Challenge

San Giacomo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anton Sturkenboom started the match with the kick off. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bjorn Panter having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anton Sturkenboom. After 18 minutes, Jan Reitsma mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bierunese and the Hungary players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bierunese's Jan Reitsma got a free kick in the 18th minute. Bierunese's Bjorn Panter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antal Valentin in the 24th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Bierunese's Bjorn Panter. Bjorn Panter was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bierunese's Bjorn Panter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Major Barna in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Antal Valentin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bjorn Panter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 39th minute of play. Bierunese were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after Hungary's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jan-Joost Aukes took the corner. The corner led to Bierunese's Stef Warneke getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. During the 46th minute of the match Jan Reitsma completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jan Reitsma a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Bierunese getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Jan Reitsma hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antal Valentin made a kick off. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Bjorn Panter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 55th minute of play forced Bierunese's goalkeeper Bjorn Panter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute of the match, Antal Valentin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bjorn Panter was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Hubert Tonnis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Bierunese's Anton Sturkenboom in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hungary's goalie prevented a goal. If Balazs Lajos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bierunese's defense didn't have a chance, in the 72nd minute, when Antal Valentin scored to the left of an out of position Bjorn Panter, making the score, 1-2. After 78 minutes, Willem Jongsma mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bierunese and the Hungary players grew even worse after the yellow card. Willem Jongsma kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Bjorn Panter made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Antal Valentin sent off a good shot on target. Antal Valentin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bjorn Panter came out and tried to block the shot, but Antal Valentin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 82nd minute. A collision led to Bierunese getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Anton Sturkenboom hit a great ball. In the 89th minute, Major Barna made a precise shot to the right of Bjorn Panter. Bierunese's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Hungary's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.