Challenge

Valverde Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laureano Lousada got free with Fodor Daniel in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Tristão in the 5th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Major Barna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Egídio Regueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodor Daniel was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Valverde United's Evandro Sampaio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balazs Lajos in the 16th minute of play. Hungary were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Valverde United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antal Valentin took the corner. Balazs Lajos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Evandro Sampaio 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 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hegedus Henrik in the 29th minute of play forced Valverde United's goalkeeper Evandro Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Valverde United fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when Valverde United's Jon Hedlund looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Takacs Tibor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evandro Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the match, Valverde United's goal looked a bit too open when Hegedus Henrik came free, but Evandro Sampaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Katona Janos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jon Hedlund to make the kick off. Egídio Regueira kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Evandro Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takacs Tibor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valverde United's Evandro Sampaio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Valverde United from getting a goal against them. Evandro Sampaio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antal Valentin went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Lousada 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. Balazs Lajos came free with the goalkeeper in the 64th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Evandro Sampaio could save by the left post. Hungary's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Antal Valentin in the 65th minute. Abel Ferreira tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Evandro Sampaio. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-2 in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute, Jon Hedlund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valverde United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Evandro Sampaio made a huge save. 73 minutes into the match, Valverde United's goalkeeper Evandro Sampaio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Balazs Lajos. 74 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Evandro Sampaio, 2-3. After a rather tough play, Hungary's Katona Janos got a free kick in the 77th minute. Valverde United's Egídio Regueira got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 82nd match minute, Valverde United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Tristão to maneuver through the defense. Hegedus Henrik struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Evandro Sampaio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. When Balazs Lajos came up free with the goalie in the 89th 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 Balazs Lajos couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd match minute, Valverde United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Hedlund to maneuver through the defense. Major Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.