Challenge

Stadio Coviolo
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amedeo Recio took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Hungary booed when Coviolo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domenico Olmi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Coviolo's Pär Are played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Major Barna in the 10th minute of play. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Coviolo's Amedeo Recio got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 15th minute of play forced Coviolo's goalkeeper Pär Are to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pär Are showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 17th minute of the match. Pär Are took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Major Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hungary's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Antal Valentin in the 22nd minute. The corner led Hungary's Takacs Tibor to a score. 0-1 in the 23rd minute. After a rather tough play, Coviolo's Domenico Olmi got a free kick in the 25th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th 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. Pär Are breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hungary's Antal Valentin got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 32 minutes into the match, Coviolo's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Pär Are reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pär Are came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Hungary's Antal Valentin. But to his dismay, Antal Valentin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Major Barna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Hungary were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antal Valentin made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Hungary's Balazs Lajos got a free kick in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 54th minute of play forced Coviolo's goalkeeper Pär Are to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute Hungary were awarded a corner. Antal Valentin went to the cornerflag to take it. Amedeo Recio hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pär Are saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Frezza struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Fodor Daniel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Coviolo. After 65 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Hegedus Henrik. After recieving a nice pass, Coviolo's Ercole Carulli tried to score from far away in the 66th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Antal Valentin scored 0-4 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pär Are, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Pär Are in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pär Are made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Antal Valentin sent off a good shot on target. Ercole Carulli hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 80th match minute, Hungary was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Takacs Tibor to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, Coviolo's goalkeeper Pär Are had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Major Barna. A hard shot 87 in the game by Major Barna from a close distance when the talented Pär Are managed to make a qualified save. Coviolo's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, Coviolo's Alessandro Buffone got a free kick in the 90th minute. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Pär Are tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pär Are having to interfere. The Coviolo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hungary were clearly better and deserved to take the win.