Challenge

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Antal Valentin took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 minutes, Arthur Simão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Beatles and the Hungary players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doru Lițu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, The Beatles's Reinaldo Trancoso got a free kick in the 8th minute. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, The Beatles's Arthur Simão got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Koutsos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17thth minute of the game Doru Lițu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hungary's Fodor Daniel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 20th match minute, The Beatles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Toscano to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute of the match Antal Valentin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Takis Koutsos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 21st minute, Boros Benedek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 22 minutes, Reinaldo Trancoso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Beatles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reinaldo Trancoso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Fodor Daniel managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when The Beatles's Doru Lițu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 26th minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Koutsos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Takis Koutsos. The Beatles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Doru Lițu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Fodor Daniel made a huge save. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doru Lițu, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Takacs Tibor struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Takis Koutsos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. Takacs Tibor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Takis Koutsos having to interfere. In the 46th minute Hungary were awarded a corner. Antal Valentin went to the cornerflag to take it. Doru Lițu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fodor Daniel came out and tried to block the shot, but Doru Lițu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 47th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Major Barna got free with Takis Koutsos in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 1-2 became the score in the 55th minute when Antal Valentin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 61 minutes into the game, Doru Lițu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Fodor Daniel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When The Beatles's Róbson Simões in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hungary's goalie prevented a goal. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute Doru Lițu 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. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doru Lițu in the 71st minute of the match. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The corner went over the outstretched arms of The Beatles's goalie and right to Takacs Tibor. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. The Beatles's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 80th minute, Evert Österlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Takis Koutsos in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fodor Daniel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zeca Brodel's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. The Beatles were victorious despite being under pressure from Hungary for much of the match.