Challenge

NAPOLEON
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antal Valentin got the match started through his kick off. Cristobal Quico came out of the goal in the 6th 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. 9 minutes into the game, Takacs Tibor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cristobal Quico was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Antal Valentin scored 0-3 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristobal Quico, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Major Barna in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristobal Quico prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 18 minutes of play, Hungary's Takacs Tibor made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristobal Quico was left in no man's land by his defense there! 21 minutes into the match, Sportivo Mela Banco's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Cristobal Quico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristobal Quico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 22nd minute of play. Cristobal Quico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Balazs Lajos in the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 27th minute of play forced Sportivo Mela Banco's goalkeeper Cristobal Quico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristobal Quico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Major Barna in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristobal Quico. Sportivo Mela Banco's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 36th minute of play forced Sportivo Mela Banco's goalkeeper Cristobal Quico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Major Barna came up free with the goalie in the 37th 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 Major Barna couldn't finish the play. Cristobal Quico 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 38th minute. Cristobal Quico didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hegedus Henrik went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. In the 43rd minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristobal Quico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Takacs Tibor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristobal Quico was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. After the first half Hungary were leading 0-9. 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 Marcial Ticho to make the kick off. Major Barna did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-10 to the left of a surprised Cristobal Quico 51 minutes into the match. Takacs Tibor blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristobal Quico having to make a save. After 56 played minutes Sportivo Mela Banco got a freekick which was hit by Herminio Santo. 61 minutes into the game, Hungary's Major Barna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristobal Quico made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-12. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristobal Quico was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Antal Valentin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Antal Valentin really showed his touch with that goal: 0-13. After 69 minutes, Hegedus Henrik made it 0-14 with a short kick to the right side. Sportivo Mela Banco's Cristobal Quico tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cristobal Quico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Major Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Hungary's Major Barna ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cristobal Quico. Cristobal Quico yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-15. Cristobal Quico was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Major Barna showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-17 in the 83 minute of play. Major Barna succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-18 in the 86th playminute. Cristobal Quico made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Major Barna sent off a good shot on target. Takacs Tibor scored 0-19 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristobal Quico, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 96th minute, Major Barna reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cristobal Quico. The goal made the score 0-20. Hungary's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.