Challenge

Arborial Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Duncan Nichols kicked off to start the match. In the 9th match minute, Hungary was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antal Valentin to maneuver through the defense. ForestFire's Reed Molina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antal Valentin in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute Duncan Nichols 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. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reed Molina having to interfere. Reed Molina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 29th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Antal Valentin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Reed Molina was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Major Barna scored 0-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Reed Molina, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in ForestFire's zone, Antal Valentin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reed Molina came out of the goal and Antal Valentin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Antal Valentin struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Reed Molina didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. After a defensive mix-up in ForestFire's zone, Antal Valentin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reed Molina came out of the goal and Antal Valentin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The ForestFire players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hungary were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Antal Valentin made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Hungary's Takacs Tibor sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Reed Molina narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Hungary's Boros Benedek got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 60th minute, Major Barna reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Reed Molina. The goal made the score 0-3. Major Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute, Charlton McDonough ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fodor Daniel was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. 76 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reed Molina. ForestFire's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. ForestFire's Reed Molina proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save ForestFire 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 Tad Sierra in the 81st minute of play. After taking down the ball on Hungary's corner Antal Valentin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Reed Molina quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of ForestFire booed when Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vörös Henrik didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Hungary's zone, Charlton McDonough stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fodor Daniel came out of the goal and Charlton McDonough tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tad Sierra in the 94th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ForestFire's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zachariah Barth in the 96th minute. The ForestFire fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hungary were clearly better and deserved to take the win.