Challenge

Fat Albert Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antal Valentin got the match started through his kick off. FC Soldeu's Andy Renner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Takacs Tibor in the 3rd minute of play. If Scott Le Saux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fodor Daniel was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Scott Le Saux capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Scott Le Saux really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, FC Soldeu's Osvaldas Jasiūnas got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 14thth minute of the game Balazs Lajos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Soldeu's Andy Renner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andy Renner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Balazs Lajos's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute of the match Hungary got a corner. FC Soldeu's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antal Valentin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Andy Renner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 18th minute of play. Takacs Tibor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Andy Renner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Damien Fowler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fodor Daniel having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Major Barna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andy Renner was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Andy Renner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takacs Tibor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Damien Fowler came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the FC Soldeu 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 Damien Fowler couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Hungary's Fodor Daniel got control of the ball when Scott Le Saux tried to sneak it across the goal line. Balazs Lajos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Andy Renner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Scott Le Saux made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, FC Soldeu's Scott Le Saux sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fodor Daniel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hungary's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Patryk Huchro was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Soldeu's players had a chance to rest. Scott Le Saux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Scott Le Saux in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th minute, Major Barna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Scott Le Saux in the 66th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Scott Le Saux in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fodor Daniel saved Hungary from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Scott Le Saux put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Fodor Daniel. The supporters of FC Soldeu booed when Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vörös Henrik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andy Renner made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Antal Valentin sent off a good shot on target. In the 80th minute Scott Le Saux shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fodor Daniel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Patryk Huchro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fodor Daniel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 88 minutes into the match, Hungary's Major Barna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andy Renner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Antal Valentin could shoot a difficult shot in the 90th minute, which Andy Renner however easily saved by the left post. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Soldeu'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. Andy Renner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antal Valentin, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. FC Soldeu's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.