Challenge

Talbot House
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antal Valentin started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lionel Van Den Broek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hegedus Henrik in the 9th minute of play forced De Keikoppers's goalkeeper Lionel Van Den Broek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Rolf Huveneers 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. De Keikoppers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rolf Huveneers in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute of the match Hungary got a corner. De Keikoppers'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. With 17 minutes on the clock, Szekeres Tamas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. If Rolf Huveneers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 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 24th minute. Hungary's Antal Valentin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lionel Van Den Broek in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lionel Van Den Broek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Balazs Lajos in the 32nd minute of play. Hungary were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after De Keikoppers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antal Valentin took the corner. Takacs Tibor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 38th minute Rolf Huveneers 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. In the 40th minute Katona Janos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lionel Van Den Broek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hungary's Fodor Daniel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Hungary from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rolf Huveneers in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fodor Daniel saved Hungary from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Hungary's Takacs Tibor got a free kick in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sem De Kelper to make the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Rolf Huveneers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Keikoppers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rolf Huveneers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joachim Van Der Meren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sem De Kelper in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fodor Daniel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Takacs Tibor came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Hungary 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 Takacs Tibor couldn't finish the play. 60 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Rolf Huveneers came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Rolf Huveneers put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fodor Daniel. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Katona Janos hit a great ball. In the 64th minute of the match Rolf Huveneers shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fodor Daniel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sem De Kelper in the 66th minute of the match. After 66 minutes of play, De Keikoppers's Sem De Kelper made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fodor Daniel was left in no man's land by his defense there! 68 minutes into the match, De Keikoppers's Rolf Huveneers sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fodor Daniel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joachim Van Der Meren in the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Sem De Kelper 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 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joachim Van Der Meren went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Rolf Huveneers scored 4-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fodor Daniel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Takacs Tibor 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joachim Van Der Meren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to De Keikoppers getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Rolf Huveneers hit a great ball. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sem De Kelper in the 90th minute of the match. Many of Hungary's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Hungary may have spent more time on the ball, but De Keikoppers were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.