Challenge

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Major Barna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavel Spãtaru breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Takacs Tibor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Major Barna might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pavel Spãtaru. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Major Barna ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 15th match minute, UFC Puturoasa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasile Vasiliu to maneuver through the defense. Takacs Tibor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 19th minute, Ruslan Blanari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlad Postolache in the 21st minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute of the match UFC Puturoasa 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. Vasile Vasiliu ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to UFC Puturoasa getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Ruslan Pânzaru hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Hungary defense, Vlad Postolache 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. 32 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pavel Spãtaru. UFC Puturoasa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 35 minutes into the match, UFC Puturoasa's goal looked a bit too open when Takacs Tibor came free, but Pavel Spãtaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the UFC Puturoasa defense, Takacs Tibor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pavel Spãtaru. The UFC Puturoasa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pavel Spãtaru should have stopped the shot. Takacs Tibor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 43 minutes into the match, UFC Puturoasa's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Pavel Spãtaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The UFC Puturoasa players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hungary were winning 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antal Valentin made a kick off. Takacs Tibor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Pavel Spãtaru made a huge save. If Takacs Tibor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 58th minute, Major Barna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pavel Spãtaru was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Pavel Spãtaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Major Barna, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Major Barna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pavel Spãtaru having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takacs Tibor in the 73rd minute of play forced UFC Puturoasa's goalkeeper Pavel Spãtaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavel Spãtaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Takacs Tibor, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. A nice corner shot did that Katona Janos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pavel Spãtaru quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 79 minutes into the game, Vasile Vasiliu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UFC Puturoasa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hungary the free kick. In the 79th minute, Vasile Vasiliu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pavel Spãtaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Balazs Lajos in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute, UFC Puturoasa's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Balazs Lajos fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 83rd minute of play forced UFC Puturoasa's goalkeeper Pavel Spãtaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dorel Chetrutã charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dorel Chetrutã the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, UFC Puturoasa's Dorel Chetrutã got a free kick in the 84th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Major Barna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavel Spãtaru breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pavel Spãtaru came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Hungary's Takacs Tibor. But to his dismay, Takacs Tibor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. When Takacs Tibor came up free with the goalie in the 95th 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. 97 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pavel Spãtaru. UFC Puturoasa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-7. Hungary's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.