Challenge

Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antal Valentin kicked off to start the match. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrico De Grandis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th minute of the match Alba FC got a corner. Hungary's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ciro Cino ran over to the corner to take the kick. Alba FC's Ciro Cino was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fodor Daniel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 5th minute, Florian Stumpo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciro Cino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the match, Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ciro Cino. Antal Valentin scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Davide Conte, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Enrico De Grandis in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fodor Daniel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Enrico De Grandis in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fodor Daniel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 21 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Balazs Lajos came free, but Davide Conte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Balazs Lajos notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Alba FC's Davide Conte. Davide Conte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 26th minute, Florian Stumpo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Takacs Tibor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Stumpo to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute Takacs Tibor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davide Conte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Antal Valentin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Davide Conte was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After having played for 39 minutes, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antal Valentin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Davide Conte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Takacs Tibor in the 45th minute of the match. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Davide Conte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Alba FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hungary were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enrico De Grandis to make the kick off. Alba FC's Davide Conte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Major Barna in the 55th minute of play. In the 60th minute of the match Alba FC got a corner. Hungary's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ciro Cino ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Alba FC's Federico Di Iorio getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After a rather tough play, Alba FC's Federico Di Iorio got a free kick in the 60th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Hungary's Major Barna slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Davide Conte. That made the score 0-4 after 63 minutes of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Major Barna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Davide Conte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Davide Conte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Major Barna, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 73rd minute, Hungary's Antal Valentin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. In the 79thth minute of the game Ciro Cino 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. Antal Valentin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hungary! Andrea Banana took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fodor Daniel. Fodor Daniel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. Hungary's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.