With the Winter Cup title already secured our boys were attempting to finish as champions of each matchday. Although they looked a little sleepy at the start their quality showed through to make them convincing winners in this match. A defensive error allowed the Tát striker to nip in behind Barna and loop a header over Thorben and in. However, within a minute we were level with the first of four excellent goals. A Hurley won the ball in midfield and spread it to Till on the right. He fed Anton, who took a touch with his right and finished calmly past the keeper with his left foot. Till then volleyed his first of the day after A Hingl had spotted him free from a throw-in. Thorben kept us in front, standing up well in a 1 on 1, before A Hurley volleyed just wide at the other end. Soon after, Barna's chip over the top found Till, whose first touch was sublime before rolling the ball across for a simple tap in from A Hurley.

A Hurley extended the lead shortly after half-time, playing a fantastic cross field one-two with Kostya before slotting home past the keeper. Kostya, A Hingl, Till and Christian all came close to extending the lead before Tát put on some late pressure, forcing Thorben to push one shot onto the post and eventually finding the net from close range to leave the final score 4-2.

Again a very sleepy start left us under pressure and at half-time 2-1 down was a good scoreline! Only the referee's whistle prevented a goal in the first two minutes, as the Esztergom striker's foot was adjudged too high going in on Thorben. Soon after, a lack of pressure on the ball allowed the same player to cut inside and shoot low into the near corner. Out of nothing we were level as Thorben's goal-kick took a deflection off a defender and Till made no mistake with a beautifully taken side-foot volley. An unfortunate own goal by the backtracking Jordan left us 2-1 down at the break as he attempted to intercept a through ball, only to wrong foot Thorben and send the ball rolling into the corner!

Till stepped up to level matters after the restart with another wonderful volley from close to the half-way line finding the far top corner! He then sent a free kick curling off the post before our pressure finally gave us the lead. A spot of ping pong in the box from Christian's corner was eventually pounced on as A Hingl bravely headed the loose ball into the roof of the net. Christian and Jordan made inportant interceptions and Thorben made one fine save with his legs before Till popped up on the left and sent a perfect overhead kick across for Kostya to volley home and secure the win.

Another tough game and another 4-2 scoreline! Till and A Hurley led the way with the goals but overall this was the poorest team display so far, defensively making silly errors and lacking concentration all day which would hurt us later on...

Till's early freekick gave warning of what was to come as only a great save touched the ball over the bar. Till then set up A Hurley for the opener, beating three men with a mazy dribble, and the left-foot finish was excellent. Thorben's only error of the day resulted in an equaliser as he failed to gather a long throw, pushing the ball out for an easy close-range finish.

After half-time Till found A Hurley's head from a throw and the finish again left the keeper no chance, with the ball finding the top corner. A Hurley then returned the favour, rolling the ball sideways to Till, who steadied himself before driving the ball low across the keeper and in from long range. A close-range free-kick driven past our wall and in made the nerves jangle a little towards the end, but Till again stepped up when needed and bent a stunning free-kick into the top corner from close to the half-way line to secure victory!

A result that had been coming all day and a dissappointing way to finish the tournament. The basics af defending were missing all day as conceding eight goals in four games will testify and this time we couldn't quite manage to score enough ourselves to make up for the errors. A free header from a throw-in put us one down early on in a cagey game of few chances. Till popped up with maybe his finest of six goals on the day, hitting a ball dropping over his shoulder on the volley with the outside of his boot, sending it swerving in off the far post from way out! It was his fourth volleyed goal of the day, all very different in terms of tecnique but all perfectly executed. Anton headed just over the angle with the last effort of the half, leaving the scores tied.

The second half was even tighter, with Buda Juniors piling forward but struggling to find a clear chance past the green defence, being marshalled superbly by George. And just as penalties seemed the only way to separate the sides a quick counter attack left Barna exposed with two men over on the left and Thorben could do nothing to stop the shot hitting the back of the net with the very last kick of the match! 

Buda Juniors came second
A harsh way to finish the day but maybe a lesson learned that you can't take anything for granted in football and the team who wanted it the most definitely won in the end. Overall three matchday victories and a runners-up spot showed everybody the boys were worthy winners of the Winter Cup, with just two defeats in
sixteen games being an excellent record to achieve.

