Challenge

Parque Arara Canindé
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antal Valentin started the match with the kick off. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 15th minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Abraão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. André Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 16th minute of play. André Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Balazs Lajos in the 18th minute of play. Antal Valentin took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised André Abraão. André Abraão dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. André Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Major Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Major Barna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without André Abraão having to make a save. André Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 40th minute of play. André Abraão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Takacs Tibor, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Major Barna hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the game, Balazs Lajos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. André Abraão was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jarbas Pombal was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Reko-Recko 03™'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Antal Valentin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Balazs Lajos hit a great ball. Antal Valentin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but André Abraão firmly grabbed it by the left post. 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 56th minute. Hungary's Hegedus Henrik was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but André Abraão in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. André Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hegedus Henrik in the 58th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Reko-Recko 03™'s Alessandro Moraes got a free kick in the 58th minute. Ed Mundo charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ed Mundo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Hungary booed when Reko-Recko 03™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ed Mundo didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Reko-Recko 03™'s André Abraão got control of the ball when Antal Valentin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Reko-Recko 03™'s André Abraão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Reko-Recko 03™ from getting a goal against them. André Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takacs Tibor in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute Hungary were awarded a corner. Antal Valentin went to the cornerflag to take it. Major Barna took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised André Abraão. André Abraão dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. In the 80th minute, Major Barna made a precise shot to the right of André Abraão. Reko-Recko 03™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. In the 83rd minute, Antal Valentin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. André Abraão was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. 86 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but André Abraão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper André Abraão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antal Valentin. Major Barna might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Abraão. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Major Barna ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Reko-Recko 03™'s André Abraão got control of the ball when Major Barna tried to sneak it across the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of André Abraão. Reko-Recko 03™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. The Reko-Recko 03™ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hungary were clearly better and deserved to take the win.