Challenge

Tiger Sports Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Balazs Lajos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wolf Poll having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Takacs Tibor came free, but Wolf Poll reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Wolf Poll tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arvid Wacker charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arvid Wacker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hungary's Antal Valentin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Wolf Poll in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Elis Färber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wolf Poll made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hegedus Henrik in the 16th minute of play. Hungary were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Tiger's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antal Valentin took the corner. At last the ball reached Hegedus Henrik at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Tiger. 0-1. In the 21st minute, Antal Valentin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wolf Poll was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Wolf Poll tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Antal Valentin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wolf Poll breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wolf Poll made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 29th minute of play. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wolf Poll having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balazs Lajos in the 36th minute of play forced Tiger's goalkeeper Wolf Poll to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Takacs Tibor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Takacs Tibor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wolf Poll breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Antal Valentin came up free with the goalie in the 39th 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 Antal Valentin couldn't finish the play. After 44 played minutes, Hungary's Antal Valentin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wolf Poll came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hungary reached it. 46 minutes into the game, Hungary's Major Barna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wolf Poll made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Balazs Lajos scored 0-4 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wolf Poll, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 56th minute of the match Hungary got a corner. Tiger's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antal Valentin ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Takacs Tibor got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Wolf Poll quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Takacs Tibor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiger's Rolf Matzken was substituted for Axel Schäuble. Major Barna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elis Färber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiger's Joseph Sittarz was substituted for Albrecht Kowalke. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tiger'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. Hungary's Antal Valentin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Wolf Poll in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 78th minute, Tiger's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Antal Valentin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Tiger's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Antal Valentin scored to the left of an out of position Wolf Poll, making the score, 0-6. Tiger made a substitution. Edmund Schoettle replaced Fox Joseph. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Wolf Poll in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jörgen Stossun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fodor Daniel having to interfere. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Wolf Poll tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Wolf Poll made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Hungary's Major Barna slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wolf Poll. That made the score 0-7 after 92 minutes of play. Ulrich Pickartz kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. 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.