Challenge

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Iván Leguizamón kicked off to start the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Balazs Lajos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Balazs Lajos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 4th match minute, Hungary was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Szekeres Tamas to maneuver through the defense. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Major Barna in the 12th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Hungary's zone, Iván Leguizamón stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fodor Daniel came out of the goal and Iván Leguizamón tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takacs Tibor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Balazs Lajos made a precise shot to the right of Marcelo Barovero. Maravilla's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Major Barna, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute of the match Hungary got a corner. Maravilla'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. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Marcelo Barovero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 42nd minute of play forced Maravilla's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Takacs Tibor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the game, Major Barna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Marcelo Barovero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Maravilla players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hungary were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antal Valentin to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Antal Valentin fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 55 minutes into the game, Major Barna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Marcelo Barovero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Maravilla's Marcelo Barovero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Maravilla from getting a goal against them. Marcelo Barovero made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Major Barna sent off a good shot on target. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Barovero having to interfere. After 68 played minutes Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Vörös Henrik. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 74 minutes, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antal Valentin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Iván Leguizamón's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fodor Daniel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Marcelo Barovero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Takacs Tibor in the 80th minute. Claudio Biaggio struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Fodor Daniel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maravilla. Maravilla's Marcelo Barovero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Maravilla from getting a goal against them. Marcelo Barovero was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Major Barna showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 87 minute of play. In the 90th minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iván Leguizamón might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fodor Daniel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iván Leguizamón ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Major Barna got free with Marcelo Barovero in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Maravilla getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Eliseo Benvide hit a great ball. In the 96th match minute, Hungary was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antal Valentin to maneuver through the defense. Hungary played a much better game than Maravilla and deserved their victory. The Maravilla players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.