Challenge

BaLiSt Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Laureano Cresenciano kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Antal Valentin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brun O'Down was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hegedus Henrik in the 7th minute of play forced FC BaLiSt's goalkeeper Brun O'Down to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 played minutes FC BaLiSt got a freekick which was hit by Laureano Cresenciano. Brun O'Down showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 14th minute of the match. Brun O'Down made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 17th minute of play. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laureano Cresenciano in the 18th minute of play. Fodor Daniel didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC BaLiSt's Laureano Cresenciano shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Brun O'Down took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Hungary's zone, Aron Olteanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fodor Daniel came out of the goal and Aron Olteanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Cresenciano in the 31st minute of the match. Traian Nanu kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brun O'Down saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Antal Valentin. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brun O'Down took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th play minute Grigore Zberea came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Fodor Daniel. 2-0. 45 minutes into the game, Costel Albescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC BaLiSt's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hungary the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC BaLiSt's Costel Albescu got a free kick in the 45th minute. If Traian Nanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antal Valentin was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 53rd minute of play forced FC BaLiSt's goalkeeper Brun O'Down to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Brun O'Down made a huge save. Brun O'Down made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 57th minute of play. With a little luck, FC BaLiSt's Brun O'Down got control of the ball when Antal Valentin tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Brun O'Down managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Hungary's Antal Valentin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some careless play in the Hungary defense, Aron Olteanu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fodor Daniel. The Hungary fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fodor Daniel should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Laureano Cresenciano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodor Daniel was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. 74 minutes into the game, Antal Valentin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Brun O'Down was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC BaLiSt made a substitution. Petrică Burnei replaced Eugen Braniște. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brun O'Down having to interfere. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aron Olteanu in the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute FC BaLiSt were awarded a corner. Silviu Cigu went to the cornerflag to take it. 84 minutes into the match, Hungary's Major Barna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Brun O'Down narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Major Barna received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Brun O'Down came out and tried to block the shot, but Major Barna slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 84th minute. FC BaLiSt's Yang Wei was substituted for Aron Olteanu. A collision led to FC BaLiSt getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Claudiu Cârțan hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute Traian Nanu 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. FC BaLiSt's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Silviu Cigu in the 93rd minute. The corner led FC BaLiSt's Silviu Cigu to fire away a dangerous shot which Fodor Daniel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 95thth minute of the game Laureano Cresenciano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hungary's Fodor Daniel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC BaLiSt fans cheered their team off the field, for while Hungary had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.