Challenge

Blue Shock Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antal Valentin started the match with the kick off. If Stoyan Palahanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Urki Regalado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fodor Daniel was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. FC LEVSKI ОК's Taavetti Mattila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Major Barna in the 11th minute of play. Stoyan Palahanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Fodor Daniel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antal Valentin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Taavetti Mattila having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Urki Regalado kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fodor Daniel. That made the score 2-0 in the 29 minute of play. In the 38th minute Antal Valentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taavetti Mattila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 38 minutes of play, Hungary's Antal Valentin made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Taavetti Mattila was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of FC LEVSKI ОК booed when Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Major Barna didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urki Regalado in the 45th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th match minute, FC LEVSKI ОК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bert Vincent to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Urki Regalado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match FC LEVSKI ОК got a corner. Hungary's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Temelko Tarlyovski ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 53 played minutes FC LEVSKI ОК got a freekick which was hit by John Terry. Antal Valentin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Taavetti Mattila skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Major Barna came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Taavetti Mattila could save by the left post. FC LEVSKI ОК's Taavetti Mattila proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save FC LEVSKI ОК from getting a goal against them. In the 66th minute of the match, Antal Valentin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Taavetti Mattila was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Major Barna got free with Taavetti Mattila in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urki Regalado in the 70th minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Taavetti Mattila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Takacs Tibor in the 72nd minute of the match. Fodor Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urki Regalado, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Balazs Lajos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 76thth minute, Taavetti Mattila skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 79 played minutes, FC LEVSKI ОК's Bert Vincent shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fodor Daniel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC LEVSKI ОК reached it. 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. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, FC LEVSKI ОК's Bert Vincent got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, Hungary's Major Barna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Taavetti Mattila narrowly saved just below the crossbar.