Challenge

Ramon de Carranza
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Claudiu Bumba made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the game, Ragnar Lodbrok cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Fodor Daniel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudiu Bumba in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 10th minute of play forced Axenstein's goalkeeper Michele Rieger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 minutes Axenstein's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antal Valentin who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Hegedus Henrik got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Michele Rieger quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 16 minutes into the match, Ragnar Lodbrok dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fodor Daniel, 2-0. Hungary's Antal Valentin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Michele Rieger in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Takacs Tibor, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 22 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Michele Rieger was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudiu Bumba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joshua Kimmich charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joshua Kimmich the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Axenstein getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Joshua Kimmich hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Axenstein's Bodo Oster sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fodor Daniel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 36 minutes into the game, Hungary's Takacs Tibor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michele Rieger made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 43rd minute, Ragnar Lodbrok got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 45th minute Antal Valentin suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christian Spielhofer during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Axenstein's Christian Spielhofer got a free kick in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonas Imre to make the kick off. Major Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Michele Rieger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takacs Tibor in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of Hungary booed when Axenstein was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonny Schwyzer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michele Rieger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takacs Tibor in the 57th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Hegedus Henrik managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Hegedus Henrik was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michele Rieger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 64 minutes into the match, Axenstein's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Michele Rieger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Claudiu Bumba came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Axenstein's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bodo Oster in the 76th minute. In the 81st minute of the match Hungary got a corner. Axenstein's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Balazs Lajos ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonas Imre got free with Michele Rieger in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 90 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Imre. Axenstein succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Hungary had controlled the match.