Challenge

Arena City
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. 7 minutes into the match, Hungary's Balazs Lajos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Décio Tróia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Décio Tróia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Major Barna in the 12th minute of the match. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by LaCity's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Antal Valentin was slow to take the kick. During this time Hungary's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Hungary's Antal Valentin to fire away a dangerous shot which Décio Tróia despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Antal Valentin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Décio Tróia was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 21st minute Hungary were awarded a corner. Antal Valentin went to the cornerflag to take it. Harry Kaptein kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 28 minutes in the game Bakos Endre did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Hegedus Henrik. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antal Valentin in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Décio Tróia saved LaCity from getting behind. Décio Tróia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Major Barna, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Haroldo Viana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Fodor Daniel made a huge save. After some careless play in the Hungary defense, Célio Nunes 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Viana, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After 52 played minutes LaCity got a freekick which was hit by Harry Kaptein. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hegedus Henrik in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Décio Tróia saved LaCity from getting behind. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Décio Tróia made a huge save. LaCity made a substitution. Joakim Vestberg replaced Ediberto Falcão. 74 minutes into the match, Hegedus Henrik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Décio Tróia. LaCity's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hegedus Henrik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 77 played minutes LaCity got a freekick which was hit by Harry Kaptein. When Major Barna fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hungary's protests and gave Major Barna a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Major Barna hit a great ball. LaCity's Décio Tróia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save LaCity from getting a goal against them. Décio Tróia made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Major Barna sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in LaCity's zone, Major Barna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Décio Tróia came out of the goal and Major Barna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 85 minutes, Haroldo Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LaCity's supporters crossed their fingers, but Haroldo Viana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute Célio Nunes 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. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Major Barna took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Décio Tróia to make any attempt to save it. 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.