Challenge

ESPN Soccer Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, FC Real Leonana's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Casper Hulsebos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 6th minute of play forced FC Real Leonana's goalkeeper Casper Hulsebos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Major Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute, Wu Ran Jian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute, Antal Valentin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casper Hulsebos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 27 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hungary! When the match had been going on for 28 minutes, FC Real Leonana's Stamatis Pegiadis got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Fodor Daniel. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Hulsebos having to interfere. Casper Hulsebos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takacs Tibor in the 33rd minute of play. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Casper Hulsebos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, FC Real Leonana's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Casper Hulsebos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casper Hulsebos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 40th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Júlio Gentil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodor Daniel was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antal Valentin in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Casper Hulsebos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Stamatis Pegiadis struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Fodor Daniel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Real Leonana. 53 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Gentil came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Hulsebos having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 56th minute of play forced FC Real Leonana's goalkeeper Casper Hulsebos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Gentil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the match, FC Real Leonana's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Casper Hulsebos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Real Leonana's Wu Ran Jian got a free kick in the 68th minute. The supporters of Hungary booed when FC Real Leonana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thijs Hermensen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 71 played minutes FC Real Leonana got a freekick which was hit by Wu Ran Jian. Balazs Lajos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Casper Hulsebos firmly grabbed it by the left post. Hungary were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after FC Real Leonana's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antal Valentin took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Antal Valentin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Casper Hulsebos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Gentil, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After 77 minutes, Thijs Hermensen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Real Leonana and the Hungary players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Hungary booed when FC Real Leonana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thijs Hermensen didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the match, FC Real Leonana's goalkeeper Casper Hulsebos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Major Barna. Casper Hulsebos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antal Valentin in the 81st minute. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Gentil, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After having played for 94 minutes, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Major Barna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hungary were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.