Challenge

Arena Açaí
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antal Valentin kicked off to start the match. AÇAÍ SA's Hendrik-Jan Brugmans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balazs Lajos in the 4th minute of play. After 5 minutes AÇAÍ SA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antal Valentin who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Hungary's Takacs Tibor to fire away a dangerous shot which Hendrik-Jan Brugmans despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Hendrik-Jan Brugmans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Antal Valentin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hendrik-Jan Brugmans was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 18 minutes into the game, Luís Gustavo Pimenta recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fodor Daniel. Luís Gustavo Pimenta showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in AÇAÍ SA's zone, Antal Valentin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hendrik-Jan Brugmans came out of the goal and Antal Valentin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AÇAÍ SA's Hendrik-Jan Brugmans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balazs Lajos in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Gustavo Pimenta. Hendrik-Jan Brugmans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 26th minute of play forced AÇAÍ SA's goalkeeper Hendrik-Jan Brugmans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Fodor Daniel managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when AÇAÍ SA's Luís Gustavo Pimenta fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. AÇAÍ SA's Hendrik-Jan Brugmans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Major Barna in the 32nd minute of play. Luís Gustavo Pimenta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hendrik-Jan Brugmans 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 47th minute. In the 49th minute of the match Antal Valentin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hendrik-Jan Brugmans showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gabirel Jesus to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Gorka Jordo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AÇAÍ SA and the Hungary players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 52nd minute of the game. One of AÇAÍ SA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hungary:s goal. AÇAÍ SA's Hendrik-Jan Brugmans proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save AÇAÍ SA from getting a goal against them. Major Barna did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Hendrik-Jan Brugmans 58 minutes into the match. 62 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Hermes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AÇAÍ SA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hungary the free kick. Hendrik-Jan Brugmans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takacs Tibor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Major Barna who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 69thth minute tested the skills of Hendrik-Jan Brugmans when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabirel Jesus in the 71st minute of play forced Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antal Valentin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Hendrik-Jan Brugmans made a huge save. In the 74th minute, Antal Valentin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hendrik-Jan Brugmans. The goal made the score 1-4. Hendrik-Jan Brugmans was a little too slow when Major Barna got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 1-5. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hendrik-Jan Brugmans having to interfere. Takacs Tibor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antal Valentin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 90 minutes into the match, AÇAÍ SA's goal looked a bit too open when Major Barna came free, but Hendrik-Jan Brugmans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Major Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Major Barna in the 95th minute of play forced AÇAÍ SA's goalkeeper Hendrik-Jan Brugmans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Hungary left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than AÇAÍ SA.