándor. The SS Pacha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Csaba Vándor should have stopped the shot. When Anders Haglund came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Black Panthers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Anders Haglund couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Yoeri Vrins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Csaba Vándor was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. If Micha Klain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in SS Pacha's zone, Yoeri Vrins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Csaba Vándor came out of the goal and Yoeri Vrins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The SS Pacha players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Black Panthers were winning 1-3.

Anders Haglund 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 Csaba Vándor, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. SS Pacha's Csaba Vándor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save SS Pacha from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferenc Bodrogi in the 56th minute of play forced Black Panthers's goalkeeper Endre Sipos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferenc Páncsics's late challenge caught a Black Panthers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferenc Páncsics helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SS Pacha's Ferenc Páncsics got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute, Anders Haglund 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. Anders Haglund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the SS Pacha defense, Yoeri Vrins kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Csaba Vándor. The SS Pacha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Csaba Vándor should have stopped the shot. Endre Sipos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Micha Klain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tamás Tábori's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Csaba Vándor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. SS Pacha made a substitution. Rafael Benke replaced Ferenc Páncsics. Black Panthers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zsolt Papp in the 78th minute. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Anders Haglund put it in 1-5 from a short distance just to the right of Csaba Vándor. If Péter Kaiser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Yoeri Vrins fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Csaba Vándor, passed just outside the right post. Ferenc Bodrogi struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Endre Sipos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SS Pacha. Yoeri Vrins blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Csaba Vándor having to make a save. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Black Panthers walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.