Challenge

Dino Manuzzi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the match, Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Valerio. After a defensive mix-up in Hungary's zone, Augusto Valente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fodor Daniel came out of the goal and Augusto Valente 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 Major Barna in the 9th minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Aurelio Marchegiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hungary were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Maritek FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antal Valentin took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Vörös Henrik got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Aurelio Marchegiani quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Amerigo Caneva fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maritek FC's protests and gave Amerigo Caneva a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Maritek FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Amerigo Caneva hit a great ball. A collision led to Maritek FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Diego Valerio hit a great ball. If Balazs Lajos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Maritek FC defense, Major Barna kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aurelio Marchegiani. The Maritek FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aurelio Marchegiani should have stopped the shot. If Fedele Varglien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Major Barna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aurelio Marchegiani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

In the 54th minute, Major Barna made a precise shot to the right of Aurelio Marchegiani. Maritek FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The Hungary fans' excitement grew in the 58th 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 62 minutes into the game, Takacs Tibor recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Aurelio Marchegiani. Takacs Tibor showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. 64 minutes into the game, Major Barna lined in a short shot 0-7 behind a frustrated Aurelio Marchegiani. 68 minutes into the game, Major Barna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Aurelio Marchegiani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ernesto Alessandrini kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aurelio Marchegiani. Maritek FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9. 78 minutes into the game, Antal Valentin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Aurelio Marchegiani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vörös Henrik in the 81st minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Aurelio Marchegiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Balazs Lajos came up free with the goalie in the 84th 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. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Valente in the 86th minute of the match. Aurelio Marchegiani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hegedus Henrik, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. With a little luck, Maritek FC's Aurelio Marchegiani got control of the ball when Hegedus Henrik tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Maritek FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hungary were clearly better and deserved to take the win.