National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772,
Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Géza Kerékgyártó started the match with the kick off. Marek Klawki hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute György Hubenov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dariusz Waselenczuk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when György Hubenov came free, but Dariusz Waselenczuk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when György Hubenov came free, but Dariusz Waselenczuk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's Adrian Szatko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sándor Bán narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when György Hubenov came free, but Dariusz Waselenczuk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Géza Kerékgyártó came free, but Dariusz Waselenczuk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dariusz Waselenczuk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from György Hubenov in the 20th minute of the match. U21 Hungary's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Adrian Szatko scored to the left of an out of position Sándor Bán, making the score, 1-0. In the 28th minute Adrian Szatko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sándor Bán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adrian Szatko was extremely unlucky when he, in the 33rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Sándor Bán made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Napoleon Konopka sent off a good shot on target. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Poland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bernát Herman was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Hungary's players had a chance to rest. U21 Hungary's Bernát Herman was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dariusz Waselenczuk in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Dariusz Waselenczuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from György Hubenov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, U21 Poland's Andrzej Augustyniak got a free kick in the 40th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrian Szatko in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sándor Bán prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 46 minutes of play, U21 Hungary's Géza Kerékgyártó made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dariusz Waselenczuk was left in no man's land by his defense there! The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Napoleon Konopka to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of U21 Poland booed when U21 Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lajos Balázs didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Napoleon Konopka in the 57th minute of play forced U21 Hungary's goalkeeper Sándor Bán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute of the match, György Hubenov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dariusz Waselenczuk saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to U21 Poland getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Andrzej Augustyniak hit a great ball. After 65 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for U21 Poland! After 66 minutes U21 Poland's goalkeeper Dariusz Waselenczuk managed, with a little bit of luck, save György Hubenov's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. In the 66th minute, György Hubenov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dariusz Waselenczuk was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. U21 Poland made a substitution. Mateusz Wieteska replaced Mariusz Tomiczek. U21 Poland made a substitution. Wincent Pluciennik replaced Napoleon Konopka. After 71 minutes, Dávid Virág mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Hungary and the U21 Poland players grew even worse after the yellow card. Adrian Szatko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sándor Bán having to interfere. U21 Hungary's Sándor Bán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Szatko in the 74th minute of play. After a rather tough play, U21 Poland's Marek Klawki got a free kick in the 76th minute. U21 Hungary made a substitution. Jónás Rigó replaced György Hubenov. U21 Hungary made a substitution. Lénárd Tököli replaced Géza Kerékgyártó. Marek Klawki hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute Adrian Szatko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sándor Bán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dariusz Waselenczuk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jónás Rigó in the 86th minute. After 89 minutes, Mátyás Gyulai mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Hungary and the U21 Poland players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 89 played minutes U21 Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Mátyás Gyulai. Sándor Bán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Szatko in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th minute, U21 Hungary's Jónás Rigó dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. The U21 Poland supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 Hungary's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 Hungary.
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