Challenge

Hungary Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, 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. Katona Janos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Man Fish tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, Maxim Tilea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fodor Daniel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Major Barna put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Man Fish. Hungary's Antal Valentin got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Man Fish in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Avantas Jado got a free kick in the 20th minute. With a little luck, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Man Fish got control of the ball when Antal Valentin tried to sneak it across the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Hao Fan Yong notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Hungary's Fodor Daniel. Fodor Daniel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With an all-out effort, Hungary's Man Fish threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Major Barna, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Arrebimba o Malho SLB'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. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Man Fish having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hao Fan Yong in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fodor Daniel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 39 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Hao Fan Yong came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 minutes of play, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Maxim Tilea made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fodor Daniel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Major Barna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Man Fish read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. After some careless play in the Hungary defense, Shi Yuan Qi 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. Disappointed in the 1-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Yuan Qi in the 54th minute of play. After having played for 59 minutes, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Major Barna 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 67th 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. Man Fish breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Angelo Quintela kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fodor Daniel. That made the score 1-6 in the 68 minute of play. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hao Fan Yong, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Man Fish 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 80th minute. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Katona Janos hit a great ball. Angelo Quintela's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fodor Daniel firmly grabbed it by the left post. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hao Fan Yong in the 84th minute of play. Shi Yuan Qi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Fodor Daniel made a huge save. Major Barna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Major Barna hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Arrebimba o Malho SLB were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Hungary's much stronger midfield.