Challenge

Northside Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) North Port UTD's Hakkı Deniz Danış 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. Katona Janos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to North Port UTD getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Erdeniz Akbatur hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Hakkı Deniz Danış's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodor Daniel was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geofredo Fox having to interfere. In the 12th minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geofredo Fox saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Dumitru Enoaia took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Fodor Daniel to make any attempt to save it. Major Barna made a great header on Hungary's corner, it was just that North Port UTD's Geofredo Fox managed to reach the ball for a save. After 19 minutes of play, Hungary's Antal Valentin made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geofredo Fox was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the North Port UTD defense, Antal Valentin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geofredo Fox. The North Port UTD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geofredo Fox should have stopped the shot. Geofredo Fox made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute Hakkı Deniz Danış 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. Geofredo Fox made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 38th minute of play. When Ergin Ünüvar came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the North Port UTD 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 Ergin Ünüvar couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as North Port UTD's Ergin Ünüvar slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fodor Daniel. That made the score 2-2 after 45 minutes of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antal Valentin was the one to do the kick off. After 50 played minutes North Port UTD got a freekick which was hit by Rodolphe Denis. The audience was convinced that Ergin Ünüvar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodor Daniel was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. When Ergin Ünüvar came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the North Port UTD 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 Ergin Ünüvar couldn't finish the play. Hakkı Deniz Danış sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dumitru Enoaia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Alwege in the 64th minute of play. North Port UTD's Onuralp Ülküm was substituted for Hakkı Deniz Danış. North Port UTD's Ercan Şerif was substituted for Erdeniz Akbatur. In the 66th minute, Dean Arrascaeta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hegedus Henrik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Geofredo Fox made a huge save. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dumitru Enoaia in the 76th minute of the match. Geofredo Fox made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Antal Valentin sent off a good shot on target. Antal Valentin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Geofredo Fox having to make a save. In the 80th minute Ercan Şerif 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. After 81 played minutes North Port UTD got a freekick which was hit by Rodolphe Denis. Major Barna struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Geofredo Fox didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. Geofredo Fox 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 85th minute. After having played for 88 minutes, Ercan Şerif managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Port UTD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ercan Şerif was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Antal Valentin came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Hungary 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 Antal Valentin couldn't finish the play. Despite being the better team, Hungary failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.