Well done to all 14 boys who represented the club over the four days... you deserve your gold medals and
hopefully it will be something the other age groups can achieve in the future:)

A good first half kept us head to head with the best team of the series. With a little bit more concentration we could have won the game. We missed four chances and made some annoying mistakes in defence.

The game was already over for us in the first half, as our team could not score and made lots of mistakes in defence.

The best game for us in this competition. Our players played well, worked hard and were very close to turning around the match. Bence's shot hit the post in the second half and there were some more chances for us to win the match. Great performance against the eventual winners of this competition.

A solid performance in defence and a little bit of magic in the second half made it two wins out of two. A. Hurley opened the scoring again, this time getting on the end of Anton's header across goal to volley in side-footed. Barna and Thorben were working hard to keep us ahead and at the other end we were limited to half chances from corners and throw-ins. After half-time A. Hingl had a good shot saved before Anton again provided the magic to unlock the defence. First he received Christian's through ball and took it at the advancing keeper before rolling a return pass sideways for Christian to walk the ball over the line. Seconds later he repeated the trick, this time turning the last defender with a clever flick and again keeping cool, taking the keeper out of the game with a perfectly timed ball to Simon, who tapped into the empty net. A good performance at the back and a brilliant three assists and man-of-the-match display from Anton.

The boys continued where they left off in the previous match, scoring two early goals - Anton finishing after A. Hurleys dribble forward and Christian evoking memories (at least for the parents!!) of Carlos Alberto's 1970 World Cup Final strike, receiving Pele's (Till's!!) perfect lay-off and smashing the ball across the keeper into the far corner! Unfortunately the boys fell asleep a little for the only time all day and were pegged back by the dangerous whites striker as he first rounded Thorben and finished and then hit a rocket long-range volley into the net to leave the score 2-2 at half time.

Anton put us back ahead with a great turn and finish into the far corner and Till then scored two fine individual goals to make the game safe. His first, from Barna's long free-kick, found the near corner after turning his marker while the second began by beating his man at the edge of his own box and dribbling the length of the pitch before firing low across the keeper and in. Although the opposition's danger man bagged his hat-trick with another scorching volley, the boys held on comfortably for a 5-3 victory.

An easy victory against a weakened Tát side in the final made it maximum points from the three matchdays. Till set his sights early with a free-kick off the post before finding his range with two cracking strikes which flew into the net. He then turned provider for A. Hurley to smash home. The same player then added his second, turning in Anton's corner to leave the score 4-0 at half time. The second half was played almost as a training session, with the boys' motivation draining a little. A Hurley grabbed his hat-trick from A. Hingl's corner and Christian added a 6th with a fine volley, before Tát grabbed a consolation as Christian's back pass was a little short and Thorben's attempted clearance was charged down and the ball rolled back into the empty net.

We lost this one as well, with an unlucky own goal from Fabrizio. We finally managed to create a few chances, but without scoring the result couldn't be anything else.

Buda Juniors came sixth
This tournament showed it clearly that training sessions start to pay off at this age. Although we have some excellent players in this age group, you could see that a lack of communication and team play stopped the players becoming a team. We have players who come to Buda Juniors only once a week, which means that we train together (if everybody is there) as a team just a few times per month, which gives us a disadvantage against teams who are together regularly. Compare our players to the rest of the boys in this competition - everybody can see that they are at least as good as the others, but as a team it is something else.

We will work as hard as possible to try and bring the best out of the players under these circumstances, so that next time our players can have more success. This group of boys has already showed us that they can play very well and all of them are good little individuals, so we are sure that they can do much better than on  this particular match day.

The boys flew out of the traps and could have been 3 up as Till played A. Hurley in twice only to be denied by first the keeper and then the post. Till then worked his magic down the right and squared for Anton, but again the keeper pulled off a great save to keep the scores level. Not for long though as A. Hurley's throw found Till at the back post and he made no mistake with a side-footed volley. Soon after half-time the scores were level as a free-kick from the half-way line somehow evaded a crowd of bodies and flew past an unsighted Thorben into the corner.

A little bit of clever football changed the game as Jelle's throw found Anton's feet. He turned and switched the play to Till on the right who laid the ball perfectly into the onrushing A. Hurley's path. He composed himself before slipping the ball under the keeper and in. A. Hurley then added a third with a superb volley from Anton's corner to put a gloss on the scoreline. Again a deserved victory with very good spirit and battling, but being a little bit calmer in possession would have made the game much more comfortable.

