Challenge

VILLA PARK
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joseph Hitlev took the kick off in the first half of the match. Drim Tim's Norbert Rzegotka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balazs Lajos in the 7th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Hungary's Major Barna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Norbert Rzegotka narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Major Barna struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Norbert Rzegotka didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. Arkadiusz Chrobak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Norbert Rzegotka 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 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Drim Tim's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Norbert Rzegotka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Joseph Hitlev came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Drim Tim 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 Joseph Hitlev couldn't finish the play. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norbert Rzegotka having to interfere. Drim Tim's Norbert Rzegotka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antal Valentin in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Drim Tim's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Norbert Rzegotka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arkadiusz Chrobak charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arkadiusz Chrobak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arkadiusz Chrobak hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 34 minutes into the match, Major Barna had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Norbert Rzegotka. Drim Tim's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Major Barna was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Arkadiusz Chrobak'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. Major Barna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Norbert Rzegotka read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Joseph Hitlev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fodor Daniel having to make a save. In the 43rd minute, Hungary's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Arkadiusz Chrobak fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Drim Tim's Joseph Hitlev got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Antal Valentin to strike the kick off in the second half. Hungary's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Antal Valentin in the 52nd minute. A well done corner resulted in Balazs Lajos drilling the ball in to score 0-2 behind Drim Tim's goalkeeper. Norbert Rzegotka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antal Valentin in the 59th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Takacs Tibor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Takacs Tibor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Norbert Rzegotka breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Joseph Hitlev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodor Daniel was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. An unexpected shot in the 68th minute by Balazs Lajos got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 72nd minute of the match, Antal Valentin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Norbert Rzegotka was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 77 minutes into the match, Drim Tim's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Norbert Rzegotka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 79 minutes, Joseph Hitlev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Drim Tim's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joseph Hitlev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Takacs Tibor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkadiusz Chrobak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Drim Tim fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hungary were clearly better and deserved to take the win.