Challenge

JUAN ANTONIO RUSSO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Melquiades Garaona got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Hungary's Antal Valentin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Natalio Pacorro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 10th match minute, EL RUSSO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boruc Jaraczeski to maneuver through the defense. Major Barna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Natalio Pacorro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Pacorro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melquiades Garaona in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fodor Daniel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, EL RUSSO FC's Gaztea Valensuela got a free kick in the 18th minute. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 23 minutes into the game, Hungary's Antal Valentin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Natalio Pacorro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After having played for 26 minutes, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antal Valentin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Melquiades Garaona could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Fodor Daniel made a huge save. A collision led to EL RUSSO FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Segundo Stephen hit a great ball. EL RUSSO FC's Natalio Pacorro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hegedus Henrik in the 37th minute of play. Natalio Pacorro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Major Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olgierd Prusek in the 45th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Antal Valentin made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Aquilino Maties hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Melquiades Garaona'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 57th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Balazs Lajos in the 60th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by EL RUSSO FC's Lionel 柯景亦. After having played for 62 minutes, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antal Valentin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Antal Valentin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Natalio Pacorro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Natalio Pacorro made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Natalio Pacorro in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Natalio Pacorro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Major Barna in the 70th minute. EL RUSSO FC's Max Ferro was substituted for Boruc Jaraczeski. In the 71st minute of the match Hungary got a corner. EL RUSSO FC'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. A nice corner shot did that Major Barna got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Natalio Pacorro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 73 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Hegedus Henrik. When Antal Valentin came up free with the goalie in the 75th 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 Antal Valentin couldn't finish the play. Natalio Pacorro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Major Barna in the 78th minute of the match. Hegedus Henrik hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. EL RUSSO FC's Aquilino Maties couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 80th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Hungary. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olgierd Prusek in the 82nd minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute Max Ferro 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. Natalio Pacorro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Takacs Tibor in the 87th minute of the match. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Natalio Pacorro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Max Ferro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodor Daniel was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Max Ferro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodor Daniel was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. In the 97th minute of the match EL RUSSO FC got a corner. Hungary's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aquilino Maties ran over to the corner to take the kick. When the match was over Hungary could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than EL RUSSO FC throughout the match.