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Buda
Juniors IFC / Esztergom SC / Szent Pál Akadémia
FC Tournament Series in Piliscaba
In association with Esztergom SC and Szent Pál Akadémia FC, we ran a series of weekend tournaments in Piliscsaba, a few miles outside Budapest. Each weekend two different age groups played matches, with the winning teams receiving trophies, medals and certificates. Ten different teams were represented in the tournaments.
Results
table
Group
6 age group
Sunday 4th March 2007
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vs
RAFC |
drew
1-1
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Florian
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A
difficult game playing against a team which
only focused on defending. Our players nailed
them to their goal and possessed the ball most
of the match. However, we missed two really
big chances and, as always happens in matches
like this, we paid for them when the other team
were awarded a questionable penalty in the very
last minute...
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vs
Piliscsaba |
drew
2-2
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Oliver,
Florian
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We
gave two goals away and made our job very difficult.
A really hard-working team managed to come back
and equalise, making us very pleased with the
team's courage.
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vs
Tát SE |
won
7-0
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Florian
(4), Andre, Sebastian, Claire
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The
result says it all. Our players enjoyed football
while they were scoring goals.
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vs
Szent Pál AFC
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won
1-0
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Oliver
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A
tough game against a team which again only wanted
to defend. We didn't have many chances - in
fact Oliver scored from the only one.
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Buda
Juniors won the tournament!
We ended up winning the tournament, but the most important
thing was that our players were a team, playing good,
strong matches.
1996
team
Saturday 3rd March 2007
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vs
Esztergom |
won
3-0
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Alexander
(2), Till
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A
very good start to the tournament, although
the team-play wasn't as strong as we would like.
Our defenders, Sam and Ben, played very well,
giving the chance to the rest of our players
to take care of scoring.
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vs
Piliscsaba |
won
2-1
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Alexander,
Ben
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Our
boys worked better as a team this time. Our
defenders again were 'masters of their job'
and Ben's volley showed that defenders can score
when they need to. A difficult match to win,
but our boys did it.
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vs
Pilisszentiván |
won
8-0
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Jan
(2), Gergo (2), Ben, Sam, Till (2)
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The
last time we played this team we had lots of
difficulties and we only could get a draw. This
time around our players really enjoyed the match
and played with lots of confidence. Gergo (who
is a year younger) was one of our best players
and this time our defenders Sam and Ben took
part in the scoring as well, not just the defending.
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| Semi-final |
vs
II.ker UFC "B" |
won
2-0
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Alexander,
Till
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Alexander
was again the boss on the field, playing and
working for the team. With his lead we qualified
for the final.
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| Final |
vs
II.ker UFC "A" |
won
1-0
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Fülöp
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A
very good match, with both teams playing well.
A little mistake gave a goal advantage to our
opponents. We had three chances to score, but
could only finish one with a goal, before we
lost the match on penalties.
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With
three wins we ended up first in our group, but we
ended up second in the tournament. However, nobody
could complain, as we played well all day.
1998
team
Sunday 14th January 2007
| Group
matches |
vs
Zoltek Nyergesújfalu |
lost
0-1
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We
played a good game and only lost to a very unlucky
goal at the very end of the match. Alex and
Marcell were very strong at the back.
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vs
Piliscsaba |
drew
2-2
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Renee
(2)
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We
were twice ahead but an unlucky goal again stopped
us winning this game. Renee scoring twice and
Gergo playing very well earned our team this
very valuable point, as Zoltek then beat Piliscsaba
by 3 goals to leave us second in the group and
thus through to the semi finals.
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| Semi-final |
vs
Szent Pál AFC |
lost
0-2
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We
lost against a team which played very good football.
Our players did their best, but Szent Pál
were the better team.
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| Third-place
play-off |
vs
Esztergom SC |
won
3-0
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Bruno
(2), Gergo
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Our
players played their way nicely to third place.
Bruno scoring twice and Gergo placing the ball
under the crossbar were the main attractions,
but don't forget that Nicholas, Alex, Marcell,
Renee and Ivan all did very well during the
whole tournament.
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Group
4 age group
Sunday 3rd December 2006
| Group
matches |
vs
Szent Pál AFC
'B' |
won
2-1
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Alex,
Till
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A
little bit sleepy in the beginning, but thanks
to very good discipline we won. Our team talked
to each other and started passing very well,
realising that by doing this they could run
the match.
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vs
Tabani Spartacus |
won
2-0
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Simon
(2)
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A
display of even better teamplay, giving no chance
to the other team. We were very pleased to see
how our boys played and acted on the pitch.
An excellent first goal from Simon, who showed
that nobody could stop him today.
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| Semi-final |
vs
Esztergom SC |
won
3-0
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Simon,
Till, Alex
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Confidence
and perfect teamplay again put us in the final!
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| Final |
vs
Tabani Spartacus |
drew
1-1 (won 3-2 on penalties)
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Simon
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The
second
time we met this team, as they played very well
in their semi-final. We started very well in
the beginning and thanks to Simon's goal we
went into the half-time break 1-0 up. The tempo
in the second half - like in the first one -
was really high. We missed a few chances and
15 seconds before the end Taban scored.
Penalty shootout: Our first penalty taker
was Kevin, who was unlucky to hit the goalpost.
