Challenge

Hungary Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Antal Valentin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Joar Frisck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 5th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, FC NORDLAND's Hjalmar Pettersson 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, 0-1. Andreas Hernaiz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in FC NORDLAND's zone, Antal Valentin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joar Frisck came out of the goal and Antal Valentin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Joar Frisck in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Antal Valentin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Joar Frisck skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 21 minutes into the match, FC NORDLAND's goalkeeper Joar Frisck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antal Valentin. 25 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Hernaiz came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Joar Frisck managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Hungary's Balazs Lajos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Joar Frisck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antal Valentin in the 30th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andreas Hernaiz in the 31st 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. FC NORDLAND's Joar Frisck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save FC NORDLAND from getting a goal against them. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hjalmar Pettersson in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th match minute, FC NORDLAND was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benno Betancor to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andreas Hernaiz in the 40th 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. Joar Frisck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Major Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alex Hernaiz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 44 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, one of FC NORDLAND:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC NORDLAND. FC NORDLAND:s Joar Frisck showed great skill when he stopped Antal Valentin:s penalty. Odd Ball's late challenge caught a Hungary's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Odd Ball helped the player get up and apologised. Odd Ball hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hjalmar Pettersson to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, FC NORDLAND's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Joar Frisck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hjalmar Pettersson kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. The supporters of Hungary booed when FC NORDLAND was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benno Betancor didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Hungary's Antal Valentin got a free kick in the 65th minute. When Hjalmar Pettersson came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the FC NORDLAND 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 Hjalmar Pettersson couldn't finish the play. In the 72nd minute, Major Barna 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. Hjalmar Pettersson'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. In the 82nd minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joar Frisck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Hungary's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Hjalmar Pettersson fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Joar Frisck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC NORDLAND's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.