Challenge

Kleanthis Vikelidis
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antal Valentin got the match started through his kick off. Balazs Lajos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Armin Pallotta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antal Valentin took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armin Pallotta. Armin Pallotta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 13th minute of play forced Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper Armin Pallotta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Hegedus Henrik cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Armin Pallotta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Major Barna struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Armin Pallotta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. Aris Salonicco FC's Armin Pallotta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balazs Lajos in the 19th minute of play. Armin Pallotta 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 20th minute. 22 minutes into the game, Hungary's Major Barna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armin Pallotta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 26 minutes into the game, Hungary's Balazs Lajos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armin Pallotta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Fortunato Minotti kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Armin Pallotta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Major Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armin Pallotta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Hungary's Antal Valentin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armin Pallotta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. 37 minutes into the match, Aris Salonicco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Armin Pallotta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Major Barna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armin Pallotta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 43rd minute Balazs Lajos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armin Pallotta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Major Barna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armin Pallotta was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-8.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dave Furia made a kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match, Balazs Lajos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Armin Pallotta was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 58 minutes into the match, Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper Armin Pallotta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antal Valentin. A well done corner resulted in Balazs Lajos drilling the ball in to score 0-10 behind Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper. In the 62nd minute, Fortunato Minotti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aris Salonicco FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 63rd minute, when Balazs Lajos scored to the left of an out of position Armin Pallotta, making the score, 0-11. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexander Bergamini during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alexander Bergamini kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armin Pallotta having to interfere. 83 minutes into the game, Antal Valentin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-14. Armin Pallotta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aris Salonicco FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 88th minute, when Hegedus Henrik scored to the left of an out of position Armin Pallotta, making the score, 0-15. In the 90th minute, Katona Janos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felice Brandolini in the 92nd minute of play. With his leg Armin Pallotta managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Hungary's Antal Valentin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Major Barna got free with Armin Pallotta in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.