Challenge

Pueblo Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kristopher Grier made the kick off and thus started the match. When Kristopher Grier fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pueblo FC's protests and gave Kristopher Grier a yellow card for diving instead. In the 2nd match minute, Pueblo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristopher Grier to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 3 minutes, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Major Barna 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 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Rickie Bonner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, Antal Valentin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rickie Bonner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 12 minutes of play, Hungary's Major Barna made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rickie Bonner was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th minute, Jake Calloway hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 20th minute of play forced Pueblo FC's goalkeeper Rickie Bonner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Balazs Lajos in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rickie Bonner saved Pueblo FC from getting behind. Hegedus Henrik scored 0-3 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rickie Bonner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 27 minutes into the game, Major Barna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Rickie Bonner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 29th match minute, Pueblo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Woody Hobbs to maneuver through the defense. Hungary's Major Barna 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, Pueblo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Rickie Bonner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hungary were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Pueblo FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antal Valentin took the corner. Rickie Bonner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Katona Janos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rickie Bonner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute of the match Hungary got a corner. Pueblo FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antal Valentin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antal Valentin was the one to do the kick off. Rickie Bonner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Major Barna in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristopher Grier in the 59th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th match minute, Pueblo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernie Lincoln to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Balazs Lajos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Katona Janos hit a great ball. Pueblo FC's Jeff McCauley got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 71 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. Aaron Keane hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Rickie Bonner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 74th minute of the match. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Balazs Lajos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rickie Bonner. That made the score 0-5 in the 77 minute of play. In the 80th minute Kristopher Grier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fodor Daniel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Rickie Bonner made a huge save. In the 92nd match minute, Pueblo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Woody Hobbs to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 93 minutes, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Major Barna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 95 minutes, Aaron Keane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pueblo FC and the Hungary players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aaron Keane kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. With a little luck, Pueblo FC's Rickie Bonner got control of the ball when Balazs Lajos tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Jeff McCauley fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pueblo FC's protests and gave Jeff McCauley a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Hungary booed when Pueblo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeff McCauley didn't get a good kick on the ball.