Challenge

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emiliano Enol got the match started through his kick off. 8 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's Emiliano Enol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fodor Daniel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 9 played minutes Abuba Akotonon FC got a freekick which was hit by Genaro Elivareo. 10 minutes into the game, Takacs Tibor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hugo Orlando Gatti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Major Barna in the 15th minute of play. Hugo Orlando Gatti 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 16th minute. Fodor Daniel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emiliano Enol went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Abuba Akotonon FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Lance Veloz hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emiliano Enol. Emiliano Enol scored 2-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fodor Daniel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Antal Valentin struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Abuba Akotonon FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Emiliano Enol hit a great ball. 36 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's Emiliano Enol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fodor Daniel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Abuba Akotonon FC's Lance Veloz got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute, Major Barna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugo Orlando Gatti was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Lance Veloz kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After 45 minutes of play, Hungary's Antal Valentin made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Orlando Gatti was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Hungary were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antal Valentin was the one to do the kick off. Hugo Orlando Gatti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antal Valentin's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. The audience was convinced that Emiliano Enol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodor Daniel was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. 55 minutes into the game, Cecilio Tristan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Fodor Daniel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 57 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Major Barna. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cecilio Tristan in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 62 minutes Abuba Akotonon FC'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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Artaldo in the 64th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Hungary defense, Ariel Artaldo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fodor Daniel. The Hungary fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fodor Daniel should have stopped the shot. After having played for 68 minutes, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Major Barna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Major Barna got free with Hugo Orlando Gatti in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 75 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Takacs Tibor came free, but Hugo Orlando Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute Emiliano Enol 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. Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Abuba Akotonon FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takacs Tibor in the 80th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Balazs Lajos sent off a good shot on target. Emiliano Enol's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fodor Daniel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Antal Valentin sent off a good shot on target. Emiliano Enol might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fodor Daniel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emiliano Enol ran back to his position shaking his head. 88 minutes into the match, Emiliano Enol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fodor Daniel. Hungary's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emiliano Enol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-3. The Abuba Akotonon FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.