Only a penalty shootout separated the sides last time and again this was a tight and cagey match with chances at a premium. The best opening of the first half fell to Anton but he elected to try a pass to Till instead of shooting and George read the danger to intercept. In the second half we were under the kosh with Kostya and Christian clearing well from corners and Barna and Jelle defending very well. However, our boys got their slice of luck as Till's throw-in wasn't claimed by the goalie and the ball came off an unfortunate George's head and in. Again, though, the Blues proved they are capable of much more, finding the killer goal with a great team move. Jelle found Anton on the left who fed A. Hurley just outside the box. His beautiful turn left the last defender but instead of shooting from a narrow angle he squared the ball back for Anton to finish... he didnt, as a combination of goalkeeper and last-ditch defending somehow blocked the ball, but it fell nicely for Till who made no mistake from close range to secure a very good victory.

What on paper should have been the easiest game of the day turned out to be a bit of a struggle as tiredness set in and the game never took off until the second half. A. Hingl provided the only magic in the opening 10 minutes, twice turning his man with moves of a young Ryan Giggs on the left but nobody made the effort to get on the end of his beautiful crosses.

The boys showed a litlle extra heart and passion after half-time to again come good for a perfect set of results.  Kostya showed what was needed to break the deadlock, surging into the middle for A. Hurley to pick out with a low driven cross. The finish was perfect as the ball flew in off the post and all of a sudden we were back to normal and playing with style and confidence. Christian then scored a fantastic indivdual goal, dancing past three defenders, cutting in from the right and finishing left-footed into the corner. A. Hingl and Till both came close to adding a third with long-range efforts. Anton then found A. Hingl, who unselfishly laid off to Kostya, but this time the ball cannoned off the post and out to leave the final score 2-0.

An unlucky start with a little mistake from Maik. We had some chances, but today we couldn't score and a defensive mistake ended the match for us...

A poor start and we were a goal down very quickly but then the boys came back strongly and played some of their best football of the day. Sam was superb on his own at the back, with Lewis and Bence combining well in midfield. Matthew equalised with a great turn and shot after Bence had helped on Viktor's long goal-kick. Unfortunately we were a goal down at the break as an out-of-position Charlie failed to clear and Viktor was helpless to stop a close-range shot. The second half was all huff and puff with chances very hard to come by especially with Joshua and Bence going alone when a pass to a free blue shirt was the better option. Right at the end we conceded a third from long range to give the score a slightly unfair reflection.

A great beginning and end to the game saw us squeeze through to the final on penalties. Started superbly, as Alex found A. Hurley on the left who beat two men before picking Till out in the middle to side foot expertly past the keeper. The second half was much slower and soon the scores were level. Moments later both Christian and Alex were beaten at least twice by the same man in the corner and as the ball arrived in the middle A. Hingl failed to clear and Thorben had no chance as the ball was fired into the top corner.

The boys managed to regain their composure and piled on the pressure. They were met by some stubborn defending, particularly by one of "their own" as George was playing excellently for his "other" team!!! Just like the younger group we managed to find an equaliser at the death as A. Hurley got his head to Till's throw-in and placed the ball into the far corner to send the tie to penalties. This time fortune was on our side. Despite George firing his opening penalty past Thorben, the Greens missed their next two and Till and A. Hurley finished expertly to send us into the final...

The game of the day... We made a great start when Bence smashed home a long-range free-kick after Lewis was fouled. Pilisvörösvár drew level quickly when their striker got behind Beer and finished through Victor's legs. Helmer's throw then found Bence on the right who sent a looping shot into the far top corner to put us in front again, but a soft goal from a corner (again squirming through Victor's legs) made it 2-2 at the interval.

Although Victor was making some great stops, it just wasn't his day as a long-range shot came back off the post, hit his chest and went into the net! Full credit to our boys who never gave in and their fighting spirit was rewarded with virtually the last kick as Bence burst through and fired the ball under the keeper to send the game to penalties for a place in the final (and complete his hat-trick in the process). Unfortunately Bence smashed his effort off the post and Joshua's was well saved, sending us into the 3rd place match when perhaps we deserved a little more...