Challenge

Eleven Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) SSC Special Eleven's Dennis Termander started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The corner led to Hungary's Antal Valentin getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 11 minutes into the game, Takacs Tibor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Damian Ştiopul was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Damian Ştiopul showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Major Barna in the 14th minute of the match. Hungary's Fodor Daniel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Hungary from getting a goal against them. Damian Ştiopul took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the SSC Special Eleven defense, Antal Valentin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damian Ştiopul. The SSC Special Eleven fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damian Ştiopul should have stopped the shot. Damian Ştiopul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Balazs Lajos in the 20th minute of play. Fodor Daniel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sílvio Piola in the 22nd minute. Fodor Daniel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sílvio Piola in the 22nd minute. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Mauro in the 24th minute of the match. After 28 minutes of play, SSC Special Eleven's Dennis Termander made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fodor Daniel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Termander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damian Ştiopul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd match minute, SSC Special Eleven was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Andreoli to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 36th minute of play forced SSC Special Eleven's goalkeeper Damian Ştiopul to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damian Ştiopul stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Major Barna's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Hegedus Henrik blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Damian Ştiopul having to make a save. After a rather tough play, SSC Special Eleven's Bruno Andreoli got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 42nd minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Ştiopul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first 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. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Termander in the 51st minute of the match. In the 54th minute, SSC Special Eleven's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Antal Valentin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Mauro in the 58th minute of the match. The SSC Special Eleven fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when SSC Special Eleven's Alfonso Mauro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 67 minutes into the game, one of SSC Special Eleven:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 77 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Hegedus Henrik. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Termander in the 83rd minute of play. SSC Special Eleven's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Major Barna scored to the left of an out of position Damian Ştiopul, making the score, 3-4. After 87 played minutes SSC Special Eleven got a freekick which was hit by Concetto Barberio. In the 88th minute, Antal Valentin sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and SSC Special Eleven's Damian Ştiopul didn't even have to move. When Alesandro Costacurta fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SSC Special Eleven's protests and gave Alesandro Costacurta a yellow card for diving instead. Alesandro Costacurta kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Balazs Lajos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 96 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Damian Ştiopul. SSC Special Eleven's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-5. The SSC Special Eleven fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hungary were clearly better and deserved to take the win.