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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Antal Valentin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ray Hayward in the 2nd minute of play. After 4 minutes Hungary's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Taci Hürsev who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's Jafta Tshabalala got a free kick in the 4th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Hegedus Henrik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Telesforo. ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hegedus Henrik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Julio Telesforo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antal Valentin, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After 19 minutes of play, ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's Jafta Tshabalala made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fodor Daniel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fodor Daniel made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Jafta Tshabalala sent off a good shot on target. In the 29th minute, Antal Valentin 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: 1-2. In the 35th minute, Jafta Tshabalala fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Jafta Tshabalala managed to get in a good position for a shot. ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's supporters rose to their feet, but Jafta Tshabalala was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fodor Daniel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Takacs Tibor kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Jafta Tshabalala 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. After the first half Hungary were leading 1-2. 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 Jafta Tshabalala to make the kick off. When İnanç Elmacı fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's protests and gave İnanç Elmacı a yellow card for diving instead. After 53 played minutes ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı got a freekick which was hit by İnanç Elmacı. Cankut Arslan kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ray Hayward, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Hungary's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Taci Hürsev took the corner. The corner led ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's İnanç Elmacı to fire away a dangerous shot which Fodor Daniel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Julio Telesforo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Major Barna in the 64th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Major Barna got free with Julio Telesforo in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Hegedus Henrik took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Julio Telesforo to make any attempt to save it. With his leg Julio Telesforo managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Hungary's Balazs Lajos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 84th minute Hungary were awarded a corner. Antal Valentin went to the cornerflag to take it. Thanks to some nice moves Antal Valentin could shoot a difficult shot in the 85th minute, which Julio Telesforo however easily saved by the left post. In the 86th minute, Cankut Arslan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the match, ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's goalkeeper Julio Telesforo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antal Valentin. When Ray Hayward came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı 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 Ray Hayward couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antal Valentin in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Telesforo saved ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı from getting behind. Jafta Tshabalala charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jafta Tshabalala the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 92 played minutes ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı got a freekick which was hit by Jafta Tshabalala. 94 minutes into the match, Hungary's Balazs Lajos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Telesforo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 96 minutes ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antal Valentin who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Takacs Tibor almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's Julio Telesforo did a great save. Hungary's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.