Challenge

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Antal Valentin made the kick off which started today's match. Fodor Daniel didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 4th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. After having played for 6 minutes, Doru Lițu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Beatles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Doru Lițu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Takis Koutsos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 9th minute of the match. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Beatles's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Antal Valentin was slow to take the kick. During this time Hungary's players had a chance to rest. 13 minutes into the match, The Beatles's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Takis Koutsos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Takis Koutsos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Balazs Lajos in the 21st minute of the match. Hungary were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after The Beatles's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antal Valentin took the corner. 25 minutes into the match, Doru Lițu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fodor Daniel. Hungary's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Doru Lițu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Fodor Daniel made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Doru Lițu sent off a good shot on target. Takis Koutsos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Takacs Tibor, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Vörös Henrik hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Fodor Daniel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doru Lițu in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, The Beatles's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Takis Koutsos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doru Lițu had several of the Hungary's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 42 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Fodor Daniel as he didn't even see the shot coming. Hegedus Henrik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Doru Lițu to make the kick off. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doru Lițu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doru Lițu in the 62nd minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Beatles's Takis Koutsos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save The Beatles from getting a goal against them. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doru Lițu in the 70th minute of play. Fodor Daniel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Doru Lițu's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After 73 minutes Hungary's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Reinaldo Trancoso who took care of the corner kick. In the 76th minute Doru Lițu 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. Takis Koutsos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Major Barna in the 78th minute. In the 80thth minute of the game Reinaldo Trancoso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hungary's Fodor Daniel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Beatles's Zeca Brodel was substituted for Doru Lițu. The Beatles's Takis Koutsos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save The Beatles from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Balazs Lajos took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Takis Koutsos to make any attempt to save it. After 93 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Vörös Henrik. The Beatles's Arthur Simão was substituted for Elder Santos. In the 94th minute, Vörös Henrik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute of the match Frederico Messias sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fodor Daniel skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. The Beatles had won after a very even match.