Challenge

Beauvoir Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bertold Gyurkovics made the kick off which started today's match. Bertold Gyurkovics sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the match, TUSE's goalkeeper Fülöp Magos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrew Murdock. After 16 minutes of play, TUSE's Krisztián Bartha made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paul Leese was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 24 minutes, Krisztián Bartha made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. de Beauvoir Scholars's Paul Leese tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, TUSE's Fülöp Magos got control of the ball when Andrew Murdock tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind TUSE's goalkeeper Fülöp Magos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dávid Bagi might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paul Leese. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dávid Bagi ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the de Beauvoir Scholars defense, Krisztián Bartha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paul Leese. The de Beauvoir Scholars fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paul Leese should have stopped the shot. After 39 played minutes TUSE got a freekick which was hit by Roland Radics. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrew Murdock got free with Fülöp Magos in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After the first half TUSE were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Andrew Murdock made the kick off in the second half. Fülöp Magos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrew Murdock, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Andrew Murdock's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fülöp Magos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Dávid Bagi managed to get in a good position for a shot. TUSE's supporters rose to their feet, but Dávid Bagi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paul Leese breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paul Leese made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krisztián Bartha in the 59th minute of play. Andrew Murdock took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fülöp Magos. Fülöp Magos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. In the 70th minute Andrew Murdock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fülöp Magos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute of the match de Beauvoir Scholars got a corner. TUSE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andrew Murdock ran over to the corner to take the kick. Géza Tímár recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. TUSE's Kálmán Barna was substituted for János Kutasi. TUSE made a substitution. Olivér Bagi replaced Árpád Gyarmathy. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krisztián Bartha in the 86th minute of play forced de Beauvoir Scholars's goalkeeper Paul Leese to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrew Murdock's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fülöp Magos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Andrew Murdock 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. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. TUSE walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.