Challenge

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Hungary's Antal Valentin 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. Robbin Roggen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robbin Roggen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Hungary's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bob Westelinx fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The supporters of Hungary booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ritchie Schepmans didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Robbin Roggen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robbin Roggen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Antal Valentin made a precise shot to the right of Robbin Roggen. Zero Gravity's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Robbin Roggen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehmet Hamdi Yaren to maneuver through the defense. If Takacs Tibor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bob Westelinx's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fodor Daniel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bakos Endre during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, one of Hungary:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hungary. Robbin Roggen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Takacs Tibor in the 39th minute of the match. If Takacs Tibor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Hungary's Boros Benedek got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Fodor Daniel made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Wawrzyniec Iwanowski sent off a good shot on target. After 46 minutes Hungary's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ritchie Schepmans who took care of the corner kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wawrzyniec Iwanowski made a kick off. Bob Westelinx recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 53rd minute Zero Gravity were awarded a corner. Ritchie Schepmans went to the cornerflag to take it. With a little luck, Zero Gravity's Robbin Roggen got control of the ball when Balazs Lajos tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 57 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Robbin Roggen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute Mehmet Hamdi Yaren 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. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Ratulowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Zero Gravity defense, Antal Valentin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robbin Roggen. The Zero Gravity fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robbin Roggen should have stopped the shot. Major Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zero Gravity made a substitution. Gabrijel Sandalj replaced Wawrzyniec Iwanowski. The audience thought a goal was coming when Takacs Tibor got free with Robbin Roggen in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute, Mikolaj Ratulowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fodor Daniel was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Zero Gravity's Robbin Roggen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Zero Gravity from getting a goal against them. Robbin Roggen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Major Barna in the 89th minute. Qin Fei Chao'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. Qin Fei Chao helped the player get up and apologised. Robbin Roggen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Major Barna went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. When the final whistle sounded Hungary left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Zero Gravity.