Challenge

Stowe IP
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antal Valentin started the match with the kick off. Kaj Helström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antal Valentin, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Fodor Daniel made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Emmanuel Stroh sent off a good shot on target. 9 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Stowe City's Kaj Helström. Kaj Helström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Niles Crane's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fodor Daniel firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, Hungary's Fodor Daniel got control of the ball when Niles Crane tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Fraser Legzdins fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stowe City's protests and gave Fraser Legzdins a yellow card for diving instead. Hungary made a substitution. Jonas Imre replaced Antal Valentin. In the 20th minute, Fraser Legzdins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonas Imre in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kaj Helström saved Stowe City from getting behind. In the 30th minute of the match Hungary got a corner. Stowe City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Balazs Lajos ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Hungary's corner Balazs Lajos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kaj Helström quite easily take care of the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Niles Crane came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Takacs Tibor hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute Emmanuel Stroh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fodor Daniel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the game, Jonas Imre cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Kaj Helström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Jonas Imre could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Kaj Helström made a huge save. With a little luck, Stowe City's Kaj Helström got control of the ball when Jonas Imre tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonas Imre came free with the goalkeeper in the 54th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kaj Helström could save by the left post. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niles Crane in the 63rd minute of play. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emmanuel Stroh in the 64th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanuel Stroh came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th match minute, Stowe City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fraser Legzdins to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Stowe City's Fraser Legzdins got a free kick in the 71st minute. After having played for 72 minutes, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Major Barna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stowe City made a substitution. Weston Armenta replaced Nils-Emil Tunström. When Matt Briggs fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stowe City's protests and gave Matt Briggs a yellow card for diving instead. In the 75th minute, Matt Briggs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anton Villarreal kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Weston Armenta kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Johnathan Haynes hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute of the match Balazs Lajos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kaj Helström skillfully saved the ball. With his leg Kaj Helström managed to avoid a goal in the 80thth minute, when Hungary's Jonas Imre fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Jonas Imre came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Hungary fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jonas Imre couldn't finish the play. Kaj Helström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Imre in the 86th minute of play. Kaj Helström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 87th minute of play. Fodor Daniel came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Stowe City's Weston Armenta. But to his dismay, Weston Armenta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3.