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. Nesho Metev started the match with the kick off. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Nesho Metev sped through Hungary's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fodor Daniel. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lilko Nikolchov in the 8th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Antal Valentin made a precise shot to the right of Aron Cocea. FC TORPEDO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 17th minute, Lilko Nikolchov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stoil Stoitzev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th match minute, FC TORPEDO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nesho Metev to maneuver through the defense. FC TORPEDO's Aron Cocea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Major Barna in the 28th minute of play. Aron Cocea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Major Barna in the 35th minute. In the 39th minute, Miho Oronov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antal Valentin, 39 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Aron Cocea made a huge save. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aron Cocea having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Antal Valentin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Cocea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lilko Nikolchov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Fodor Daniel made a huge save. After a rather tough play, FC TORPEDO's Nacho Mechkarski got a free kick in the 58th minute. The audience held their breath when Szekeres Tamas in the 59th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Aron Cocea's left hand side. In the 61st 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. Antal Valentin took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aron Cocea. Aron Cocea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Takacs Tibor sped through FC TORPEDO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aron Cocea. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC TORPEDO's goalkeeper Aron Cocea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FC TORPEDO's Alexander Nikolinski got a free kick in the 80th minute. 81 minutes into the match, FC TORPEDO's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Aron Cocea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hungary's Takacs Tibor got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 86 minutes of play, Hungary's Major Barna made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aron Cocea was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antal Valentin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aron Cocea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Hungary players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.