Official Cup

Szombathely Aréna
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mamaar Fergani kicked off to start the match. Hemza Derrida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Márton Zentay in the 3rd minute. Sebestyén Király made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Clementi in the 6th minute of play. The supporters of Salmiyah Power booed when Szombathely Squirrels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sándor Győrffy didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's goal looked a bit too open when Mamaar Fergani came free, but Sebestyén Király reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute of the match Salmiyah Power got a corner. Szombathely Squirrels's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hamid Ahmed ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hamid Ahmed made a great header on Salmiyah Power's corner, it was just that Szombathely Squirrels's Sebestyén Király managed to reach the ball for a save. Sebestyén Király showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mamaar Fergani in the 10th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Szombathely Squirrels's Miklós Sinkó got a free kick in the 11th minute. After 12 minutes of play, Salmiyah Power's Epifanio Clementi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebestyén Király was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19th minute, Zhang Mo Kun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebestyén Király made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lakhdar Guendouz in the 22nd minute of play. Sebestyén Király took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lakhdar Guendouz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. László Tunyogi kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Hemza Derrida had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Károly Tolnay. Sebestyén Király took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mamaar Fergani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Szombathely Squirrels's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hamid Ahmed was slow to take the kick. During this time Salmiyah Power's players had a chance to rest. Sebestyén Király took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lakhdar Guendouz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Károly Tolnay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Károly Tolnay to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Károly Tolnay in the 51st minute of play forced Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Hemza Derrida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hemza Derrida stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Károly Tolnay's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Epifanio Clementi got free with Sebestyén Király in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 57 minutes into the match, Zhang Mo Kun notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Szombathely Squirrels's Sebestyén Király. Sebestyén Király was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Szombathely Squirrels booed when Salmiyah Power was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhang Mo Kun didn't get a good kick on the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's goal looked a bit too open when Epifanio Clementi came free, but Sebestyén Király reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salmiyah Power made a substitution. Noureddine Abdenouz replaced Zhang Mo Kun. Károly Tolnay hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Miklós Sinkó lost his temper 78 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Szombathely Squirrels getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Miklós Sinkó hit a great ball. After having played for 82 minutes, Károly Tolnay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Szombathely Squirrels's supporters crossed their fingers, but Károly Tolnay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 85th match minute, Salmiyah Power was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noureddine Abdenouz to maneuver through the defense. After 90 played minutes Szombathely Squirrels got a freekick which was hit by Géza Gál. Salmiyah Power's Soltani Mami got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Szombathely Squirrels getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Iván Túri hit a great ball. Soltani Mami struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Sebestyén Király didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salmiyah Power. When the final whistle sounded Salmiyah Power left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Szombathely Squirrels.