Challenge

Kotetsi
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Kolopetinitsa's Argyris Kountouriotis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Iakovos Ksiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 3rd minute of play. After 5 minutes of play, Hungary's Antal Valentin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iakovos Ksiros was left in no man's land by his defense there! Iakovos Ksiros came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Hungary's Major Barna. But to his dismay, Major Barna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antal Valentin in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iakovos Ksiros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 14 minutes into the match, Major Barna had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iakovos Ksiros. Kolopetinitsa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Major Barna was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 17th minute, Antal Valentin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iakovos Ksiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Iakovos Ksiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balazs Lajos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Major Barna took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iakovos Ksiros. Iakovos Ksiros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Szekeres Tamas made in the 26th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Takacs Tibor however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takacs Tibor in the 28th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Iakovos Ksiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Iakovos Ksiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iakovos Ksiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takacs Tibor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 31st minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Iakovos Ksiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the game, Argyris Kountouriotis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kolopetinitsa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hungary the free kick. The supporters of Hungary booed when Kolopetinitsa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Argyris Kountouriotis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antal Valentin in the 35th minute of play. After 37 minutes of play, Hungary's Takacs Tibor made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iakovos Ksiros was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 40th minute, Takacs Tibor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hungary fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. 43 minutes into the match, Hegedus Henrik notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros. Iakovos Ksiros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iakovos Ksiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 46th minute of play. Hungary's Antal Valentin got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antal Valentin to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Takacs Tibor came free, but Iakovos Ksiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 53rd minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Iakovos Ksiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Balazs Lajos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Iakovos Ksiros made a huge save. In the 55th minute, Antal Valentin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hungary fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Kolopetinitsa from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 0-10 when Antal Valentin sped through Kolopetinitsa's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Iakovos Ksiros. Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Kolopetinitsa from getting a goal against them. 67 minutes into the game, Balazs Lajos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-11. Iakovos Ksiros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 70th minute of the match, Takacs Tibor tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Iakovos Ksiros saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Boros Benedek took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iakovos Ksiros. Iakovos Ksiros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-12. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Iakovos Ksiros made a huge save. In the 84th play minute Antal Valentin came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Iakovos Ksiros. 0-15. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Szekeres Tamas hit a great ball. Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Kolopetinitsa from getting a goal against them. Kolopetinitsa were furious when Güralp Uğurtan was red carded, 91 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 90th minute, one of Kolopetinitsa: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 Kolopetinitsa. The referee gave Hungary a penalty, 92 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Antal Valentin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros. 0-16. Szekeres Tamas made in the 98th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Kolopetinitsa's Vassilis Bogdanos.