U23 League

Pandiza
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ganyo Semerdzhiev started the match with the kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Gábor Vona notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of THE CLUB's Francesco Toldo. Francesco Toldo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Richárd Bányai fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢʏᴍᴀʀᴏꜱ's protests and gave Richárd Bányai a yellow card for diving instead. Richárd Bányai kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Svetozar Popchev got in the 20th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Bálint Bodnár handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. 23 minutes into the match, ᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢʏᴍᴀʀᴏꜱ's goalkeeper Bálint Bodnár had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ganyo Semerdzhiev. THE CLUB's Francesco Toldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gergő Tisza in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gergő Tisza in the 27th minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Francesco Toldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by THE CLUB's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dániel Veress was slow to take the kick. During this time ᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢʏᴍᴀʀᴏꜱ's players had a chance to rest. Francesco Toldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gergő Tisza, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The supporters of ᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢʏᴍᴀʀᴏꜱ booed when THE CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nacho Videv didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 38 played minutes, ᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢʏᴍᴀʀᴏꜱ's Dániel Veress shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Francesco Toldo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢʏᴍᴀʀᴏꜱ reached it. Plamen Oreshkov hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Francesco Toldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gergő Tisza in the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gergő Tisza was the one to do the kick off. Patrik Nagy hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Francesco Toldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gergő Tisza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute, Gergő Tisza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Francesco Toldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 59 minutes into the game, Gábor Vona was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢʏᴍᴀʀᴏꜱ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave THE CLUB the free kick. 63 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's Svetozar Popchev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bálint Bodnár narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind THE CLUB's goalkeeper Francesco Toldo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Francesco Toldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Márk Marton in the 69th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in THE CLUB's zone, Gábor Vona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francesco Toldo came out of the goal and Gábor Vona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francesco Toldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gábor Vona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind ᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢʏᴍᴀʀᴏꜱ's goalkeeper Bálint Bodnár, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. THE CLUB's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Plamen Oreshkov in the 82nd minute. Francesco Toldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gergő Tisza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute ᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢʏᴍᴀʀᴏꜱ were awarded a corner. Dániel Veress went to the cornerflag to take it. Richárd Bányai was shown his second yellow card after 92 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 93rd match minute, ᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢʏᴍᴀʀᴏꜱ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richárd Bányai to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the ᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢʏᴍᴀʀᴏꜱ defense, Svetozar Popchev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bálint Bodnár. The ᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢʏᴍᴀʀᴏꜱ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bálint Bodnár should have stopped the shot.