Challenge

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elia Pietrantoni took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Major Barna made a precise shot to the right of Damiano Battisti. Eurospeed Asti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fodor Daniel was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Elia Pietrantoni showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 13 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 19th minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Damiano Battisti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damiano Battisti having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Elia Pietrantoni 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. Damiano Battisti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 36th minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elia Pietrantoni blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fodor Daniel having to make a save. In the 44thth minute of the game Antal Valentin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Damiano Battisti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antal Valentin made a kick off. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Pinti, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th match minute, Eurospeed Asti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonello Tofani to maneuver through the defense. Antonello Tofani kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After 75 played minutes Eurospeed Asti got a freekick which was hit by Grant Irø. Damiano Battisti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takacs Tibor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Davide Ubriaco kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th 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. Damiano Battisti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antal Valentin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 89thth minute tested the skills of Damiano Battisti when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Eurospeed Asti getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Grant Irø hit a great ball. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by Eurospeed Asti's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Antal Valentin was slow to take the kick. During this time Hungary's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Eurospeed Asti's goalie and right to Takacs Tibor. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Eurospeed Asti's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Hungary were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.