Challenge

Lauton Park
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nacho Barbutski made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Loko Plovdiv's Vladimir Tomanov. Vladimir Tomanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 7 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Bakos Endre. In the 8th minute, Nacho Barbutski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fodor Daniel. The goal made the score 1-1. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Vladimir Tomanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vladimir Tomanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 14th minute of play. Vladimir Tomanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balazs Lajos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Balazs Lajos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Vladimir Tomanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Major Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kalin Mitrushev kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nacho Barbutski got free with Fodor Daniel in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 23 minutes into the match, Hegedus Henrik notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Loko Plovdiv's Vladimir Tomanov. Vladimir Tomanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Loko Plovdiv booed when Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bakos Endre didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Nacho Barbutski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fodor Daniel. That made the score 2-2 in the 30 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balazs Lajos in the 34th minute of play forced Loko Plovdiv's goalkeeper Vladimir Tomanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimir Tomanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takacs Tibor in the 38th minute of play. Takacs Tibor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 46th minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Tomanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

Loko Plovdiv made a substitution. Yanek Platnarov replaced Genadi Ahmakov. The wind increased when Antal Valentin made the kick off in the second half. Nacho Barbutski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Fodor Daniel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kalin Mitrushev during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th match minute, Loko Plovdiv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kalin Mitrushev to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes into the game, Antal Valentin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vladimir Tomanov. Antal Valentin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. In the 67th match minute, Hungary was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bakos Endre to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Hungary getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Boros Benedek hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nacho Barbutski in the 71st minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loko Plovdiv's Vencho Zlatarev was substituted for Konstantin Buranovski. Major Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladimir Tomanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hegedus Henrik in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute, Nacho Barbutski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fodor Daniel was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. When Antal Valentin came up free with the goalie in the 87th 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. In the 89th minute of the match Hungary got a corner. Loko Plovdiv'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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Katona Janos got free with Vladimir Tomanov in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Hungary could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Loko Plovdiv throughout the match.