Challenge

The Common
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Antal Valentin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Conan Shields came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Hungary's Major Barna. But to his dismay, Major Barna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 5th minute of play forced Clapham Comets F.C.'s goalkeeper Conan Shields to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 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. Conan Shields was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 9th minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conan Shields saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Hungary's Major Barna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Conan Shields narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Piers Nethercot's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodor Daniel was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Conan Shields took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takacs Tibor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Antal Valentin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Conan Shields breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Conan Shields didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Major Barna went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. The Hungary fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Hungary's Balazs Lajos 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. 35 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Conan Shields. Clapham Comets F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the match, Hegedus Henrik notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Clapham Comets F.C.'s Conan Shields. Conan Shields was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half Hungary were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Calvin Bourton to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Balazs Lajos made a precise shot to the right of Conan Shields. Clapham Comets F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. Major Barna received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Conan Shields came out and tried to block the shot, but Major Barna slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 55th minute. Hungary's Major Barna got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 62nd minute of play forced Clapham Comets F.C.'s goalkeeper Conan Shields to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the game, Balazs Lajos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hungary's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clapham Comets F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, Hungary's Balazs Lajos got a free kick in the 67th minute. A collision led to Clapham Comets F.C. getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Leigh Case hit a great ball. Hegedus Henrik took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Conan Shields. Conan Shields dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-10. Conan Shields took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Conan Shields came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Hungary's Balazs Lajos. But to his dismay, Balazs Lajos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-11. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Takacs Tibor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Conan Shields. Clapham Comets F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Takacs Tibor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-12. With a little luck, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Conan Shields got control of the ball when Major Barna tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Major Barna hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded Hungary left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Clapham Comets F.C..