Challenge

Hungary Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Diómedes Rodriguez kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s zone, Major Barna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reinaldo Ramos 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diómedes Rodriguez in the 5th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Reinaldo Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antal Valentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Reinaldo Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antal Valentin came free with the goalkeeper in the 11th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Reinaldo Ramos could save by the left post. Major Barna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Reinaldo Ramos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. With a little luck, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Reinaldo Ramos got control of the ball when Antal Valentin tried to sneak it across the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Major Barna dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Reinaldo Ramos, 1-0. In the 19th minute, Balazs Lajos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hungary fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 26th minute of the match, Balazs Lajos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Reinaldo Ramos was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Reinaldo Ramos in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rafael Centella hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Reinaldo Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hegedus Henrik, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Major Barna could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Reinaldo Ramos made a huge save. Reinaldo Ramos was a little too slow when Antal Valentin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 3-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Antal Valentin made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reinaldo Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antal Valentin struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Reinaldo Ramos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hungary. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Hegedus Henrik sped through ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Reinaldo Ramos. 61 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goal looked a bit too open when Hegedus Henrik came free, but Reinaldo Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reinaldo Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Takacs Tibor, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hungary's Major Barna got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Antal Valentin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Reinaldo Ramos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reinaldo Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Takacs Tibor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reinaldo Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th match minute, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wiliam Sobenis to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reinaldo Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Diómedes Rodriguez notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Hungary's Fodor Daniel. Fodor Daniel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Reinaldo Ramos 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 80th minute. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Reinaldo Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reinaldo Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Takacs Tibor in the 88th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reinaldo Ramos. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antal Valentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. In the 92nd minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reinaldo Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Major Barna had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reinaldo Ramos. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Major Barna was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Hungary had played much better football throughout.