Challenge

Hungary Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antal Valentin got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, White StarZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pim Blanker to maneuver through the defense. After 4 played minutes White StarZ got a freekick which was hit by Mircea Berceanu. In the 9th minute Mircea Berceanu 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. Fausto Bertol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Fodor Daniel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Gonçalo Vides made a huge save. White StarZ's Gonçalo Vides proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save White StarZ from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice moves Antal Valentin could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Gonçalo Vides however easily saved by the left post. Takacs Tibor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonçalo Vides having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Mircea Berceanu came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute Mircea Berceanu 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. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hungary's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Blas Armando was slow to take the kick. During this time White StarZ's players had a chance to rest. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Gonçalo Vides made a huge save. In the 45th minute Mircea Berceanu 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Major Barna kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gonçalo Vides. That made the score 1-0 in the 46 minute of play.

White StarZ's Harald Helmfelt was substituted for Marco Mingo. Gonçalo Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antal Valentin in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Berceanu in the 55th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antal Valentin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Major Barna came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Hungary fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Major Barna couldn't finish the play. Fodor Daniel was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Mircea Berceanu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mircea Berceanu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After some careless play in the White StarZ defense, Antal Valentin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gonçalo Vides. The White StarZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gonçalo Vides should have stopped the shot. In the 71st minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonçalo Vides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mircea Berceanu in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fodor Daniel saved Hungary from getting behind. After having played for 75 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. In the 80th minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonçalo Vides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fodor Daniel made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Fausto Bertol sent off a good shot on target. A sloppy throw-in by Szekeres Tamas in the 85th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by White StarZ's Ricardo Pacorro. Fodor Daniel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mircea Berceanu's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Mircea Berceanu came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fausto Bertol in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fodor Daniel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 95 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Mircea Berceanu came free, but Fodor Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hungary's Fodor Daniel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Hungary from getting a goal against them. Hungary's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.