Good match with some big twists and turns.
Pecelj won the lag and broke in the first match. He did not get a good look at the 2 and pushed out, but it wasn't a good choice. Szolnoki got control of the table and won the first five racks. 3-0.
Pecelj got an opening in the fourth rack after a surprise hanger on Oliver’s part. He messed up easy positioning and Szolnoki ran two more racks. 5-0.
In the sixth rack, Szolnoki broke dry (his break during the match was not as effective as Pecelj's). Pecelj got control of the table after a safety battle and won the rack. He preceded to win four straight games. Now 5-4.
In the 10th rack, Pecelj hit the 6 ball too hard to get position on the 7 and scratched. Costly error. Oliver proceeded to win the next three games. 8-4.
In game 13, Szolnoki pocketed the 1 but could not get a look at the 2. He snookered Pecelj behind the 3 ball. Aleksa hit a two-rail kick to pocket the 2 in the right side. Lucky shot that turned the tide.
Pecelj ran out and won the next five games to go up 9-8.
In rack 18, Pecelj pocketed the 1, had no look at the 2, and played safe. He was sloppy. The 2 ball sat in front of a wired 8. Szolnoki one-rail kicked the 2, pocketed the 8 and ran out. 9-9.
Szolnoki missed a tough shot on the 3 in the next game to give up the table. It was a difficult rack, but Pecelj snookered Szolnoki in the key sequence and won, 10-9.
From there, Pecelj kept his foot on the gas. He controlled the table. Sznolnoki scratched twice on safeties, one of which was both fatal and very avoidable. Just a bad shot at a critical moment. He felt the pressure. Pecelj did not. 13-9.
