Challenge

Academia RIO
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Antal Valentin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, Major Barna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gigel Tilea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 6thth minute of the game Marin Giubelean 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. Marin Giubelean's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fodor Daniel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. Hungary's Antal Valentin got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Academia Rio's Gigel Tilea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Major Barna in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 14th minute of play forced Academia Rio's goalkeeper Gigel Tilea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 15th minute of play forced Academia Rio's goalkeeper Gigel Tilea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Major Barna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Gigel Tilea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Antal Valentin made a great header on Hungary's corner, it was just that Academia Rio's Gigel Tilea managed to reach the ball for a save. 27 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Marin Giubelean came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 32nd minute of play forced Academia Rio's goalkeeper Gigel Tilea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Giubelean in the 34th minute of play. After 35 minutes Hungary's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dumitru Pantelimon who took care of the corner kick. The Hungary fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Hungary's Antal Valentin 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Marin Giubelean had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marin Giubelean got free with Fodor Daniel in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Takacs Tibor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marin Giubelean stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Giubelean in the 52nd minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, Marin Giubelean notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Hungary's Fodor Daniel. Fodor Daniel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mihai Oniga took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fodor Daniel. Hungary's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gigel Tilea. Academia Rio's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. 74 minutes into the match, Academia Rio's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Gigel Tilea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Giubelean in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Giubelean in the 77th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Marin Giubelean 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. Marin Giubelean struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Fodor Daniel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Academia Rio. In the 89th minute, Marin Giubelean made a precise shot to the right of Fodor Daniel. Hungary's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5.