Challenge

TANTALOS ANGAVANAKIS
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Apostolos Kazantzopoulos kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Katselis in the 3rd minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavlos Fotiadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balazs Lajos in the 10th minute of play forced Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th play minute Apostolos Kazantzopoulos came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Fodor Daniel. 1-0. After 14 minutes, Markos Katselis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cyprus Eagles AFC and the Hungary players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Cyprus Eagles AFC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Markos Katselis hit a great ball. A collision led to Cyprus Eagles AFC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Dimitris Karagiannidis hit a great ball. Antal Valentin was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 18th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 19th minute, Hegedus Henrik 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. In the 21st minute, Antal Valentin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pavlos Fotiadis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 25 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Apostolos Kazantzopoulos came free with the goalkeeper in the 27th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Fodor Daniel could save by the left post. In the 32ndth minute of the game Major Barna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hegedus Henrik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavlos Fotiadis having to interfere. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos in the 44th minute of play. During the 45th minute of the match Markos Katselis completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Markos Katselis a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Hungary's Balazs Norbert was substituted for Balazs Lajos.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Antal Valentin to strike the kick off in the second half. Pavlos Fotiadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Major Barna, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Cyprus Eagles AFC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Pavlos Fotiadis in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Takacs Tibor blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pavlos Fotiadis having to make a save. 60 minutes into the game, Major Barna recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pavlos Fotiadis. Major Barna showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 64th minute of play forced Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Major Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vrasidas Rellis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis got control of the ball when Major Barna tried to sneak it across the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cyprus Eagles AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hungary the free kick. In the 71st minute, Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Antal Valentin in the 72nd minute really tested Pavlos Fotiadis's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 75th minute Apostolos Kazantzopoulos 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. It was a well-played corner which Leonidas Stathis managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apostolos Kazantzopoulos in the 81st minute of play. Cyprus Eagles AFC were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Hungary's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Einar Lindberg took the corner. After taking down the ball on Cyprus Eagles AFC's corner Einar Lindberg fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fodor Daniel quite easily take care of the ball. Pavlos Fotiadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Takacs Tibor, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the game, Babbis Papoutsakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cyprus Eagles AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hungary the free kick. In the 86th match minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babbis Papoutsakis to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute there was a penalty for Hungary. Antal Valentin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pavlos Fotiadis. 1-3. When Vrasidas Rellis fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cyprus Eagles AFC's protests and gave Vrasidas Rellis a yellow card for diving instead. After 93 played minutes Cyprus Eagles AFC got a freekick which was hit by Vrasidas Rellis. Pavlos Fotiadis made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Major Barna sent off a good shot on target. The Cyprus Eagles AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hungary were clearly better and deserved to take the win.