Challenge

Ricardo E. Bochini
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. Hungary's Fodor Daniel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Hungary from getting a goal against them. In the 11th minute of the match, Higinio Valiente got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fodor Daniel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, Gorgory's Donatello Caseres got a free kick in the 11th minute. Abel Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takacs Tibor in the 14th minute of play. Higinio Valiente could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Fodor Daniel made a huge save. Oscar Arevalo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fodor Daniel having to make a save. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Gorgory's goalie and right to Hegedus Henrik. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Gorgory's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oscar Arevalo got free with Fodor Daniel in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abel Orlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 22nd minute of the match. Oscar Arevalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Major Barna fell near the penalty area in the 29th 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. After a rather tough play, Hungary's Major Barna got a free kick in the 30th minute. Oscar Arevalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Hungary defense, Oscar Arevalo 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. In the 37th minute, Major Barna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abel Orlan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. A collision led to Gorgory getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Benigno Tono hit a great ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Abel Orlan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abel Orlan was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Takacs Tibor capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Takacs Tibor really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Gorgory's Cipriano Fresco was substituted for Oscar Arevalo. In the 71st minute Cipriano Fresco 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. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghe Ecobescu in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Fresco came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 76 minutes Hungary's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Donatello Caseres who took care of the corner kick. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Higinio Valiente in the 81st minute of the match. In the 84th minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Major Barna could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Abel Orlan made a huge save. In the 87th minute of the match Hungary got a corner. Gorgory'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. Abel Orlan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Major Barna in the 90th minute. Abel Orlan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antal Valentin in the 92nd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Gorgory's goalkeeper Abel Orlan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antal Valentin. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Fresco, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.