Challenge

Unity Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Aníbal Lorenzi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antal Valentin's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After having played for 7 minutes, Cao Shi Yi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Team FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cao Shi Yi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 8 played minutes The Team FC got a freekick which was hit by Raul Bowen. In the 9th minute, Takacs Tibor got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Aníbal Lorenzi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Balazs Lajos's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. The Team FC's Cao Shi Yi got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 18th minute of play forced The Team FC's goalkeeper Aníbal Lorenzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cao Shi Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hungary's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Raul Bowen was slow to take the kick. During this time The Team FC's players had a chance to rest. Raul Bowen made a great header on The Team FC's corner, it was just that Hungary's Fodor Daniel managed to reach the ball for a save. Aníbal Lorenzi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antal Valentin went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Cao Shi Yi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aníbal Lorenzi having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Cao Shi Yi came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Üzeyir Bozlak charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Üzeyir Bozlak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 47 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of The Team FC's Aníbal Lorenzi. Aníbal Lorenzi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cao Shi Yi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Cao Shi Yi made a precise shot to the right of Fodor Daniel. Hungary's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Aníbal Lorenzi was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Balazs Lajos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Balazs Lajos really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. If Cao Shi Yi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cao Shi Yi in the 70th minute of play. Aníbal Lorenzi 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 73rd minute. In the 74th minute Hungary were awarded a corner. Antal Valentin went to the cornerflag to take it. When The Team FC's Cao Shi Yi in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hungary's goalie prevented a goal. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Aníbal Lorenzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Hungary's zone, Cao Shi Yi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fodor Daniel came out of the goal and Cao Shi Yi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Hungary players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.