Challenge

Pueblo Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Antal Valentin took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, Pueblo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Keane to maneuver through the defense. Rickie Bonner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takacs Tibor in the 8th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Hungary's Antal Valentin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rickie Bonner made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 16 minutes into the game, Antal Valentin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Rickie Bonner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Balazs Lajos came up free with the goalie in the 20th 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 Balazs Lajos couldn't finish the play. Balazs Lajos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Rickie Bonner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, Pueblo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Balazs Lajos came free, but Rickie Bonner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Hungary's Balazs Lajos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rickie Bonner made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Katona Janos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Rickie Bonner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 30th minute of play forced Pueblo FC's goalkeeper Rickie Bonner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 32 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. Rickie Bonner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pueblo FC's Rickie Bonner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antal Valentin in the 38th minute of play. Pueblo FC's Rickie Bonner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balazs Lajos in the 43rd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Hungary's Major Barna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rickie Bonner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ernie Lincoln sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rickie Bonner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Major Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kristopher Grier made a kick off. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeff McCauley in the 52nd minute of play. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pueblo FC's goalkeeper Rickie Bonner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th 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. Balazs Lajos succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 67th playminute. 71 minutes into the match, Pueblo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Takacs Tibor came free, but Rickie Bonner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Balazs Lajos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rickie Bonner having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Pueblo FC's goalkeeper Rickie Bonner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antal Valentin. After 77 minutes, Aaron Keane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pueblo FC and the Hungary players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 77th minute, Aaron Keane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 80 minutes into the match, Pueblo FC's goalkeeper Rickie Bonner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antal Valentin. Pueblo FC's Rickie Bonner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Pueblo FC from getting a goal against them. Balazs Lajos scored 0-5 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rickie Bonner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Major Barna could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Rickie Bonner made a huge save. Hungary's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.