Challenge

COLOSSEUM
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andre Agassi kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aron Dahlbom. MAFFIAN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 8th minute of play forced MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Aron Dahlbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 18th minute of play forced MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Aron Dahlbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Katona Janos in the 19th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vincent Linberg in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fodor Daniel saved Hungary from getting behind. If Andre Agassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aron Dahlbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 37th minute of play forced MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Aron Dahlbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balazs Lajos in the 39th minute of play. After 41 minutes MAFFIAN'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. A well-hit corner resulted in Major Barna heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Mats Wilander'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. Mats Wilander helped the player get up and apologised. Hungary's Antal Valentin got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Major Barna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 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. Hegedus Henrik hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. MAFFIAN made a substitution. Östen Vennersten replaced Börje Frisk. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Hegedus Henrik hit a great ball. With a little luck, MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom got control of the ball when Major Barna tried to sneak it across the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Aron Dahlbom had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Major Barna. Aron Dahlbom 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 69th minute of the match Hungary got a corner. MAFFIAN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antal Valentin ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 69thth minute of the game Major Barna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Antal Valentin could shoot a difficult shot in the 71st minute, which Aron Dahlbom however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom got control of the ball when Antal Valentin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Major Barna could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Aron Dahlbom made a huge save. In the 77th minute, Vincent Linberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aron Dahlbom having to interfere. In the 82nd minute Hungary were awarded a corner. Antal Valentin went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 85th minute, Major Barna made a precise shot to the right of Aron Dahlbom. MAFFIAN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 87th minute, Patrik Zachrisson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aron Dahlbom having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pete Sampras in the 94th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Hungary left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than MAFFIAN.