Owusu Kwabena and Aleksandar Pesics also scored in the match that ended 2-2 once morest the English top team.
After the 1-1 draw once morest the Bulgarian CSZKA 1948 Sofia and the 3-1 win once morest the Croatian NK Istra, our men’s football team played its third preparatory match in the second summer training camp. The opponent was the English top team West Ham United in Kitzbühel, Tyrol. Our head coach, Pascal Jansen, is from Varga Á. – Makreckis, Cissé, Raul Gustavo, Ramírez – Abu Fani, Maiga, Kehinde – Traoré, Pesics, Owusu voted confidence in the starting eleven for the match.
Our opponent started the match with Fabianski – Kodua, Kilman, Mavropanos, Cresswell – Potts, Orford, Ward-Prowse – Kudus, Cornet, Guilherme. Lukasz Fabianski is a 57-time Polish national team goalkeeper, he also guarded the English Arsenal’s net before. He also strengthened his country’s national team at the World and European Championships. Transfermarkt puts the value of Ghanaian Mohammed Kudus at 50 million euros. By way of comparison: the total budget of Ferencváros is estimated at 58 million euros. The Brazilian Luis Guilherme was transferred from Palmeiras for 23 million euros. They paid 47.5 million euros for Max Kilman, while James Ward-Prowse is an 11-time English national team player and has scored twice in his national team. Aaron Cresswell previously featured three times in the England national team. Emerson Palmieri, who won the European Championship with the Italian national team in 2021, previously won the Champions League and Europa League with Chelsea, and West Ham, can call himself an EKL winner, started the meeting on the bench.
I. half
The London team, playing in black jerseys, started the first half. At the very beginning of the match, Mavropanos kicked Pesics. Our Serbian attacker remained on the ground, but luckily he was able to continue the game. In the fourth minute, Ramírez started Owusu, who dribbled inside, and finally the ball went to Kehinde, who curled it near the goal. In the 14th minute, Pesics was kicked in the leg once more. He needed treatment, but was able to stay on the field. In the 23rd minute, due to the high heat, the teams took a drink break. In the 25th minute, following Ramírez’s start, Owusu burst into the goal and shot the ball into the net with a beautiful move! 1-0! In the 29th minute, West Ham got a free kick. Our attacker, Pesics, was able to block.
A minute later, our opponent had a chance once more, but Cornet missed the chance. In the 34th minute, Traoré tricked himself into the penalty area, shot with a nice move, but his attempt went over. We doubled our advantage in the 41st minute! After a great trick, Makreckis started Pesics, who fought hard throughout and played extremely agilely. Our Serbian attacker, who scored twice once morest Istra, calmly shot the ball into the goal! 2-0! There were no further events in the half-time, we went into the break with a two-goal lead once morest West Ham United, whose budget is estimated at 463.5 million euros (181.7 billion forints) by the Transfermarkt portal. This is almost eight times the value of our football team.
II. half time
West Ham made several substitutions before the restart. Among others, Emerson Palmieri, who won the European Championship with the Italian national team in 2021, previously won the Champions League and Europa League with Chelsea, and West Ham can call himself an EKL winner, entered the field. Our team started the second half with an unchanged line-up. In the 48th minute, substitute Danny Ings scored Ádám Varga’s goal from a free kick. Ings is a three-time England international, he also played for Liverpool. In the 58th minute, Eldar Civic and Ben Romdhane also joined our team.
In the 61st minute, Kehinde gave a good ball to Traoré, who lifted it over the goal from the right. In the 72nd minute, Traoré flashed once more. He pulled away on the right side and then passed to the middle. The arriving Pesics shot with great power, but Foderingham was able to save. The newly confirmed Kady Borges made his debut in our team in the 77th minute. Alongside him, Pascal Jansen replaced Fortune Bassey and Alex Tóth. In the 80th minute, Bassey shot from 14 meters. His attempt narrowly missed the goal. In the 83rd minute, 19-year-old Zsombort Gruber entered the field for our team. Our attacker hit the crossbar with his first shot right following setting up. Unfortunately, Aguerd scored at the last moment, so the match ended 2-2.
men’s soccer, preparation match
FTC-West Ham United (angol) 2-2 (2-0)
FTC: Varga Á. – Makreckis, Cissé, Raul Gustavo, Ramírez (Civic, 58.) – Abu Fani (58., Rommens), Maiga (Tóth A., 77.), Kehinde (Gruber, 83.) – Traoré (Kady, 77.) , Pesics (Bassey, 77.), Owusu (Ben Romdhane, 58.)
Head Coach: Pascal Jansen
West Ham United: Fabianski – Kodua, Kilman, Mavropanos, Cresswell – Potts, Orford, Ward-Prowse – Kudus, Cornet, Guilherme. A II. félidőben: Foderingham – Zouma, Ings, Aguerd, Irving, Emerson, Earthy, Casey, Kelly, Kodua, Potts (Earthy, 68.).
Manager: Julen Lopetegui
Goals: Owusu (25th), Pesics (41st), and Ings (48th), Aguerd (90th)
Ticket sales have started for our men’s football team’s BL qualifier on July 23, where the winner of the first qualifying round match between The New Saints FC from Wales and FK Decic from Montenegro will be our opponent.
