Challenge

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antal Valentin kicked off to start the match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Doru Lițu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hungary's Fodor Daniel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hungary's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Reinaldo Trancoso was slow to take the kick. During this time The Beatles's players had a chance to rest. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eusébio Lopes during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 6th minute, Eusébio Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Beatles's Evert Österlund got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doru Lițu in the 10th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Raio Piiroja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Róbson Simões sped through Hungary's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fodor Daniel. In the 25th match minute, Hungary was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boros Benedek to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Doru Lițu 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. 27 minutes into the game, Raio Piiroja was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Beatles's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hungary the free kick. Raio Piiroja kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Antal Valentin scored 1-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Takis Koutsos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 31st minute of the match, Róbson Simões tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fodor Daniel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Takis Koutsos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Antal Valentin made a precise shot to the right of Takis Koutsos. The Beatles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Fodor Daniel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doru Lițu in the 36th minute. 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 38th minute. When Antal Valentin came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Hungary fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Antal Valentin couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, The Beatles's Fodor Daniel threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Reinaldo Trancoso, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Doru Lițu to strike the kick off in the second half. Major Barna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Takis Koutsos having to interfere. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Beatles's goalkeeper Takis Koutsos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute Hungary were awarded a corner. Antal Valentin went to the cornerflag to take it. Takis Koutsos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Major Barna's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Reinaldo Trancoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Takis Koutsos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takacs Tibor in the 76th minute of play. 76 minutes into the game, Katona Janos 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 The Beatles the free kick. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Katona Janos hit a great ball. The Beatles made a substitution. Frederico Messias replaced Reinaldo Trancoso. Katona Janos kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeca Brodel in the 83rd minute of play. In the 88th minute, Róbson Simões left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Beatles fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zeca Brodel in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fodor Daniel saved Hungary from getting behind. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeca Brodel in the 94th minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.