Challenge

Marconi Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Davide Spadoni took the kick off in the first half of the match. Horea Balint took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Major Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Bar Marconi United's Ettore Canzano got a free kick in the 12th minute. Bar Marconi United's Horea Balint played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antal Valentin in the 13th minute of play. In the 16th minute of the match, Fabrizio Adriano got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fodor Daniel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 20 minutes into the game, Major Barna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Horea Balint was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Takacs Tibor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horea Balint having to interfere. 28 minutes into the game, Hegedus Henrik cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Horea Balint was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 32nd minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horea Balint saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Fabrizio Adriano came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabrizio Adriano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fodor Daniel having to interfere. Davide Spadoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antal Valentin made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Major Barna got free with Horea Balint in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bar Marconi United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Antal Valentin was slow to take the kick. During this time Hungary's players had a chance to rest. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrico Romanese, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Spadoni in the 59th minute of play. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Horea Balint made a huge save. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabrizio Adriano in the 65th minute of play. After having played for 67 minutes, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Major Barna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Bar Marconi United booed when Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Takacs Tibor didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Fabrizio Adriano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the match, Bar Marconi United's goalkeeper Horea Balint had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Major Barna. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Horea Balint made a huge save. In the 78th match minute, Bar Marconi United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrizio Adriano to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Bar Marconi United's zone, Major Barna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horea Balint 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. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabrizio Adriano in the 83rd minute of play. Fortunato Balzani charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fortunato Balzani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Bar Marconi United's Fortunato Balzani got a free kick in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrizio Adriano in the 86th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Horea Balint in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Davide Spadoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Davide Spadoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Fodor Daniel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabrizio Adriano struck a weak shot in the 96th 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 Bar Marconi United. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Hungary had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.