Second was Bernardo who scored easily, but Taban
put themselves 2-1 up. Till scored a nice one
to set up the nerves before Taban's 3rd penalty...
and Jelle saved it! So then it was sudden death,
with us going first. Sam was the one who put
the ball on the spot and scored with confidence,
putting the ball in the top right corner. Jelle
faced Taban's next penalty taker, and with very
good reflexes he saved the shot. Jelle's biggest
challenge was just about to come, as all of
our boys ended up jumping on top of him to celebrate
our victory!
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Buda
Juniors won the tournament!
Group
3 age group
Saturday 2nd december 2006
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matches |
vs
Szent Pál AFC
'A' |
drew
1-1
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Tim
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You
could see that this group of players hadn't
played together before. Even then, we excepted
a little bit more from the whole team, but they
were afraid to play football. They could have
win if they were not so scared.
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vs
Esztergom SC |
lost
0-5
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Esztergom
were the best team in the tournament and easily
won against us. The same things apply as the
first game...
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vs
Szent Pál AFC 'B' |
won
1-0
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Claire
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We
dominated the game, but needed a bit of luck
to win the match.
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We ended up in 3rd place.
Group
6 age group
Sunday 26th November 2006
| Group
matches |
vs
Esztergom SC 'A' |
drew
0-0
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Ever
since we started playing against Hungarian youth
teams, Esztergom have been our biggest rivals
as one of the best teams we have ever played.
Playing against them with this age group always
shows how our players are getting stronger and
stronger. This match was really tense the whole
way. We could see that one little mistake would
decide it one way or the other. Our team put
in an adult performance, following the basic
tactical instructions and playing with strong
discipline. Both teams had chances, but our
players were closer to winning this match. Could
have been the final, but unfortunately it was
only the opening game....
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vs
Tát SE |
won
7-0
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Florian
(2), Oliver (2), Thomas, Andras
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After
the draw against Esztergom we knew we needed
to score as many goals as possible. Our players
did a very good job, but missed about 5 or 6
other clear chances. We had the feeling that
this would cost us a place in the final, and
it duly did, although Esztergom only scored
their 8th goal within the last 20 seconds of
their match...!
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| 3rd
Place Play-off |
vs
Szent Pál AFC |
won
4-0
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Florian
(2), Thomas (2)
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Our
team played an easy match because they didn't
let the other team build their game.
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The
whole tournament showed that Buda Juniors' oldest
age group has players who have really come along and
are able to play strong matches against strong teams.
Group
3 age group
Saturday 25th November 2006
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matches |
vs
Zoltek SE |
drew
1-1
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Tom
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This
was the first 'serious' match for most of our
boys, so their nerves were understandable. We
were 1-0 up, but a mistake let our opponents
score. If we had concentrated just a bit more,
we would have won this match.
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vs
Tát |
won
2-0
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Bruno
(2)
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Strong
performances from everybody, playing the way
we should have at the start of the whole tournament.
Bruno scored a beautiful goal in the first half
from free-kick and topped that with another
very 'pretty' one in the second half to give
us the 2-0 final score.
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vs
Stardom |
lost
0-3
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Stardom
was better than us as a team, but we played
a good game against them. I am sure that we
can match them if we continue playing as we
were, even given the result in this game.
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vs
Szent Pál AFC |
won
1-0
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Erik
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We ended up in 3rd place, but only on goal difference
- Zoltek SE scored 2 more goals than us. A good first
tournament, with some very promising play...
Group
4 age group
Sunday 19th November 2006
| Group
matches |
vs
Esztergom SC 'A' |
won
6-2
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Till
(2), Alexander (2), Jan, Thibaud
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A
few nerves at the start meant we were 1-0 down
in only the second minute. Soon after, however,
the team led by Till and Alexander came back
and won the match confidently.
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vs
Piliscsaba |
won
6-1
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Till
(3), Alexander, Jan, Thibaud
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Although
a very good result, we lacked team-play. We
won this one with individual actions, instead
of passing and moving the ball around.
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| Final |
vs
Tát |
won
6-0
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Thibaud
(2), Till (2), Alexander (2)
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This
game was everything that a coach wants. Good
passing by very confident players on the pitch.
Our team gave absolutely no chance to the other
team...
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Buda
Juniors won the tournament! Very good matches
against good teams (even if the scores do say differently).
Our players all played their best and what was the
most important, they used their coaches' instructions
and tried to make them happen in the game. You could
see the things that they are practising in the training!!!
Group
5 age group
Saturday 18th November 2006
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matches |
vs
Szent Pál AFC Girls |
won
2-0
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Simon
(2)
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After
a nervous start in our first group match against
the girls' team from Szent
Pál AFC,
we went on to play well and the players' attitude
was excellent.
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vs
Tabáni Spartacus |
won
4-0
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Claire
(2), Bernardo, Isabella
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This
match was
very good, due to all of our players putting
lots of effort into the game. Full of confidence
and successful team play.
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| Final |
vs
Szent Pál AFC |
won
2-1
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Bernardo,
Isabella
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The
final again saw a nervous start from our team,
going 1-0 down with an unlucky own goal. Our
players started playing with 100% effort thereafter
and managed to equalize before half-time. In
the second half the game got even tougher, but
thanks to another goal we made both ourselves
and all the parents very happy.
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Buda Juniors won the tournament!
We functioned very well as a team and there were lots
of outstanding performances, like Simon, Claire and
Bernardo. Well done everybody!
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