Challenge

Avant Alviverde
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Hungary's Antal Valentin 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 6th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Will Muralhas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredinho Reis during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alfredinho Reis hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Giuseppe Esteves put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fodor Daniel. Will Muralhas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 17th minute of the match. Giuseppe Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Fodor Daniel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antal Valentin struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Will Muralhas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. 23 minutes into the game, Major Barna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Will Muralhas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takacs Tibor in the 25th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Will Muralhas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Will Muralhas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 30 minutes, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antal Valentin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Will Muralhas having to interfere. Hungary's Fodor Daniel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Hungary from getting a goal against them. In the 40th minute, Antal Valentin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Will Muralhas was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giuseppe Esteves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hegedus Henrik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute, Major Barna fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Will Muralhas was a little too slow when Takacs Tibor got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 60th minute. The score was now 1-4. After a rather tough play, SE Palmeiras's Nando Vale got a free kick in the 66th minute. SE Palmeiras's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Major Barna scored to the left of an out of position Will Muralhas, making the score, 1-5. Antal Valentin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Will Muralhas firmly grabbed it by the left post. Hegedus Henrik hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute of the game Szekeres Tamas made a throw-in which Major Barna played forward. Antal Valentin came free with the goalkeeper in the 83rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Will Muralhas could save by the left post. After 90 minutes of play, Hungary's Major Barna made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Will Muralhas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Major Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Will Muralhas made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Antal Valentin sent off a good shot on target. Hungary played a much better game than SE Palmeiras and deserved their victory. The SE Palmeiras players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.