Challenge

Donato Tomi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. After a defensive mix-up in Hungary's zone, Vilhelm Vilhelmsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fodor Daniel came out of the goal and Vilhelm Vilhelmsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 8 minutes into the match, Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastiano Pareja. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tito Artigas in the 14th minute of play. After 16 minutes of play, Hungary's Major Barna made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Menéndez Walton was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, U.C.MILÁN's Orlando Garrido got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Menéndez Walton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Balazs Lajos in the 23rd minute of the match. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Manuel Gajardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The audience was convinced that Tito Artigas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodor Daniel was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Major Barna sped through U.C.MILÁN's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Menéndez Walton. U.C.MILÁN's Menéndez Walton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antal Valentin in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balazs Lajos in the 40th minute of play forced U.C.MILÁN's goalkeeper Menéndez Walton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Menéndez Walton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 44th minute of the match. Menéndez Walton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 48th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tito Artigas to make the kick off. Arnau Manzor kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Hegedus Henrik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tito Artigas came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the U.C.MILÁN fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tito Artigas couldn't finish the play. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tito Artigas in the 57th minute of play. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vilhelm Vilhelmsson in the 59th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, U.C.MILÁN's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Menéndez Walton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Katona Janos fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hungary's protests and gave Katona Janos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute, Tito Artigas made a precise shot to the right of Fodor Daniel. Hungary's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vilhelm Vilhelmsson in the 78th minute of play. A hard shot 80 in the game by Antal Valentin from a close distance when the talented Menéndez Walton managed to make a qualified save. U.C.MILÁN's players were relieved. In the 93rd match minute, Hungary was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Major Barna to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Tito Artigas managed to get in a good position for a shot. U.C.MILÁN's supporters rose to their feet, but Tito Artigas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fodor Daniel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tito Artigas charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tito Artigas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th match minute, U.C.MILÁN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tito Artigas to maneuver through the defense. Hungary were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.