Challenge

Kopli Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Joakim Vennerström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antal Valentin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joakim Vennerström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Joakim Vennerström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Kopli's goalkeeper Joakim Vennerström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Katona Janos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Joakim Vennerström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th match minute, FC Kopli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaido Lipmeister to maneuver through the defense. Joakim Vennerström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joakim Vennerström having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Antal Valentin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joakim Vennerström was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 29 minutes into the match, FC Kopli's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Joakim Vennerström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Kopli'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 Takacs Tibor to fire away a dangerous shot which Joakim Vennerström despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Takacs Tibor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Joakim Vennerström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the FC Kopli defense, Major Barna kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joakim Vennerström. The FC Kopli fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joakim Vennerström should have stopped the shot. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Joakim Vennerström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 38th minute of play forced FC Kopli's goalkeeper Joakim Vennerström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joakim Vennerström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hungary's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Antal Valentin in the 40th minute. The corner led to Hungary's Takacs Tibor getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 45th minute, Karl Ahju got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The FC Kopli players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hungary were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karl Ahju was the one to do the kick off. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Joakim Vennerström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 53 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. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Kopli'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 ended in Antal Valentin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Kopli's Joakim Vennerström did a great save. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Antal Valentin took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Joakim Vennerström to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, FC Kopli's Joakim Vennerström got control of the ball when Antal Valentin tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to FC Kopli getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Enar Aavakivi hit a great ball. FC Kopli made a substitution. Aivar Kalde replaced Madis Ratas. Enar Aavakivi hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl Ahju in the 81st minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Takacs Tibor. In the 83rd minute, Karl Ahju made a precise shot to the right of Fodor Daniel. Hungary's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl Ahju in the 87th minute of the match. The supporters of Hungary booed when FC Kopli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aivar Kalde didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 94 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Takacs Tibor. When the match was over Hungary could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Kopli throughout the match.