Challenge

Hungary Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Claudiu Cârțan charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudiu Cârțan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Claudiu Cârțan kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After 3 played minutes, Hungary's Antal Valentin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Brun O'Down came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hungary reached it. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigore Zberea, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 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 9th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laureano Cresenciano in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fodor Daniel saved Hungary from getting behind. If Balazs Lajos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute, Aron Olteanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fodor Daniel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Brun O'Down made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Antal Valentin sent off a good shot on target. After 19 minutes FC BaLiSt's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antal Valentin who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Antal Valentin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC BaLiSt's Brun O'Down did a great save. Major Barna who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 19thth minute tested the skills of Brun O'Down when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Fodor Daniel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Traian Nanu's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Brun O'Down showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 24th minute of the match. Major Barna could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Brun O'Down made a huge save. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traian Nanu in the 30th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laureano Cresenciano in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fodor Daniel saved Hungary from getting behind. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olimpiu Mercescu during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 37 played minutes FC BaLiSt got a freekick which was hit by Olimpiu Mercescu. With an all-out effort, Hungary's Brun O'Down threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Takacs Tibor, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laureano Cresenciano in the 40th minute of play. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laureano Cresenciano in the 41st minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Hungary's Balazs Lajos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Brun O'Down narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Cresenciano, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. FC BaLiSt's Claudiu Cârțan got his second yellow card of the match in the 47th minute. The referee ordered Claudiu Cârțan off the ground. After 48 played minutes FC BaLiSt got a freekick which was hit by Claudiu Cârțan. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 52nd 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. Laureano Cresenciano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Laureano Cresenciano in the 58thth 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. Fodor Daniel made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Traian Nanu sent off a good shot on target. Laureano Cresenciano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fodor Daniel having to interfere. FC BaLiSt made a substitution. Silviu Cigu replaced Mihăiţă Șeicaru. When FC BaLiSt's Laureano Cresenciano in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hungary's goalie prevented a goal. Traian Nanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Fodor Daniel made a huge save. 69 minutes into the game, FC BaLiSt's Traian Nanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fodor Daniel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brun O'Down having to interfere. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC BaLiSt's goalkeeper Brun O'Down, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Antal Valentin struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Brun O'Down didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. FC BaLiSt made a substitution. Yang Wei replaced Aron Olteanu. Major Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC BaLiSt's Yang Wei got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Brun O'Down didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antal Valentin went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. When the final whistle went the supporters of FC BaLiSt were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Hungary side.