Challenge

Gian Maria Volonté
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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. Motta Rello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Major Barna in the 5th minute of the match. 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 6th minute. Hungary's Balazs Lajos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Motta Rello in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 9th minute of play forced San Michele AFC's goalkeeper Motta Rello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Motta Rello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 10th minute of play. Balazs Lajos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Motta Rello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Takacs Tibor blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Motta Rello having to make a save. If Takacs Tibor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Motta Rello having to interfere. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Antal Valentin sped through San Michele AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Motta Rello. After a defensive mix-up in San Michele AFC's zone, Antal Valentin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Motta Rello 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. Edgard Galván's late challenge caught a Hungary's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgard Galván helped the player get up and apologised. If Takacs Tibor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Giusto in the 35th minute of play. Edgard Galván got his second yellow card in the match during the 36th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to San Michele AFC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Edgard Galván hit a great ball. Motta Rello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Major Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antal Valentin might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Motta Rello. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antal Valentin ran back to his position shaking his head. After taking down the ball on Hungary's corner Antal Valentin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Motta Rello quite easily take care of the ball. The San Michele AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hungary were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alvaro Giusto to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Alvaro Giusto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Michele AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hungary the free kick. Motta Rello made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antal Valentin in the 53rd minute. After 58 minutes of play, Hungary's Takacs Tibor made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Motta Rello was left in no man's land by his defense there! Major Barna struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Motta Rello didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. With a little luck, San Michele AFC's Motta Rello got control of the ball when Major Barna tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antal Valentins short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Motta Rello to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Giusto in the 79th minute of play. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Major Barna got free with Motta Rello in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dennis Chiappini kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. San Michele AFC's Motta Rello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antal Valentin in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to San Michele AFC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Dennis Mosca hit a great ball. The San Michele AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hungary were clearly better and deserved to take the win.