Challenge

Pueblo Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Antal Valentin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rickie Bonner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Pueblo FC's zone, Major Barna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rickie Bonner came out of the goal and Major Barna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Rickie Bonner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rickie Bonner having to interfere. Rickie Bonner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Balazs Lajos in the 16th minute of the match. Rickie Bonner 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 19th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Major Barna notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Pueblo FC's Rickie Bonner. Rickie Bonner was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antal Valentin in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rickie Bonner saved Pueblo FC from getting behind. After having played for 31 minutes, Jeff McCauley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pueblo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeff McCauley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kristopher Grier took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fodor Daniel. Fodor Daniel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 39th minute, Antal Valentin 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. Major Barna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rickie Bonner having to make a save. Deshawn Gary kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. If Hegedus Henrik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antal Valentin was the one to do the kick off. Rickie Bonner came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Hungary's Major Barna. But to his dismay, Major Barna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Pueblo FC's Rickie Bonner got control of the ball when Balazs Lajos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hungary were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Pueblo FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antal Valentin took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Pueblo FC'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. Pueblo FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Rickie Bonner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antal Valentin in the 69th minute. Antal Valentin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristopher Grier, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Hungary's Balazs Norbert was substituted for Major Barna. In the 81st minute, Deshawn Gary hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 92 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Balazs Norbert sped through Pueblo FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rickie Bonner. When the final whistle sounded Hungary left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pueblo FC.