Challenge

Bucura
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Bucura's Cody Sheridan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Bucura's goal looked a bit too open when Katona Janos came free, but Nechifor Zeciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hungary were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after Bucura's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antal Valentin took the corner. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Major Barna hit a great ball. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nechifor Zeciu having to interfere. When Major Barna came up free with the goalie in the 12th 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 Major Barna couldn't finish the play. Hungary's Fodor Daniel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Hungary from getting a goal against them. In the 16th minute, Cody Sheridan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bucura's goalkeeper Nechifor Zeciu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cody Sheridan in the 25th minute of play. George Lewandowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Fodor Daniel made a huge save. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Hungary's goalie and right to George Lewandowski. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Hungary's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. If Balazs Lajos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bucura's goalkeeper Nechifor Zeciu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nechifor Zeciu. Bucura's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Bucura's George Lewandowski got a free kick in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 38th minute of play forced Bucura's goalkeeper Nechifor Zeciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fodor Daniel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cody Sheridan in the 39th minute. Antal Valentin struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Nechifor Zeciu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. Hungary's Major Barna got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bucura made a substitution. Cenap İğdemir replaced Cody Sheridan. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antal Valentin to make the kick off. Balazs Lajos hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Nechifor Zeciu 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 58th minute. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nechifor Zeciu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Major Barna showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 70 minute of play. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Lewandowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After 75 minutes Hungary's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Corneliu Cănănău who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Bucura's corner Corneliu Cănănău fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fodor Daniel quite easily take care of the ball. Hungary's Major Barna got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Lewandowski in the 82nd minute of the match. A throw-in in the 84th minute of the game was made by Takacs Tibor with Major Barna as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Lewandowski in the 88th minute of play. A throw-in in the 90th minute of the game was made by Szekeres Tamas with Takacs Tibor as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 92nd minute, Corneliu Cănănău hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Bucura fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hungary were clearly better and deserved to take the win.