Challenge

Di Stéfano Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Petruț Caraiman started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petruț Caraiman got free with Fodor Daniel in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 11 minutes into the match, Hungary's Antal Valentin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Gong Guang Yi hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute, Major Barna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hungary fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Kyriakos Antoniou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Balazs Lajos in the 22nd minute of play. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alesander Cossio in the 23rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's zone, Antal Valentin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kyriakos Antoniou came out of the goal and Antal Valentin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valdemar Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Fodor Daniel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's Alesander Cossio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fodor Daniel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 39th minute of play forced 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's goalkeeper Kyriakos Antoniou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the game, Samuca das Neves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hungary the free kick. The supporters of Hungary booed when 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuca das Neves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Balazs Lajos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kyriakos Antoniou read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antal Valentin to make the kick off. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krzysztof Warzycha in the 55th minute of the match. Katona Janos hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Petruț Caraiman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 62nd minute Petruț Caraiman 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. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krzysztof Warzycha in the 66th minute of the match. When Antal Valentin came up free with the goalie in the 67th 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. Petruț Caraiman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 made a substitution. Renan Lopes replaced Alesander Cossio. After 76 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Vörös Henrik. Vörös Henrik kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Balazs Lajos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kyriakos Antoniou having to interfere. Hegedus Henrik charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hegedus Henrik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 87 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Hegedus Henrik. If Petruț Caraiman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petruț Caraiman in the 92nd minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Hungary for a fine match.